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If you are interested please send your resume to Bianca Nafpliotis, Career Corps Volunteer Program Coordinator at bianca@corporateamericasupportsyou.org.
Making a Plan
To help your older kids make their PCS employment plan, begin by sharing your plan and how you created it. Then they can brainstorm what their plans should look like based on their experience level.
For my daughter, one of the first
elements of her plan was notifying her
current employer. She gave this timeline a lot of thought; she wanted to give notice early enough for them to find a replacement, but she also wanted to spend time with her friends before leaving.
Gathering Resources
After she gave her notice, my daughter moved on to step two of her plan: obtaining references for her next job. Since she was a valued employee, her manager was glad to provide her with a reference. She also obtained references from a family friend she’d assisted and past babysitting clients.
When it comes to collecting references,
remind your teen of work they’ve done in the past, and that it’s always better to ask first, then list someone as a reference.
For my daughter, obtaining these references was doubly important; she intended to move back to the area, and would need contacts in that job market.
With any PCS, we never know if our kids will return to an area, so it’s
important to encourage them to maintain their connections.
Targeted Résumés
As she crafted her résumé, I encouraged my daughter to think about the responsibilities she had at her current job. She walked herself through a normal shift, and wrote down everything she did to ensure she didn't miss anything. She also included her volunteer experiences and extra-curricular activities. For teens, these