Month: May 2021

By this point, your children will have hopefully obtained the career position they want – ones that utilises their skills and satisfy many of their personal values and interests. They should keep in mind that one job cannot offer everything they are looking for.Whatever needs are not met by their paid employment can be actively…...

There is a great deal to be learned regarding obtaining employment, even after your children have prepared for their career fields. Are they graduating with a major where there are few positions that appear directly related to their studies? Graduation from college with the right credentials offers no guarantee of an appropriate position. Their degrees or qualifications…...

Once your children have made their career decisions, the next task is to begin planning how to prepare for the career, how to get experience in it, and how to actually enter the field. In this step, they should identify the degree of effort and all the things which are required to be successful in…...

If you and your children have investigated a number of career alternatives, they are now ready to target a primary career goal. Initially, it may be easy to rule out several choices as obviously not suitable or inappropriate. With the remaining alternatives, it may be very difficult to select the ones that fit them best.Additional…...

It is difficult, if not impossible, to make a rational decision or evaluate and consider specific careers without an accurate information base.Career information gathering is an integral step in the process of career planning. Initially, you and your children will need to generate a list of careers which they may want to consider, and most…...

Realising your children’s potential is key to their development in this competitive 21st Century world. At Performance Above And Beyond Institute, we work with you and your children to put together comprehensive skills strategy that is relevant to higher education and the world of work. The labour market is in a constant state of change…...

Every individual child will have a different set of circumstances and different priorities and probably ask some quite specific questions such as what is the likelihood of getting a particular job at the end of this programme? what is the competition for places on a specific course or trainingprogramme? what type and level of qualification…...

Many people use online and paper job postings as their sole job search technique, however, statistics show that only 10% to 20% of jobs are ever published. This means that 80% to 90% of jobs remain hidden in the job market. For this reason, networking remains the number one job search strategy.Explore Your CareerReceive information…...

When students hear the phrase career planning, they assume it is a process related to finding a full-time job after college, but there is much more to it than just finding a job. The process of career planning is one your children will start during their time at Senior High School and continue throughout their…...

The importance of taking control of one’s career and accepting responsibility for one’s own career progression cannot be over-estimated. Developing a career plan is part of that responsibility. Proactively managing one’s career can ensure one follows a career path that will fulfil their own values, interests and ambitions and meet both their professional and personal…...