CAREER COACHING

Parents & Students (High School Juniors & Seniors)

 

 

 

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• Positions High School students to be more deliberate in choosing a career direction.  The skills and passion assessment is designed to help students get in touch with their natural skills and abilities at the beginning of their professional career training.

 

• This will allow financial savings related to both "time and money". Only 30% of young adults in the U.S. complete a Bachelor's Degree.  Many change their majors at least one time during college. 

 

• Career Coaching around occupational selections based on natural skills and abilities

 

• Develop goals for achieving plan -- college 2 or 4 years depending on career interests, technical skills training, non-profit (free) training options, etc.

 

• Creates an Educational Resource Referral Listing

 

• Provides on-going coaching as needed in support of the plan

 

• Provides resume and cover letter writing services along with interview preparation when needed

 

 Higher Education Facts:  The labor market continues to grow more demanding.     Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce predicts that by 2018:

 

• 71% of all jobs in the District of Columbia (500,000 jobs)

• 66% of all jobs in Maryland (2 million jobs

• 64% of all jobs in Virginia (2.8 million jobs)

 

 will require some post-secondary training. Nearly half of the job openings that require

 post-secondary education will go to people with an associate’s degree or 

 post-secondary certificate.  Known as “middle-skill jobs,” these careers pay  significantly more than those open to individuals with only a high school diploma.  Of the

 people with post-secondary licenses or certificates, 27% of them earn more than the

 average bachelor’s degree recipient.