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College and Career sound like a long way off for the average high school freshman. But the truth is that high school freshmen need to start thinking about their college and career choice within the next year and a half. The old saying that you are in control of your destiny is very true. But in most cases a student’s destiny is on its way to fulfillment by their junior year. That is why it is so important to follow a few simple rules for your education in high school and to start your search for a college and a career early.

One tip to make your entrance into college more successful is to keep your grades up. Not only do you want to have the best grades you can from high school to college, you also want to carry good grades in college. These same good grades in college will be looked at by your future employer as well as perhaps graduate schools. Another wise tip is to visit your career center at your high school often. This is the place to help you identify your interests, evaluate your skills, assess your values and personal characteristics. Most young students do not go into college hunting with a clear defined goal for their college years or for their future career.

Whether you are a high school or college student actively looking at career and job fairs is a great way to get ideas for yourself on what line of study and eventual career path you might be interested in or would like to change to. Most high school and few college students really look at what they want to be doing with their lives past the moment. But it will be well worth your time in the future to visit those career fairs and expos and to talk to experts or employees in a possible field of study for that future career or dream job.

When having to fill out a resume or job application many employers and grad schools like to see some kind of involvement in a sponsored activity or club from the campus. Just joining usually doesn’t cut it today. Grad schools and employers look for involvement such as leadership skills or your ability to work with a team. Both these skills are highly rated as well as being involved in some kind of community service.

You must have computer skills to survive college and your future career. Computers are the way of schools and businesses. There is hardly any college student today that does not own a laptop computer. Many classroom instructions are delivered via the internet as well as some actual classes are given via the internet only. There is no substitution today for good verbal and written skills. Many colleges require freshman to take writing courses to improve their skills. This is a definitively a skill any future employer or graduate school will be looking at, particularly in your resume’s cover letter or personal statement. If you explore all your options early it will remove a lot of stress in the future.

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Tags: Destiny, Job Fairs, School Freshmen

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