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Working any sort of job helps a teen learn that there is a world out there greater than "oneself" and will also in many ways show them they will have to be flexible and adaptable to be successful.  In the engineering school where my husband taught for many years, it seems the the school philosophy was how great they were and seemed to only continue the silly notion many affluent, well educated teens have that they will exit college into managerial positions without having to have a skills set other than to tell others what to do!!Today it is a competitive world out there to even get unpaid internships so anything that can demonstrate that even as a young teen one sought extra training or got out there in the work world as a volunteer or paid employee is good.  Also, getting early references beyond teachers and family friends can highlight work related abilities that these folks may not have even seen in the young person to date.

One of our girls started volunteering as an early teen as she did have a sister with a disability which lead to her interest to become a physical therapist (now able to work part-time at $70/per hour in DC area with two young children) and for her to log 1,000 hours which lead to being a Community Volunteer runner in one of the Olympic Torch runs.  Another was on a swim team growing up and took the classes and became a lifeguard as an older teen as her first paid job.  She also did some summer volunteer work in Latin America while in college which helped her get her very high paying government job years later when an agency was looking not only for bilingual Spanish speakers, but for those with in-country experience in rather unusual countries.  It was a case that early volunteering with different groups and a year after college before grad school came together.[/quote]

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