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Blog postUsing Online Tools for to Start Your Career Path, Patti Wilson (www.pattiwilson.com.)
Since 1993 when Mosaic enabled webpages, businesses have poured time and money into the Internet to find and hire people. The web is now the main way that medium and large-sized companies recruit talent using their own webpages and the big sites like Careerbuilder.com, Hotjobs.com, and Monster.com. Many local businesses now use small job sites like Craigslist.com to -
Blog postIn my previous post "And the bleat goes on," I noted that 28 to 30 percent of college freshman either never show up or leave school with in the first month. Another two to five percent leave sometime during their first year or make it to the end but don’t return.
In total, more than one third of a freshman class may not stay around to become sophomores.* References below.
That percent is quite low at elite schools and higher at others. T -
Blog postThis summer, I've been working with a few clients while overseeing new house construction and writing. One father and daughter team deserve rousing kudos. Individually and then together, they decided that the daughter would not return to the CSU she had attended her freshman year. She's at her local community college for her sophomore year while she and I come up with a two year plan.
I'm also working on the 3rd edition of What Color Is Your Parachute for Teens. Work -
Blog postToday's guest blogger is Barbara Williams, creator of the website Find a Babysitter. We hope you will share this list with your teens or teen clients. We'd love to hear more suggestions for teen summer jobs.
Instilling a sense of responsibility, both financial and social, is one of the most effective ways of avoiding the pitfalls of dealing with an entitled teenager. Kids who work to pay for the things they want learn not only the basics of earning and saving, but also t -
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Today's guest blog is contributed by my colleague and AD/HD specialist, the fabulous Robin Roman Wright. At the bottom of the post, you'll see how you can join a free seminar she's giving next week called, "Smart College and Career Planning."
Dear Parachute4Teens Readers,
During the fall of 2012 I was listening to WBUR a radio station in the Boston area, and I heard one of the broadcasts from a series called, “Gen -
Blog postWhen I first started seeing articles on retirement entitled the Third Act, I wondered if it would catch on. Although, as a metaphor it sure beats The Fourth Quarter! Well, catch on it did. There are books, conferences, retreats, music groups and blogs all focused on reinventing retirement.
In addition to my special focus on successful teen and young adult transition from school to work, I'm a career generalist. I've worked with all ages throughout my career. -
Blog postToday's guest blogger is the amazing Maureen Nelson. She's a superior model of a career practitioner. And, I never have figured out when she sleeps. She's a constant source of wonderful career information.
Maureen's comments refer to the following article, Degrees Employers Love and Hate. Anyone thinking about acquiring an academic degree should read both Maureen's comments and the article. My comments will appear below Maureen's.
"Thi -
Blog postIn May, I gave a community talk on careers and career development at our local high school. As we hope to move to Montana soon, I was glad of the opportunity to pass along the best bits of my research to the local community.
I frame my talks slightly differently than many speakers. I mention the action items first and then cover the research to back them up. Too often, speakers cover the background first and their recommendations get bulleted into the last five minut -
Blog postDear Readers,
Good recruiters can spot slackers, and potential lazy employees, by their resumes. More often this is due to what they don't see on your resume, rather than what is on it .
If you are in high school and would like to get on the track to success, enroll at a community college for summer classes. Many community colleges don’t charge 16-18 year olds tuition. Books and transportation will be your only expenses. Think you are ready for c -
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Dear Readers,
Sorry this post is a couple days late. Life…
Earlier this week, I reposted an excellent article, Ready to Graduate College? This short article, written by Dean Tsouvalas is excellent, brief and helpful to the max. After readi
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