Family Employment and Career Guidance: One Size Does Not Fit All

摘要

The next generation in your family probably ranges broadly in age.There likely are(or will soon be) teens,recent college graduates and perhaps even those in their 30s who have worked elsewhere,all seeking the ideal work environment and optimal salary opportunities.How do you create a family employment approach that addresses the diverse needs of a diverse next generation? How do you create conditions for maximum success for a variety of interests,talents and capacities? We've found it helps to think about family employment in three stages: experimentation,entry and expansion.Beyond part-time jobs and internships for high school and college-age family members,the business needs to provide carefully constructed,shorter-term learning opportunities.These assignments,projects or tasks might last one week or 10 days over a school break or extend over an entire summer.These”experiments”allow the young family member to learn the basics of the business with minimal exposure and risk to the individual and the business.