For schools

Students try 9 types of work
in 2 weeks

Find the work that energizes before spending years building toward it.

10 hours over 2 weeks  ·  Expert guided  ·  Students aged 15–20

How it compares

More kinds of work, in less time

Try the
work?		 Kinds of
work?		 Over what
time?
Work samplingDecade Ahead ✓ 930 activities 10 hrsover 2 weeks
Job shadow — Varies Varies
Research project ✓ 1 6+ weeks
Summer program ✓ 1 4+ weeks
Internship ✓ 1 6+ weeks
Nine workstyles · Thirty activities

The work they actually try

Research

Make sense of complex information and develop a defensible recommendation.

Create

Turn user needs into effective solutions — refined through feedback.

Sell

Select the right customer, build a compelling case, and earn the decision.

Perform

Learn, operate, and troubleshoot complex systems with precision.

Underwrite

Model financial outcomes, weigh risk–reward trade‑offs, and negotiate terms.

Lead

Set direction, prioritize trade‑offs, and align people toward execution.

Teach

Break down complex ideas so others can understand and apply them.

Engage AI

Direct AI, check its outputs, and make the call.

Care

Diagnose human needs, create and justify a care plan, and deliver with empathy.

In their words

What changed for one student

The student

What he wanted before, and what he found · 1:06

His parent

What changed, from a parent’s side · 0:41

“He went through Decade Ahead and figured out that he likes problem-solving, and there’s a lot more to engineering than just bridge building. … Now he’s looking at engineering schools and programs, and we’re really excited for him because he has a much better target now.”

Parent of a DecadeAhead student · Read the full case study (PDF) →
For your school

What your school gains

Help students build early career momentum

You already open doors. Help them find the right ones.

Light lift for your team

We run it end to end. Your counselors get the evidence.

Get more from your existing programs

Students with conviction get more from what you offer.

Pilot

What a first cohort looks like

5–10
Studentsselected by your team
9
One-hour experiencesguided one-to-one, virtual
2 wks
Start to finishevenings and weekends
1 hour
Debriefresults and action plan
$1,500
Per studentneed-based slots available

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Student case study → One student’s full two weeks. What he tried, which work gave him energy and which drained him, and how he moved from forensics to computer engineering. PDF White paper → The method in full: the thirty activities, how they map across 400+ careers, and why work a student has actually done tells you more than a questionnaire. PDF