Gain Career Coaching Knowledge and Empower Your Teen with Quick, Easy Activities to Find Career Direction. By Amy Zdanowski
I met Amy at the Michigan Career Development Association conference in 2023 and we talked about her book she was working on then. Well this year, April 2024, she has her book!
I love this very insightful book which is written to the parents of teens who want to help their teens but are not sure how. Amy breaks down not only what is important but what to avoid. i.e. don’t ask what your passion is
Her advice on exploring work style preferences and interests is simple and constructive. She introduces both concepts in easy to understand terms and provides examples so that people can understand how Data, People, Things, and Ideas plays out in work preferences. And then gives activities your teen can do to understand the concepts too.
She introduces the Holland theory and does the same model, examples and activities to support them. She also shares a number of online resources to help in this process.
If you are a parent who wants to help your teens explore their career development, this is a great book to help you. It is current and based upon Amy’s many years of experience as a school counselor and college career advisor.
Find it now at Amazon
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