Parents: Start thinking emerging work opportunities. Follow trends and look at industries with growth potential. Try these six ideas to help guide your teen to success in the year 2000 and beyond and to get them thinking about future work.
- Brainstorm career opportunities which combine your teen's interests/passions with emerging opportunities.
- Conduct research on your own and network with other parents. Suggest that your teen interview people you know working in jobs that interest them.
- Introduce your teen to people who could be role models in emerging work. Encourage your teen to ask questions about the type of work performed, training requirements and future work potential.
- Read newspapers, magazines and books on career planning and/or economic trends. Clip out or photocopy information on trends or work that might interest your teen. Suggest keeping a scrapbook of occupations that are of interest to them.
- Watch the TV news with your teen and brainstorm ideas and work opportunities based on events and changes in the world.
- Look for ways for your teen to use computers. Try local libraries, schools or Community Access Partnership sites for access to the internet.
