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activities can include résumé-worthy, marketable skills. They also demonstrate an ability to successfully follow through on multiple commitments without letting any of them slide.
She then created résumés targeted to different types of jobs. For daycare positions, she included her babysitting
experience and volunteer work at the youth center. For food service applications, she listed her duties at a local sandwich shop.
She also created a folder where she could keep copies of her résumé, diploma, and reference letters. This folder went into the “important papers” box, which
we hand-carried. This organization system made it less stressful for her to apply to jobs and prepare for interviews while we moved.
Settling In (Again)
My daughter followed her employment plan, and it paid off. A few weeks after our move, she had two job offers; having a new job went a long way toward helping her feel settled in our new home.
Service members and spouses choose this military life; however, our children do not get to make this choice, and this lifestyle that can often feel out of their control.
When we teach our teens good work practices and how to look for new jobs, we’re teaching them to create order out of chaos, creating the best of things out of the unknown. These are skills that will empower them to feel in charge of their own destiny, long into adulthood.