Young people often worry about choosing a career for the future. Access to a quick quiz and a fantastic careers website can give them insights into careers and help them think about what they want out of a future career.
Finding that dream career…tips to help teens
Helping teenagers find careers they might love is not really all that difficult, and there are practical ways parents can help.
An invaluable careers website for students… Job Outlook
Job Outlook is a careers and labour market research information site to help students investigate possible future careers. There is a wealth of information covering hundreds of individual occupations. http://joboutlook.gov.au/
Careers Quiz to help students investigate careers – Job Outlook
Young people should not be overwhelmed when they start to consider possible careers. Many, however, do feel lost and stressed about the prospect of choosing careers to consider. A great way to help students get started is to look at a range of career quizzes.
Talking about careers increases children’s engagement with school
Being aware of a wide range of careers can really change children’s attitude to school and help them be so much more positive about school. When children realise that exciting careers can be within their reach if they do their best at school, working harder at school seems more attractive.
Advantages of overseas school exchange programs
An overseas school exchange program is a very transformational experience. Young people change for the better in many ways and often say that the exchange program is the best thing they have ever done.
Great GAP Year options…Cultural Care Au Pair…
Cultural Care Au Pair organises work placements for young Australians so that they can live with a family in the USA and care for their children. In essence, they will be full time nannies. Participants are paid weekly pocket money which is approximately US$195 a week. This is great money considering that all living expenses are already covered. Many young people choose this as a wonderful GAP Year option.
Are Open Days worth the effort?
Absolutely. Open Days are a fantastic opportunity to see beyond the glossy brochures, the attractive websites and the statements about Uni X being the best. Seeing for yourself is the best way to really make up your mind about an institution. Every student’s dream course and career is out there somewhere. It sometimes just takes a little detective work and some leg work on Open Days to discover it.
Another great GAP Year option…Camp America
Camp America has been running since 1969 and thousands of young Australians have enjoyed this as part of a GAP year. It is a highly structured experience – safe, but exciting and challenging.
Is a GAP year a sane idea for your teenager?
Taking a break after completing secondary school can give young people the breath of fresh air many desperately need. Many students are burnt out after the hard work they have put in leading up to those final school exams. Many are also unsure about the future and a GAP break may give them the time they need to really think before making important decisions about future courses and careers.
Another great GAP Year Option…Projects Abroad
Completing voluntary work in an overseas country is a great way for students to really taste life and another culture while making new friends and gaining new levels of confidence. Projects Abroad offers voluntary work projects in 28 developing countries around the world.
OPEN DAY delights for primary children
Year 5 and 6 students are not too young to gain enormous benefits from being taken along to TAFE or university OPEN DAYS. They will learn so much about future courses and careers at these events while also having a lot of fun. Parents are also showing that they take a real interest in their children and their talents and interests. But how can parents help younger children gain the most from an OPEN DAY? How can they make sure it’s an exciting experience and not an overwhelming or boring one? [Read more…]
5 TRICKY interview questions to prepare before interviews
Interview questions that appear to be tricky or challenging are often easy to answer if you have thought about them. Preparation is the key to doing well in all interviews and this certainly applies to those tricky questions.
What do students gain from a GAP Year?
A GAP break may be the perfect answer for many young people who are tired after completing secondary school. The advantages are worth considering. Remember, a GAP experience doesn’t necessarily have to last for a whole year.