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Whether they want to go to college, to a technical school, or simply work, they must decide sooner or later what they plan to do after high school. Many freshmen look at me with surprise when I mention paid work; others shrug their shoulders and let me know that they are already helping the family. In any case, it is never too early to think about it.
When you’re in high school or college, you probably have a regular summer job. For one of my friends, it was loading trucks at a local dairy. He knew the owner and he got the job when he was in high school, and every summer he went back.
Let me open this blog in true Canadian style, with a caveat bordering on apology. I write from experience (in modern parlance, ‘cred’), and will keep the human resources theory to a minimum.
Secondly, my advice is free, so remember what your Nana told you about accepting free advice. That said, I have held more or less continuous paid employment since age ten, when I first lied on an application form to secure a job reserved for those aged 13 and up. During the next quarter-century, the jobs have become more complex, the experiences more intense, and the learning more valuable. And the pay has gone up a little bit, too.
Secondly, my advice is free, so remember what your Nana told you about accepting free advice. That said, I have held more or less continuous paid employment since age ten, when I first lied on an application form to secure a job reserved for those aged 13 and up. During the next quarter-century, the jobs have become more complex, the experiences more intense, and the learning more valuable. And the pay has gone up a little bit, too.