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Parents as Partners
Over sixty years of research suggests that when it comes to issues related to popular culture such as music and clothes that young people are mainly influenced by their peers. However, with more important issues such as career development these same young people are mainly influenced by their parents.
For many parents this is kind of a good news, bad news scenario. The good news is that they are being listened to when it comes to the career direction of their kids. The bad news is that they are not sure they are giving them the right information.
There are two large obstacles for parents trying to get their kids started on the career development path. Often career resources offer ?mountains of information? but no way to sort out the information available or judge the quality of the information.
Toward this end, Career Developer has searched over 2000 websites and has selected approximately the top 10% of these sites. It offers a precise method of sorting through the mountains of information in a timely fashion.
When using Career Developer it is worth remembering that career development is a life-long process. Similar to teaching kids about nutrition or finances there is no quick decision that will carry them for the rest of their lives. With this in mind it is important for your kids to use the resources in career developer to understand themselves, understand labour market information and value the importance of education and continuous skill building.
From this viewpoint career development is a process of expansion rather than elimination. Those who are waiting to eliminate all other options before finding the single perfect job will be surpassed by those who have major doubts about their occupational destination but are willing to pursue education or training that interests them so they are able to increase their skill base.
In the end, we hope you are able to rely on Career Developer before passing on the keys to your kids as they take the wheel and hit the road for their own unique career journey.