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OVER ONE MILLION TEENS SEEK EMPLOYMENT...TOUGH TIMES ARE HERE
Dateline: October 26, 2005 ... Sacramento, CA
Contact Name: Barbara Dwyer
Contact Phone: (530) 753-9380
E-mail: thejobjourney@cal.net
Web Address: http://www.TheJobJourney.org
SACRAMENTO, CA - October 26, 2005 - An increase in the number of teens
and college graduates who are seeking jobs are bringing tough times in
the employment arena. Move over baby boomers - now your children are
seeking jobs!
Today's young generation of job seekers face real challenges. Over 1.3
million teens are currently unemployed and seeking work. Besides the
normal challenges met by every job seeker, such as preparedness and
qualifications, other factors are putting a damper on young career
dreams. With a cut in government and federal job programs,
outsourcing at its peak, frequent lay-offs, immigrant job placements,
and more retirees re-entering the work force, job resources are
becoming limited.
"...Teen employment - at 36.7 percent this summer - is at its lowest
since 1948, when researchers started gathering that data, according to
the Center for Labor Market Studies at Northeastern University in
Boston," according to Newsday.com (September 16, 2005).
Barbara Dwyer, CEO of The Job Journey, LLC, recently developed an
innovative job program called "The Job Journey" that's helping teens
and young adults secure the career of their dreams. Dwyer spent 25
years as a Human Resource Executive and has seen first-hand the needs
of young career seekers.
She states, "Teens and young adults born between 1979 and 2000, a.k.a.
Generation Y (Gen Y'ers), are entering the job market with an entirely
different perspective than their parents, the 'baby boomers'. Gen
Y'ers have grown up in a world where technology and modern
conveniences have matured. The dilemma of "career versus family" is
also a focus for Gen Y'ers as more home schoolers and at-home college
graduates enter the job world. Every young job seeker will need
guidance to be able to close the generation gap during interviews."
The Job Journey program has been taught by Dwyer in California high
schools, but is now available online to students all over the United
States. The program shows career seekers how to use proper business-
style vocabulary to build rapport, establish strong goals, identify
companies that can help them reach their goals, negotiate a higher
salary, and create a professional image.
Leaders in the business world have praised the program, and many think
the program will dramatically improve the interview process.
"Out of the thousands I've interviewed, I certainly wish my candidates
had gone through The Job Journey," states Shana Nelson, Store Team
Leader, Target Corporation.
The Job Journey is equipping career seekers with the tools and skills
they need as they face a difficult job world.
More information can be found at http://www.TheJobJourney.org
For an interview, please contact Barbara Dwyer by phone at (530) 753-
9380 or email: thejobjourney@cal.net
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