Career Expectations for Your Child

• Encourage your children to follow their dreams, regardless of what society traditionally dictates.
   

• Your support is doubly important when your children choose non-traditional occupations. A person’s gender should not matter. It is the ability and interest that count.
   

• Studies show that today’s average worker will change occupations more than 14 times.

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• Career development is a lifelong process that involves progressing through stages. The stages include Career Awareness, Career Exploration, and Career Planning and Preparation, which build upon one another.
   
• The level of skills needed for the “three Rs” is much higher in today’s workplace.  The following skills are essential to success in the workplace.

-Teamwork
            -Problem solving
            -Creative thinking
            -Leadership
            -Interpersonal Skills
            -Goal setting
            -Communication