There is no more important decision that our children make in their young adult life then “What am I going to do when I grow up?” What can we, as parents, do to help our children make this very important decision? Help your child to volunteer or tour places that are in their areas of interest. This will help them develop a better sense of what that job entails. Sometimes the reality of a job is not even close to what they are visualizing. Better for your children to find out now that a particular job is not for them, rather than after years of training for that job.
A website that I have directed many students to, careerkey.org, may provide your child with valuable information about jobs that fit their particular skill set, values and financial needs. The website provides access to the Career Key Test which is a Holland Personality Test. This test asks multiply choice questions in order to determine your child's personality type. It provides lists of jobs that fit their particular personality type. Your child then picks the jobs that interest them from this list and they are able to find out valuable information about each of these jobs. The information includes: education required, current job availability and salary, and projected job availability and salary in ten years. The cost of using this website is about $10.00, but I believe that this information is priceless in today's job market.
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