CAREER READINESS • COLLEGE • WORKFORCE
Career Readiness Infrastructure for
High Schools
Build My Path helps high schools deliver scalable career readiness and postsecondary decision-making. Students learn how opportunities are evaluated and how to communicate their strengths clearly.
Schools get a repeatable model that complements counseling without adding operational burden.
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Virtual delivery with flexible formats that plug into advisory, CTE, enrichment, and counseling programs.
Trusted by mission-driven schools and education organizations
Build My Path has delivered workshops and programs for the organizations below.
Boston University Academy
Harvard Graduate School of Education
(Student Organizations)
Aspire Institute
The Hunt Institute
(Duke University affiliate)
What This Program Delivers
Clarity on pathways and careers
Students explore career, training pathways (certifications, apprenticeships, and credentialed programs), and colleand understand what each pathway values, so they can make informed, realistic decisions.
System literacy for modern hiring and admissions
Students learn how evaluation systems actually work, including resumes, screening criteria, ATS, and AI-enabled hiring, demystifying processes that are often invisible to them.
A structured, school-aligned readiness framework
The program provides a clear, repeatable structure for building readiness without replacing or duplicating existing counseling or post-secondary supports.
Measurable Outcomes for Students and Schools
Designed to produce clear, reportable outcomes aligned with post-secondary readiness and workforce preparation goals.
What Students Gain
Students leave the program able:
Identify and evaluate realistic post-secondary pathways (workforce, training, college)
Understand how selection and hiring systems work, including screening and evaluation criteria
Translate academic, work, and life experiences into clear skills and strengths
Communicate their experiences confidently in applications, interviews, and conversations
Student Evidence & Takeaways
Each participating student produces:
A clear pathway plan aligned to their interests and goals
ATS-ready resume + keyword strategy (internships/jobs)
An interview-ready story bank using structured frameworks
A coherent personal narrative: what I did, what I learned, and what's next
These artifacts support college applications, internships, employment, scholarships, and training programs.
What Schools Receive
Schools and districts gain:
Consistent, tangible evidence of student readiness
A repeatable model that complements existing counseling and post-secondary supports
Clear student outputs that can be reviewed, summarized, and shared with leadership
A program that supports reporting requirements without adding operational burden
Equitable by Design
The program ensures:
All students learn how pathways and selection systems actually work
Work, family responsibilities, and community involvement are recognized as valid experience
Readiness is built through structure and clarity, not informal networks or prior access
How It Works
Delivered virtually in flexible formats (single sessions, small groups, short series, or standalone semester electives by grade level) that plug into existing schedules (advisory, homeroom, enrichment, SEL, CTE, after-school, or guidance periods).
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No new systems required. Designed to integrate smoothly within existing counseling and post-secondary structures.
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Discover
Map realistic post-secondary pathways (workforce, training, college) based on requirements and fit.
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Translate
Convert experiences into skills and resume-ready language students can actually use.
3
Prepare
Master the technical side: ATS optimization, keyword strategy, AI screening awareness, and avoiding common filters.
About the Founder
Build My Path was founded by Salah, a Harvard University graduate who earned a Master's in Education and has served as a faculty member at Phillips Exeter Academy, St. Mark's School, and Fay School.
Salah has led recruiting and hiring at Harvard Business School, where he authored the department's standard operating procedure, a guide that continues to shape hiring practices today. He has also facilitated workshops on recruiting, hiring, and the future of work for the Harvard Workplace Learning Club, engaging both undergraduate and graduate students.
In addition, Salah has worked with leading technology companies in Silicon Valley, gaining firsthand insight into modern talent practices, AI-enabled screening, and the skills employers value most.
He also served as an admissions reader for the Zuckerman and Gleitsman Fellowships at the Harvard Kennedy School's Center for Public Leadership, evaluating and interviewing top candidates from around the world.
With experience across academia, admissions, and hiring, Salah founded Build My Path to close the gap between academic success and real-world readiness, so students don't just excel in school, but thrive after graduation.
Programs
Career Readiness Sprint
Workforce & Postsecondary Preparation
Pathway mapping across workforce, training options, and college
Resume + strengths inventory to showcase experiences effectively
Interview story bank using STAR/CAR frameworks
Post-secondary action plan with next steps and key deadlines
How hiring really works: ATS, keywords, AI screening, and reaching a human
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