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Preparing Children for their Future
“What do you want to be when you grow up?” is the well-meaning conversation topic raised with many children from the time they are able to play dress-ups at preschool. With toothy grins and great confidence they tell you “a fireman”, “a doctor”, “an aeroplane pilot”. On the surface this is just a childish conversation, with no consequence or real meaning. Yet research has shown that children as young as six have already eliminated possibilities for their lives, while others have internalised unlimited potential. Our hope as parents, and as teachers, is that our children grow up with a deep belief that anything is possible.
Writing Your First Resume: 10 Things You Must Include
1. Contact details
Your name, address, email and telephone number, clearly displayed
- Is your email address appropriate?
- Is the message on your mobile phone appropriate?
How To Write A Resume For A Job
Knowing how to write a good resume is a survival skill because the resume is an item that helps you open doors. Without a good resume, you can't get an interview, which means you won't be able to get the dream job you have been waiting for. So if you are looking to get a job (not just any job, but the job you want), be sure to do things right and learn how to create an outstanding resume. Here are some quick tips.
Paperless career management: The advantages of an ePortfolio
Applying to undertake some further study, or to have your qualifications recognised in some way, can become like a paper chase. The search for certificates takes you into parts of the filing cabinet you forgot existed while less significant pieces of paper, such as acknowledgement of taking part in a short training course, may never be found.
11 Keys to Career Success - Key No 1: Self management
This is the first of eleven articles about the key competencies that will help you stand out in your career, at whatever stage you are at. In fact, these competencies are so fundamental that every school student needs to develop them before being let loose on the world of work, and it is the same competencies that are needed by the managing director of major companies.