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Issue #109 (Summer 2012)
Ready, Set, Hired!
A new Casey Foundation Report talks about how helpful kinship care is to youth in foster care and how relatives taking care of children should get more support. (full text)
Introduction to the jobs issue, which covers resume writing, interview skills, and stories about how people find their way to jobs they want. (full text)
Chimore wears an inappropriate T-shirt to an interview and doesn't get the job. She learns from her mistake. (full text)
Destiny takes photos, writes, and wants to build a life as an artist. She describes her strategies for staying creative while also earning money. (full text)
After a teen colleague calls him "unprofessional," Desmin decides that his street style doesn't work in the office. (full text)
Chimore reluctantly takes a job at Wendy's but is surprised to learn skills she can use in many jobs, including time management, flexibility, discipline, and teamwork. (full text)
Former Represent writer Jarel Melendez explains how he got from foster care to college to a job he loves helping foster youth at the advocacy organization Lawyers for Children. (full text)
Lavell explains what sexual harassment is and what you should do about it if it's happening to you. (full text)
A summary of what kinds of discrimination the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) protects workers from, plus information on getting a job if you have a criminal record. (full text)
Career counselor Katherine Jo marks up the resume of a young job-seeker and explains what employers want to see. (full text)
Otis practices his job interviewing skills with a professional career counselor and learns that he may need to edit himself a little more. (full text)
Chimore does a mock interview with a professional career counselor and learns she may have to be more formal to get a job. (full text)
Samantha has taken advantage of internships and work programs. She's gotten to try several fulfilling jobs, but longs for something steady. (full text)
Using her own experience, Chimore breaks down how you get employment benefits after you are laid off. (full text)
Marlo writes about an education specialist at his residential treatment facility who encouraged him to apply himself and get to college. (full text)
Teachers and foster care staff can use these lessons to teach the youth they work with to write better resumes and perform better on job interviews. (full text)
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