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...what would you advise them to do work wise?
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Agree with the I.T career if they were handy with computers, loads of money in marketing and it these days,If they were academic i would point them towards IT, Law, or Medicine.And if they were the more practical type, I would say go get a trade; Plumbing, Sparky, Chippy etc, although advise them into something thats not going to mess up thier body too much like plastering, or carpet fitting.
As mentioned above, I don't think the armed forces is ever a bad thing, although I would steer him towards something that translates to a job outside in civvy street like engineer, comms technician etc, as opposed to infantry.
I love the windows, but its not something I would have my kids aim towards. I would rather they used it more as a fall back than a career. Otherwise, if they don't like the window cleaning they are screwed with no skills and knowledge in anything else.Interesting that no one has mentioned window cleaning.
id think a general cleaning bod would be worth suggesting. in no time at all a general house cleaner is always very busy. iv seen several startup and without exception they get busy quickly , but unless they employ they burn out due to the workload . probably not the best thing to tell a new starterI love the windows, but its not something I would have my kids aim towards. I would rather they used it more as a fall back than a career. Otherwise, if they don't like the window cleaning they are screwed with no skills and knowledge in anything else.
The problems I hve with this and any other cleaning trade as a 1man band is that the pay is almost capped, as there is only so much you can do in a day. You are only as good as your health, get injured and ill and you're fcked. And I don't like being in a job that is so easily flooded with newbies. Better to be in a skilled trade thats hard to learn- plumbers for example, its very tough to get trained as a plumber, the courses are there, but you leave with no real knowledge....talk to any plumber and he will tell you he probably gets 2 calls a week from qualified people offering to work fro free just for the experience. The shortage of trained people has kept the day rate very high.id think a general cleaning bod would be worth suggesting. in no time at all a general house cleaner is always very busy. iv seen several startup and without exception they get busy quickly , but unless they employ they burn out due to the workload . probably not the best thing to tell a new starter
Listening is the key! Find out their likes/dislikes, hobbies/interests and go from there. Our role should only be to listen and guide, never to be pushy or forceful!Would do a lot of listening......and try to only advise when asked or it's appropriate within the context of the conversation.
Easier said than done /emoticons/smile.png