How to get job advice for high school students?

Your High School Guidance Office staff should be able to help you with job listings and job-search advice. There may be a bulletin board with job postings, a notebook with listings, and/or an online job board. They might also have internship opportunities, which may (or may not) be paid, but will give you valuable experience.

Why did I leave my job to go back to school?

You are looking for a new challenge. You want a job with better career growth opportunities. You had to leave due to family or personal reasons. You don’t like the hours at your current job. You decided to relocate to a new city. You want to change career paths. You decided to go back to school.

Is it better to go to school or go to work?

Here’s a fact: The more education you get, the more your professional life will benefit. And the benefits are multifold: More than 60% of the new jobs created in this country each year require at least a bachelor’s degree. And by 2012, more than 90% will require education beyond high school.

Where to find job listings for high school students?

Check With the Guidance Office. Your High School Guidance Office staff should be able to help you with job listings and job search advice. There may be a bulletin board with job postings, a notebook with listings, and/or an online job board.

Why did I skip a grade in high school?

I was 16 when I graduated high school (I skipped a grade after my parents received this letter ), so my peers were bigger, stronger, and faster than me for many years. While this was difficult at times, it paid dividends in my will to succeed because I got used to having to work harder to keep up.

Why did I leave my job as a teacher?

You’re going to groan when I tell you that within a day of making my decision, I had an interview in a neighboring county and was hired on the spot. But maybe you can relate to this part: the hope that in a different school, the love of teaching would return.

What did I do with my bad grades in school?

I had many semesters of straight A’s, passed the CPA, landed a great job, and subsequently graduated with honors from one of the best graduate business schools in the nation. When I achieved something, I instantly moved onto a bigger goal.

Do you think you had potential in high school?

Sure, I had potential in high school, but had I not paired it with super hard work in college and beyond, I would have failed in life. I believe true intelligence has an execution component, because all that matters is results.