Category: Teens
Resumes & References
While no employer will expect a teenager to have an amazing amount of experience, don’t underestimate the importance of having an effective resume. Once you have a sense of what you might want to do for a job, it’s time to start focusing on some practical matters. Your resume is a first impression A quick glance at [...]
Teens on Facebook: What They Share with Friends
The typical (median) teen Facebook user has 300 friends. The larger a teen’s network, the more likely they are to have a wider variety of friends and share more personal information. In the interactive below, click through the range of network ‘friend’ sizes to see changes in what they share, and how they compare to [...]
Making Yourself Marketable
How do you make yourself marketable? Even when you have decided what you might want to do for a job or career, there is still much to accomplish–especially if you fear that no one will hire you because of your age and inexperience. Taking initiative and convincing managers that you have the will to learn [...]
Choosing Your Path
When it comes to choosing a path, it’s very common for teens to feel somewhat paralyzed by the idea of figuring out what type of job to pursue, let alone making decisions about a college major or career. A good first step is to take a deep breath and relax. You don’t need to decide [...]
Why Should I Volunteer?
Do you think of volunteering as just for people with a lot of time and money on their hands? Wrong! Volunteering is for everyone – and as well as helping to change the lives of other people for the better, there’s a lot in it for you as well. The benefits of volunteering – [...]
Infographic: Why Your Teacher Was Right
Think that lessons from the classroom don’t apply to real life? Think again. It might seem to teens like some of the things they learn in school are not relevant beyond the classroom – especially subjects that they don’t particularly like. For a teen who knows they’re interested in Communications major, there doesn’t seem to [...]