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For Immediate Release
June 16, 1997
Gone are the days when "the other kids" were the only students who were interested in finding out how they fit in the world of work. For years, students who enrolled in vocational education classes were considered to be second class citizens who would be graduating from high school and going straight to work at low paying jobs. The belief was that the kids who were going to go on to college, and hopefully, from there to a white collar job, had no business being involved in real business!
The first annual NELC conference held last week in Colorado was devoted to instructing attendees in how to become "evangelists" and bring the word back to their home states about how much sense this concept makes for the future of American businesses. Twenty-seven states were represented at the in-depth workshops and Roy Romer, the Governor of Colorado was the keynote speaker.
Susan Silvano, President of Career Management International states, "Fortunately, the School to Work concept is gaining wide acceptance with companies all over the United States who realize that they are smart if they begin grooming potential employees while they are still in their high school years." Schools are also beginning to make another startling discovery: technical education is highly valued in today's business world and students with interest and ability in these technical areas often command large salaries and a great deal of latitude in their job duties.
Companies as diverse as Charles Schwab and Dave's Collision Specialist are beginning to support students by promoting "job shadowing". High school students are assigned to an employee and actually shadow that employee in order to observe all the facets of the job. The student is then able to rotate to another employee and shadow that position as well. While this sort of active mentoring is taking place in the business world, the schools are supporting students by tying their curriculum to areas of interest so that their studies are aligned with their future career possibilities.
Career Management InternationalÆ (CMI) is celebrating its 20th year of business. CMI is a full service counseling and consulting firm which provides outplacement, career alignment, outsourcing of human resources functions and school to work programs as well as training and career development services. CMI is headquartered in Houston, Texas with offices throughout the country. All CMI counselors are licensed and hold Masters or Doctorate degrees in human behavior.
Career Management International, Inc. is a provider of human resource services including outplacement, relocation counseling and facilitation, employee assistance programs, management interventions and team building. CMI recognizes the substantial corporate investment in human capital and delivers effective programs required by businesses to maximize the return on that investment.
Founded in 1976, CMI is headquartered in Houston and has offices throughout the United States. A woman owned company, CMI focuses its creative energy to provide customized solutions to current business problems.
