design their lives in much the way an artist would. Life frequently throws us curves, she explains, and we need to flow with those curves and shift to accommodate them. Thus, students learn how to solve problems and make decisions when something unexpected comes their way—in essence, preparing to be a successful adult. “The people who take it just love it,” she says.
LinkedIn. To further prepare them for finding a job and entering the workforce, she tells them they can decide that something’s not right and turn down a job offer. “The wrong place is toxic and burns out their energy,” she says. She adds that it’s difficult for new graduates to see themselves as professionals and so, to give them confidence, she tells them, “You’re interviewing them as much as they’re interviewing you.” Dominican tries to hire as many students as possible so they can gain work experience, and “For the most part, because of our size, we’re able to touch many students,” says Elvove. They learn to be part of a team and, along with coaching, training to be an adult and the mentorship program’s focus on leadership, they’re likely to be ready to embark on careers in a positive way. In Marin County, some students have a chance to get a taste of the working world and hone their skills while they’re still in high school. A whole array of programs focus on college and career readiness, and “They all stress preparation and how to succeed in the workplace,” says Ken Lippi, senior deputy superintendent for the Marin County Office of Education. Whether it’s a work experience with the Marin County Sheriff’s Office, construction, a medical pathway or engineering, all of them have a component in soft skills. He explains that students who are applying for six-to-eight-week internships go through a series of steps that are geared to real-life skills that will serve them in the workplace after high school or college, including résumé preparation and learning how to go through an interview, sometimes with a mock interview. “It’s a successful model,” he says, explaining that hundreds of students have gone through the program and that they learn how to operate with colleagues in an office setting, work as part of a team and show
Ken Lippi, of the Marin County Office of Education
She’s discovered that as students near graduation and get closer to the working world, they often feel overwhelmed and are terrified of what comes next. She asks them to think about where they’d like to work and the people they want around them, and then she sends them to talk to people for interview practice. She also tells them to do research on various companies to find out which ones would be a good fit, taking into consideration the type of business, its size and where it is in the country. She sends them to job fairs, which requires them to dress correctly and prepare questions, and instructs them to ask people who interest them if they can connect with them on
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