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- Ease Pressure --> Don't add to it
- Youth of this generation are so anxious about the future that they are putting things off until the last minute
- Ie: Completing PSI Forms…Applying to College & Universities…Applying for a Job
- Generation Y = Slacker??
- This generation of youth have a different view on careers and entering the workforce
- Let students know that its “OK” not to know what they want to do for the rest of their live
- Encourage Self Knowledge
- Tell students to volunteer or acquire internships
- Show students how it will benefit them
- Get away from the viewpoint that students have of: “What is it going to do for me?”
- Tell students to think “lifestyle”
- The career they choose will dictate the type of lifestyle they are going to have
- Ask them to think about what sort of people they want to work with, what aspects do they want to have from this career?
- Tell students to act without the fear of what others may think
- Choose a career based on what they want, and not what their peer or societal pressures are to become
- Manage Expectations
- Tell students to “find their passion”
- Ask themselves: “What Makes You Happy At Work?”
- Let them know…..it’s not going to be easy
- It is going to take a lot of work & money to become where they see themselves in the future
- “What I Know Now…What I Wish I’d Known Then”
- The Cost of University
- It’s a real shocker when you get into post-secondary and find out exactly what it costs
- Grade Restrictions from High School in Post-Secondary
- If a student wants to take Calculus 12 in University, then they require an “A” in Math 12
- The Importance of Registration Times
- Plan ahead and choose the courses that you want so you don’t get on waitlists and don't get into courses
- If you have an 8am registration, make sure you are ready to register for that time, or you may be stuck without courses
- Encouragement is KEY to students
- Tell them to keep their doors open
- Go to ALL the events offered at the Universities à Marketing, Accounting, Etc…
- Talk to people and get involved outside of class time in areas that they want to focus on or work in for the future
- Make sure to get involved from Day 1
- It may help you acquire contacts or get a job once you’ve completed your degree