What Do I Do After High School? White Collar, Blue Collar, or No Collar is a practical workbook and lifebook designed to help high school juniors, seniors, and their parents navigate one of the most important and often overwhelming decisions of a young person's life - what to do after graduation. Written by Oreste J. D'Aversa, CPC, a Certified Professional Coach and Career and Life Coach with more than twenty-five years of real-world experience working with young people, families, and professionals, this book takes a refreshingly honest and inclusive approach to career exploration. Unlike traditional college guidance resources, this book presents the full landscape of meaningful and prosperous work available to young adults today - the professional and corporate world of White Collar careers, the skilled trades and hands-on world of Blue Collar careers, and the entrepreneurial and independent world of No Collar careers - without judgment, pressure, or a one-size-fits-all agenda. Organized into three sections - The Journey, I Don't Know What I Want to Do, and The Real World - the book guides readers through a proven three-step process of self-discovery, career exploration, and real-world preparation. Section One helps young readers identify who they are, what they value, what they are naturally gifted at, and what kind of life they want to build. Section Two explores the full range of career paths available - including hybrid and entrepreneurial careers - along with career assessment tools, financial investment comparisons for each path, and the practical realities of money and technology in the modern workplace. Section Three equips readers with the real-world skills they need to launch successfully - including resume writing, interviewing, networking, and personal life planning.

Written in workbook format at 8.5 x 11 inches with first-person exercises throughout, this book is designed to be written in, worked through, and kept as a personal lifelong reference. It is an ideal resource for high school students, their parents and grandparents, school counselors, career coaches, and educators dedicated to helping young people find their path, own their future, and build a prosperous, meaningful, and joyous life.