January 21, 2014 Hire-a-Shocker Newsletter

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In this issue: • Making College Pay • First Impressions • Anthropologists & Archeologists • Juvenile in Justice Exhibit • Bonus Feature: - Playing Fair: Your Rights & Responsibilities as a Job Seeker

WSU Career Services

Hire-a-Shocker

Building Shockers, Building Professionals

Issue 08 / 01.21.14

Working with Youth by Jan Mead, Career Services’ Career Counselor

If I were to ask you what you wanted to do with your life, would you answer "help people?" Helping people is certainly a commendable purpose for one's life. And, undoubtedly, we will probably never run out of people who need our help. One of the populations that fits in the category of people who need help is juveniles. According to data from the National Juvenile Court Data Archive, Juvenile Court Statistics 2009, more than 31 million youth were under juvenile court jurisdiction in 2009. Of these youth, 79% were between the ages of 10 and 15, 12% were age 16, and 9% were age 17. On any given day, more than 70,000 juvenile offenders are not living in their homes but are held in residential placement (e.g., juvenile detention facilities, corrections facilities, group homes or shelters). Many of these at-risk young people have been neglected, even abused. Live in poverty. Are homeless. Have never had a stable, caring relationship. Have never had anyone worthy of respect for a role model. Juveniles in trouble at school, with their parents, with the court system - may be there because they simply made a bad choice. That bad choice may negatively impact their life for years and years to come. If you want to dedicate your time and energy to help at-risk youth, what do you major in? Criminal Justice, Social Work, Psychology, and Education represent a few possibilities. What career field might you choose? There are a multitude to consider including therapist, case worker, teacher, counselor, lawyer, advocate, program coordinator, program director, child protection specialist, youth probation officer, juvenile correctional officer, job developer, youth care worker, family intervention specialist, street outreach workers, independent living skills coordinator, family resource specialist, transitional living specialist, crisis intervention specialist, group home worker. In addition to paid positions, there are also volunteer opportunities to help at-risk youth. For more information regarding careers in helping fields, schedule an appointment with one of our counselors. There is much work to be done. You just may be one of the people to do it.

Attn: Education Majors Super Sign-Up Sunday Education Interview Day

schedules will open in Hire-a-Shocker on February 2 at 4:00 pm. Career Services staff will be available to answer questions from 4:00 to 6:00 pm. Call 978-3435. Schedules close at 5:00 pm on February 4. Reminder: You must have a resume uploaded into Hire-aShocker by January 24.

Mini-Mocks

Practice your interview skills before Education Interview Day. Career counselors will be available from 5:00 to 7:00 pm on January 28, 29, and 30 to conduct mini interviews. Call Career Services to schedule a time today! Call 978-3435.


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