The Career Bound Program

The Career Bound Program connects graduating high school seniors with full-time local summer positions and internships at companies throughout Yamhill County.

The program specifically targets students who do not plan to attend 4-year colleges directly after high school, providing them a direct professional work opportunity to explore their options.

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Apply to be a host site for the summer of 2021

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Apply to multiple summer positions with one application

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Learn about the pilot year of the Career Bound Program

Interested in seeing how the 2020 Summer Program succeeded during Covid-19? Both our McMinnville WORKS (collegiate) and Career Bound (recent high school graduate) programs merged into one program for the summer with Zoom and Live professional development and networking opportunities:

Host a Career Bound Intern

The application to become a Host Site for the Summer of 2021 will open in November. All businesses and organizations in Yamhill County are welcome to apply to be a part of the Career Bound Program for recent high school graduates. The 2021 Host Site Application is now OPEN.

Interested in hosting a collegiate intern? Visit our McMinnville WORKS Internship Program Page

Requirements to host a Career Bound position

Be able to hire a graduated senior at (at least) minimum wage starting in June.
Have an employee willing to mentor the Career Bound participant
Help the Career Bound participant understand future career paths in your field/their position

MEDP takes care of...

Marketing all the internship positions
Receiving and organizing all applications
Facilitating the program including a pre-employment training conference
Creating marketing materials for the program

Career Bound positions can take shape as a summer internship, temporary job, or seasonal employment. The purpose of a Career Bound position is to help integrate high school graduates into the workforce while exposing young people to career paths available, including those in the skilled trades. Career Bound is marketed to graduating high school seniors who are not planning to attend four-year colleges immediately after high school. If you are interested in hiring a college-aged student to complete a project-based internship, please visit our McMinnville WORKS Internship Program page.

Apply for a Career Bound Summer Position

The application to apply for the Career Bound Summer Program opens January 2021. Graduating seniors can complete the application form to be considered for the Summer opportunities. Once applications are completed, Host Sites will receive them in March and will process for interviews with the selected candidates hired for Career Bound positions by early May. The Career Bound program has a variety of positions available ranging from construction to fabrication, sales to caregiver, manufacturing to marketing and more. One application lets you apply for all available positions.

This program gives participants the opportunity to complete a full-time, paid summer position in a job with growth opportunities while connecting with local companies, other young professionals, and while learning professional skills from community leaders. The Career Bound program runs mid-June through mid-August with start and end dates varying by employer. Pre-Employment Training will be held after selection has been made mid-June.

*To note: Some of our Host Companies have highly encouraged the attainment of a Driver's License for consideration of employment.