- Perception of the term 'networking'
- Relationships, Connections & Networking
“I think boring, plain and simple…I think of office job is depressing. Gray.”
Participant:
- Los Angeles, CA
- white
- female
- 15-22
- lower income
Youth Quote Search
Welcome to the Striving to Thriving Youth Quote Library. Here you’ll find a curated collection of more than 5,700 quotes from young people ages 15-22 living in communities across the United States. In the library you can see how young people describe their multifaceted identities, how they understand and apply meaning to language around job, work and career, how they think about and assign value to relationships, networking and connections, and their future goals and the education and career choices they believe will lead them there. You can also view additional notes on curation, categories and filters.
- Impact of family
- Pathways
“My mom and my brother. They boost me up and encourage me to go farther in what I want to do…When I was little, I wanted to play soccer and my mom got me on the soccer team and she would always push me to do things that I wanted to do. I said myself because I can boost my confidence. I can do things that others think I can’t do.”
Participant:
- Pueblo, CO
- Hispanic
- female
- 15-22
- lower income
- Aspirations and Goals
- Imagining their future selves
“45 years from where I am now, I am in an early retirement stage. I live in Albuquerque, NM and I make money from the career I’m retiring from (still trying to figure out mine). Family is what’s important to me and they will always be in my life. 2) It feels kinda weird thinking about my future because sometimes it makes you feel like you’re getting really close to that.”
Participant:
- Online
- Hispanic
- male
- 15-22
- mixed income
- Aspirations and Goals
- Inspiration and motivations
“I was taking photography classes in my freshmen year of high school and ended up liking it a lot.”
Participant:
- Online
- Hispanic
- male
- 15-22
- mixed income
- Attributes and characteristics
- Describing Identity
“I would describe myself as an ambitious person with lots of goals in life.”
Participant:
- Online
- Hispanic
- male
- 26-29
- mixed income
- Challenges and Barriers
- Lack of skills and competition
“Rejection. My mom, my brother, my best friend [might support me]. My mom and brother [are] always like supportive and they always help me financially. Best friend, she is always there when I need her regardless of the time. The support, motivation she gives.”
Participant:
- Downey, CA
- Hispanic
- female
- 15-22
- mixed income
- Perceptions of the term 'job'
- Understanding Job/Work/Career
“Job Ideas- Secret inventor, Food stylist, Theme park tester, Doll hair dresser, Coupon Worker, Trader Worker, Theme worker.”
Participant:
- Online
- Hispanic
- female
- 26-29
- mixed income
- Education
- Perceptions of college and postsecondary
“Finding the right career that I would love.”
Participant:
- Online
- Black
- female
- 15-22
- lower income
- Impact of personal attributes and characteristics
- Pathways
“Being honest would have a positive influence and my education and the will to learn. I think asking race, gender questions are negative because in some cases they can disqualify you. The honest truth is some people don’t want to hire certain races of people. Some people don’t want to hire certain religion or gender of people. None of these can determine job performances.”
Participant:
- Online
- Black
- female
- 15-22
- lower income
- Impact of peers
- Pathways
“[Friends] probably help me. They challenge me for greatness, honestly is what it is. Being better than I was before is what my friends do.”
Participant:
- Pueblo, CO
- Hispanic
- male
- 15-22
- lower income