Come join Seattle/Bellevue ADD Coach Margit Crane and like-minded parents for an open discussion and Q & A about ADD and ADHD. The workshop will be held in Seattle at the Phinney Neighborhood Association.
Linda Thomas of My Northwest writes about a couple of social media networking sites that are geared for kids ages 8 - 13. ARRRGH! This is just horrifying!
Computers, social media, and gaming are this generation’s “boob tube” as far as they are being used to lull kids into a false sense of well-being. For kids this age, there are no useful skills to be gained by using these apps. Not social skills (despite the word “social” in “social media”) - in fact, using technology to socialize stunts social development (more on this in a future post on MyADDBrain.com blog). They don’t teach concentration or hand-eye coordination, as manufacturers would like you to believe.
In fact, much like the manufacturers of cigarettes, these people know that they capturing your kids’ brains and manipulating them. In some ways, they’re this generation’s pushers.
Our kids need to learn social skills with real live in-person people, and they need to develop motor skills by PLAYING sports! Or even something old-fashioned, like knitting!
I’m passionate about this after attending a seminar about Internet addiction which I’ll write more about in the next couple months. I’m just telling you - DON’T DO IT!!!
Today we have the 2nd post from Jill Walser of I Got The Job! Career Services:
What should a high school student do to build their resume for jobs AND college?
High school and college are great times to start building resumes. College review boards and employers want to see essentially the same things - that whatever the student wants next (a particular degree, a certain job) makes sense. They want candidates who care about that thing (whatever it is) and have shown themselves to be enterprising.
For example, someone wanting a degree in social services might consider volunteering for a non-profit organization. This should include person-facing responsibilities in a well-supported environment that permits independent decision-making. A crisis line volunteer position or project management experience at a non-profit, for example, would look great on a resume.
Someone wanting a position as a marketing coordinator could think about an internship with a company who markets products or services. For the entrepreneurial at heart, developing and marketing their own product or service can build confidence in an employer that the person has the skills to do the job or the aptitude to be a safe bet in an academic program.
I recently worked with a young man who started a tech services company at age 14. He was good at fixing computers and his customers were mostly neighbors. At 26, he sought my help to get a job as a business developer, but he could easily have made an argument that he was a strong IT specialist or manager as well. Employers know initiative when they see it.
Jill Walser – I got the job! Career Services
Interview coach, resume writer and job search strategist www.igotthejob.us
This week we have two guest posts from Jill Walser - resume writer, interview coach, and job search strategist. Today we have important information for those teens wishing to apply for summer or part-time jobs:
What are the top three things that a first-time interviewee, like a high school or college student should NOT do? What are the top three things they MUST do?
As a recruiter, I interviewed hundreds of high school and college students. The candidates who were polite, genuine and interested in the job always fared better than those that were not.
Something that always seems to come as a surprise to the young people I coach is that employers want to be done interviewing. They want to pick someone great and get on with it – onto training the person and getting the work done. Many job seekers think interviewers are looking for faults, but that usually is not the case, they are looking for goodness of fit.
A good general interviewing rule is to be a little more polished version of one’s true self. By first taking stock of likes and dislikes (customer service, numbers, leadership, etc.) students will convey a more authentic picture of the type of work they would enjoy. Employers know when they are being schmoozed and they do not like it.
Alternatively, it is also pretty clear when someone is talking themselves into a job task – like doing data entry work when they hate to be pinned to a desk, for example. Employers do not want to have to interview again for the position anytime soon, so they look for candidates who like doing the task at hand. Students should follow their instincts and seek work that they would genuinely like to do; employers will see the enthusiasm and potential.
Politeness and genuine courtesy go a long way towards impressing hiring managers. Show up to the interview on time, treat the future boss and co-workers with respect, groom and dress professionally. It is important to remember that how candidates behave during an interview is an indication to the hiring manager of how they will be on the job. I have held VERY brief interviews with rude (even unintentionally rude) candidates if customer service was a main job function, for example.
Do:
- Act in the interview like you would if you were on the job
- Want to do the job you are applying for
- Be true to yourself
Don’t: - Apply for jobs you would hate to do
- Be unprofessional
- Think interviewers are looking for faults
Jill Walser – I got the job! Career Services
Interview coach, resume writer and job search strategist www.igotthejob.us
I’ll be having a fabulous time with tweens and teens in and around the Burlington, WA area in a FREE workshop entitled, “Pretending Your Way to Success!”
When: April 10, from 1pm - 3 pm.
Where: Burlington, WA Public Library - 820 E. Washington Ave.
What and Who: Tweens and Teens are invited to participate in an interactive, low-key workshop to learn fun AND practical techniques to help you create the life of your dreams.
Why: People tell you that success is about sacrifice, or about being born into the right family, or knowing all the cool people.
It’s not! Success is about inspiration and preparation, and neither has to be a sacrifice.
Learn how to release the stress, enjoy life more, get along better with your parents, AND achieve more of what you want with less effort! You’ll practice SUPER easy exercises that are fun and GUARANTEED to work! And I’ll even give you some exercises to take home to your parents so they can relax more! Good deal, right?
I use these techniques all the time with my teen clients. Here’s what they have to say.
And here’s a preview of some exercises. (Though I’m hoping to be less dorky in person!)
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