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What jobs can make your child happy?
At Career Analysts we focus a lot on happiness. The key to happiness in your career is recognising your goals and motivations, your skills, like and dislikes, and playing to your strengths.
And it works. By finding a career path that focuses on your happiness you can achieve more and be well paid for it.
The Government itself has been looking at the relationship between different jobs and levels of life satisfaction, as part of the prime minister’s commitment to boost the wellbeing of the nation.
So, who is happiest? Members of the clergy, the report seems to suggest, as well as farmers and fitness instructors. Perhaps this shows a link between your interests and your job – a love of God, the land and physical wellbeing are key to these jobs, and the decision to go into these careers is not one that is taken lightly!
By contrast, amongst those that are unhappiest are telesales workers, industrial cleaners and publicans. Perhaps those that have fallen into their job rather than considering their personality. And you can not rely on a high salary for happiness, although there is a link between earnings and life-satisfaction. Even those in well-paid jobs, such as Quantity Surveyors, report unhappiness in their careers, whereas farmers do not tend to command high salaries.
Therefore it makes sense to support your child in their choice of career by examining what makes them happy. You need to fully explore their skills, their motivations, dreams, goals and interests.
Career Analysts can help. By using our unique combination of psychometric tests and skilled career advisors, we can provide the objective, insightful data to inform you and your child as you take the next steps in A Levels, University or first jobs.
We don’t look at how intelligent your child is, but their strengths and weaknesses. It builds an overall picture that can suggest suitable career paths, by looking at what makes them happy and which careers will achieve this.
We then work with your child on a one-on-one with a series of suggestions for suitable career paths that we have identified from the psychometrics. Once we’ve eliminated those that do not appeal until we are left with a very small number of suitable and practical career options that your child can investigate further and make a decision.
Our programme is designed to help your child come to a decision about future careers, and give them a strong understanding of themselves. Understanding our motivations are a key step to finding true happiness, in our career and beyond.
So, what makes your child happy? As they grow up and begin to make big decisions about the rest of their lives, how can you support them? What is the right advice to give for their future career?
We can help you make these important steps together. For more information, contact us today or visit our website.
Does your child’s expectations match the reality of the job market?
We all have big dreams and ambitions when we’re growing up, but research suggests that there is a massive ‘mis-match’ between the expectations of teenagers and reality.
Nick Chambers, director of the Education and Employers Taskforce, who published the Nothing in Common report in 2013, highlighted the serious information gap for teenagers and possible careers.
Teenagers often have no idea about the potential earnings for different careers, the qualifications required and the reality of the market places. The most popular jobs are sometimes those that are in short supply, and are from a very limited scope in terms of sector.
This narrowness of young people’s view of the types of work available, and the failure of employers to present a broader picture of opportunities, has led to many teenagers and young people being frustrated with their lack of qualifications, career options, and the ferocity of the jobs market.
Poor careers advice in schools has been attributed to this problem, as most schools now lack sound face-to-face careers advice, due to funding cuts and changes within Government.
So, what can you do to ensure that your child has a realistic view of the jobs market, and how their ambitions could match up to reality?
There are some incredibly enlightening statistics from the reports which is worth considering when talking to your teen:
- There are 10 times as many people aiming for jobs in the culture, media and sports sector than there are jobs likely to be available.
- Almost a quarter of jobs are in the distribution, hotels and restaurant category, but only about one in 40 youngsters are considering careers in these industries.
- Fewer than one in 30 young people are considering jobs in banking and finance, even though one in five jobs are expected to be in this sector.
So although being an actor seems like an impossibly exciting and ideal career, the likelihood is that few are likely to make it. Therefore, those drama qualifications may be more hindrance than help in years to come.
Of course, you don’t want to squash your child’s dreams and de-motivate them, but a reality check is always useful, as is preparing them for the real world.
At Career Analysts’ we have worked with thousands of teenagers and young people to ensure that they get on the right career path for future fulfillment. We do this in confidential, one on one sessions to find out more about a teen’s likes, dislikes, and motivations to ensure a true, unbiased picture of what makes them happy. Our advisors have a great understanding of the current and future job market, and likely career paths, so by working with your child they can ensure that they are fully prepared for what life has to offer!
By working with them to realise an attainable dream career, we can ensure that the qualifications and training path they aim for suits their personality, working style and motivations This ensures a perfect ‘match’ in their ambitions and career!
To find out more about Careers Analysts, visit our homepage. To read more about the Education and Employers Taskforce survey visit http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-21762564
Why should you help your child choose a career?
It’s all too easy to get over involved in your teenager’s life, and there’s always the strong possibility of pushing them away by being too over bearing.
You should let your children make their own choices in further education, university and career. By having more motivation and ‘buy-in’ they are more likely to work hard and succeed. But a bit of firm encouragement, the input of objective, impartial advice and some creative thinking can ensure that you, and your child, feel like you have made the right choice.
The reasons why you should have an input into your child are pretty simple – of course you know them better than anyone else, they should listen to you and respect your opinion, and you have their best interests at heart.
It is very important to get involved when they are making such life shaping decisions to ensure that their chosen course or career suits their personality and motivations, that it will make them happy, that the chosen path is practical and cost effective. Especially if you are the one that’s paying for it!
But some outside influence is essential, and sometimes you can’t just leave it to under funded school-provided services.
At Career Analysts’ we have worked with thousands of teenagers and young people to ensure that they get on the right career path for future fulfillment. We do this in confidential, one on one sessions to find out more about a teen’s likes, dislikes, and motivations to ensure a true, unbiased picture of what makes them happy.
Although you know your child best, it’s hard not be impartial, especially when it comes to any potential weaknesses! There’s also the hormonally charged minefield of teenage minds to consider, which can sometimes be better explored by an outsider.
We conduct in-depth psychometric analysis of aptitudes, personality, and occupational interests to quantify individual preferences, traits and strengths and weaknesses and set these against the backdrop of their personal, practical circumstances to ensure that the advice we give is targeted specifically your child’s requirements, opportunities and aspirations.
This is then followed up by a one-on-one personal consultation with a fully qualified Occupational Psychologist. Our Occupational Psychologists are trained to have an understanding both of personalities and careers, matching the aptitudes, personality and qualifications of the individual to the career paths and roles that will suit their very individual, personal circumstances.
We also offer Parent and Guardian Extension Sessions. This allows you explore the outcomes of the teenager’s consultation and talk about the future with our Consultant, without impacting on your child’s own session. We find this is the perfect opportunity to discuss recommendations in a professional and objective manner and adds additional value to the programme.
Our young people’s programmes have helped thousands of people find the right A Levels, Degree and career. To find out how we can help you and your child, contact us today
How to work with your child to get their dream job
How is your child starting the year? With a goal to search out their career options, apply themselves and really focus on what they want? Jumping out of bed with a spring in their step ready to start searching for universities, interviews or experience?
Probably not, especially with the combination of teenagers and the post-Christmas and Back to School/College/University blues!
Even if life is not that easy, the New Year is a great time for focusing your child on what they want to achieve. The economy is starting to recover, and there is still a lot of competition for many roles, so how do they start to choose their future career, and beat other potential applicants – especially if they don’t even know what they want to do in the first place?
Choosing their ideal career
A lot of people, whether they are about to choose A Levels or start their first job after graduation, struggle with choosing a career for life. Where do you even begin? As an independent Careers Advice service that have helped tens of thousands of people get their dream jobs, we believe that it is happiness that counts.
By concentrating on the four happiness factors that can guide you into a career – interest, personality, aptitudes and values – and gaining an objective viewpoint, we can really help your child determine the best route forward. It’s not about how intelligent they are, but their strengths and weaknesses, likes and dislikes.
Why use an independent careers advice service?
Using an independent careers advice service, like Careers Analysts, can really help your teenager pinpoint these factors. We measure each of the elements individually using psychometric questionnaires and one-on-one consultations with skilled carers advisors, culminating in a series of suggestions that can be eliminated until a few practical and suitable career options remain.
Our programmes are designed to help your child to not only come to a decision about their future career but also give them a strong understanding of themselves – which is invaluable at this hormone laden, emotional time in their lives! Understanding our motivations is a key step to finding true happiness, in our careers and beyond.
Get some expert advice
Our career advisors have spent years working with companies and candidates and know the best ways to highlight skills on CVs, and how to approach companies for dream roles.
We have dedicated programmes for teenagers and young people, working with both them in confidential sessions, and their parents, to choose A Levels, University courses, careers and more.
To find out more, whether you are a parent, teenager or graduate, visit www.careeranalysts.co.uk or call 020 7935 5452
Is your child getting the careers support they need at school?
We all want our child to get the very best start in life, and we trust our schools to provide the best education and support they can. But, with the recent changes to the careers advice infrastructure, can you afford to keep that trust when it rests on the decisions that will direct the path of your child’s future?
A recent survey by Barclays Lifeskills has found that a staggering 93% of young people felt that they were not getting all the careers advice and support they need from the schools system. Although they could get information on universities and A Levels, when it came to more vocational approaches, in particular, the advice was lacking.
According to the BBC News website, The Association of Colleges’ president has also highlighted “particular concerns that schools do not always provide impartial advice – and that young people are steered towards staying in school sixth forms, rather than considering vocational options.”
This bias can lead to individuals doing the wrong course, at the wrong institution (school sixth forms are usually favoured by the existing in-school career services) and not receiving the information they need to enter the jobs market. BBC News also reported that a September Ofsted report concluded that three quarters of schools visited by inspectors were not giving adequate careers advice.
At Careers Analysts, we have worked with thousands of young people, from GCSE and A Levels Choices to those nerve wracking first interviews after university. We know that each person is different, with varying aptitudes, skills, weaknesses and ambition. The key to a happy and fulfilling career is motivation and happiness, and one size does not fit all.
Our independent careers advice service helps you and your child pinpoint motivations much better than standard career information – we measure factors individually using psychometric questionnaires and one-on-one consultations with skilled careers advisors, culminating in a series of suggestions that can be eliminated until a few practical and suitable career options remain.
Our programmes are designed to help your child or young person to not only come to a decision about their future academic choices and career, but also give them a strong understanding of themselves. A difficult job considering the emotional rollercoaster of their teenage years!
For more information about our programmes for young people visit our website
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http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/11/21/93-young-people-not-getting-careers-advice_n_4316437.html
A Child with Special Needs? Career Advice is available
If you have a child with Special Needs, be it Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, ADHD, Aspergers Syndrome, OCD and more, it can be hard to sit down with them and plan their future career.
Does your child suffer from a disability which affects their ability to study, learn, concentrate, plan or to handle patterns, words or numbers? This may lead to unrepresentatively poor results in schoolwork and exams, as well as a loss of self-esteem and confidence in their abilities.
Or your child might have extraordinary powers of concentration or memory but lack the social or communication skills to express them. Equally, obsessional tendencies or a brutal honesty detract from their true potential.
What may be seen as underperformance in the education system may in turn seriously impact their career opportunities in later life.
You know how brilliantly talented and unique your child is – but how can you harness their abilities into further study, an apprenticeship, university and more? They may not be ready to think about it, but you need to know the options and the best way to proceed.
Career Analysts has a unique programme that works with young people with Special Needs. Our career advisors have a great deal of experience in dealing with young people with special circumstances.
We don’t want to see your child get lost in the system – but fulfil their career ambitions and achieve their dream job. Our programme allows them to see their true motivations and goals, their likes, strengths, weaknesses and much more.
The biggest problem for children or young people with Special Needs can be not knowing what you really want to do or where you fit in, and having a learning disorder makes this even more challenging. Our programme is designed to take these circumstances into account and to help them decide what would be a suitable career path for them to follow.
Allow our experience to help your child, and achieve more with that little bit of extra support. In these days when grades count, schools push their students hard and while support for special needs may be available it may not be enough. Find out more today.
You can register online for the Special needs (learning difficulties) careers programme here or call us on 020 7935 5452 with any questions you may have.
Are you prepared? New research shows that under two thirds of young people ask Mum and Dad for careers advice
New research, from totaljobs.com, has shown that young people between 18 and 25 are more likely to turn to their parents first for job advice.
This is a very flattering position for most parents, but do you have the right information for them? Can you help when it comes to finding that first job, choosing the right university course or applying for the all important interview?
For what is an extremely important step for all young people, not enough turn to professional advice to help guide them into their dream role. You may want the very best for your child, but can you guarantee an unbiased viewpoint of this strengths and weaknesses? Do you know all there is to know about courses, apprenticeships, job markets and asking the right questions at job interviews?
We at Careers Analysts have a dedicated programme for young people, helping them find their true motivations, likes and dislikes and key skills in the confusing world of work. Being a teenager is hard enough, without having to plan our your entire future within the mess of nights out, hormones and arguments with your parents!
With our unique combination of psychometric tests, consultation with experienced Occupational Psychologists, aptitude testing and vocational guidance sessions, our programmes are tailor-made for needs of your child. We understand the job market, how it works, and how your child can get a dream career that will truly fulfill them.
Parents and guardians invariably have the best interests of their children at heart, but you can be too close to be able to give unbiased advice regarding their careers and education choices. Our Occupational Psychologist consultations with teenagers and young people always take place in the absence of parents, so that your child can feel free to speak about aspirations and concerns, and indeed about any parental pressures and beliefs.
If you think your child would benefit from truly objective and professional careers advice which is logical, personal and gives them the confidence to act, make sure that we are your first port of call when your child asks you for help.
Find out more about our programme at www.careeranalysts.co.uk/teenagers
Be happy in your job and earn more money!
An interesting piece in the Guardian Datablog this week referred to a study by Professor Satya Paul, an economist at the University of Western Sydney.
Using data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia survey (HILDA), Professor Paul has deduced that being happy means you are more likely to earn more. If you are more satisfied with life, despite statistically working less hours, you will get more income.
This is an interesting thought, and not necessarily explored as fully as it could have been in the article (we haven’t read the full report so don’t judge us on that!). Although happiness comes in many forms, we have always worked with our clients to analyse their interests, motivations and skills so they pick a career path that truly makes them happy. And when you are happy in your job, and motivated, you are more likely to succeed.
The study seems to suggest this as well, as Paul infers that happier people are better workers – the increase in income resulting from higher happiness is a result of happier people being more efficient in earning activities.
So, if you’re happy, you’ll be happier in your job, work more efficiently, and earn more money. Simple!
So, how can you support your child, teenager and young person to pick the right career? Have you full explored their skills, their motivations, dreams, goals and interests? By using our unique combination of psychometric tests and skilled career advisors, we can provide the objective, insightful data to inform you and your child as you take the next steps in A Levels, University or first jobs.
We don’t look at how intelligent your child is, but their strengths and weaknesses. It builds an overall picture that can suggest suitable career paths, by looking at what makes them happy and which careers will achieve this.
We then work with your child on a one-on-one with a series of suggestions for suitable career paths that we have identified from the psychometrics. Once we’ve eliminated those that do not appeal until we are left with a very small number of suitable and practical career options that your child can investigate further and make a decision.
If you are worried about helping your child choose the right A Levels, Degree course, or career, we can help. Our programme is designed to help your child come to a decision about future careers, and give them a strong understanding of themselves. Understanding our motivations are a key step to finding true happiness, in our career and beyond.
So, what makes your child happy? As they grow up and begin to make big decisions about the rest of their lives, how can you support them? What is the right advice to give for their future career?
We can help you make these important steps together. For more information, contact us today or visit our website.
Is your child starting University? How to keep them focused
It’s always a difficult time when your chil
d starts university – things are changing quickly and you have to give them the independence they crave. But how can you be sure they’ll be thinking about coursework, grades and their future career, at least for a percentage of those dizzy first few freshers weeks?
Perhaps this is the impossible task – as all parents know, the more you force an issue, the harder it is to communicate with them about it. However, we at Career Analysts have a programme that might just be the solution – and will definitely mean peace of mind for you!
Our Careers Advice programme is tailored for young people of college and university age, from age 18 to recent graduates. Although your children have matured into young adults it can still be very difficult to see a realistic career path and with the pressures of a student loan to pay back, limited vacancies and a tought economy, it is harder than ever before for young people to live up to what is expected of them.
Our programme helps them map out initial career choices that will bring success and personal satisfaction. The aim of the Career Guidance programme is to identify their real potential, unearth vital extra skills they didn’t know they had, sieve through the options leaving only those that are suitable and realistic, and help them make a decision about where to aim for. We provide a completely objective, professional careers counselling service utilising careful assessment followed by objective, professional careers advice which they can trust as unbiased.
It can give a real boost to self-confidence reassuring them in their ability to achieve their career goals, now aligned with their interests, personality and abilities. It is also a personal journey for them, without your input, they will give them the impetus to ‘own’ their career and really feel motivated to work hard for the future,
This is also a good programme to consider if your child is having doubts about their course, or their exam results. If they don’t think they are studying the right subjects or if they are not totally happy with their course, our experts will help them take a look at their motivations, choices and dreams to ensure that they are completely happy with their chosen career path. They can also advise on beneficial voluntary work or gap year activities, and the right way for your child to study.
Our programme will provide advice and support based on their unique personality, interests and drivers. This will give them the motivation to focus on their coursework and future career path… and give you the chance to enjoy their university years almost as much as they will!
Find out more about our Career Advice for Teenagers and Young People Programme
A Level or GCSE exam results approaching? Time to get ready!
If your child is nervously awaiting their exam results this summer, what can you do to ease the pressure?
Firstly, don’t get too attached (or don’t let them get too attached) to their first choices – they may not get the results they want and may have to go through the clearing process. This shouldn’t be perceived as a huge failure. It happens, as we know life is full of disappointments, big and small, and your child is probably hard enough on themselves without added parental pressures. As long as they did their best, they can be very proud.
Take a look at their options, assess their ideas for future careers, interests and aspiration and go into the great unknown prepared and motivated. As we’ve known since they were babes in arms, parents set the best example for their children. If you’re stressed, chances are they will be too.
While you wait for the inevitable big reveal, take into account that although they might not show it, your son and daughter is thinking about the implications of the future that their exam results hold. The teenage years are fraught enough with hormones, rebellion and more, so added results stress is a recipe for a very unhappy home.
What can you do? Ease the pressure, take their mind of it, focus on their interests and give them some breathing space. Now is not the time to talk about what might happen in the next few months, but focus on long term steps. What are their overall career goals? Where do they want to be in ten, twenty, fifty years? Even if there are no sensible suggestions, thinking about the overall picture can be very helpful. Once you were on your career path, have you ever given much thought to your own exam results?
Stress can also affect you and them physically, so make sure that you are all eating healthily, exercising and taking time to relax properly. It may not be easy for your son or daughter to talk to you directly about their fears, so ensure that they have someone they can talk to – a trusted friend, a member of the family, or even an online support group.
With these stress busters in place, a plan in case the results don’t turn out as hoped, and a long term view, you and your child should have a fairly calm waiting period. And good luck from Career Analysts!
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