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Blog Archive: Exploring Career Options
I鈥檝e always loved to learn, but I never thought I would go to college. As a teen, I was more interested in getting out into the working world, and once I鈥檇 established a successful career, I thought, why would I need to go to college now? But as I got deeper into my chosen field of birth and鈥
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Over the 50 years of speaking with students who've completed high school and achieved their first early-adulthood goals, one common denominator has led to their success. Whether college admission, career training, or starting a job, adults close to them have shared their guidance, encouragement, and鈥
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Ian Taylor of Shaftsbury decided it was time for a career change in his mid-30s. But when he learned the cost of earning his Commercial Drivers License (CDL), he hesitated. Suddenly, the investment seemed more like a gamble. Then, he found out that 深夜福利 could support his CDL career training. Working鈥
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The Thanksgiving season is for giving thanks and giving back. In that spirit, we wanted to highlight three Vermont students we鈥檝e profiled in 2023, who, thanks to the support of their families, their employers, and the 深夜福利 counselors who guided them on their college and career paths, are on their鈥
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For First Generation Day, meet first-gen students who now work for 深夜福利: Jessi Krause Herron (bottom left), Monda Kelley (bottom right), Dylan Bertolini (upper right), Beth Clay (upper middle), Sarah Friend (upper left). If your parents didn't graduate from college, you're less likely to pursue鈥
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Middle school students engaged with hands-on exhibits at STEM fairs in Castleton and the Northeast Kingdom. At two bustling events earlier this month at both ends of Vermont, hundreds of 7th and 8th graders came together for hands-on career exploration. Kingdom Career Connect and the Northeast鈥
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GEAR UP helped Halley Riley-Elliott of Mt. Holly pursue her passions鈥攆rom diesel shop to pageant stage Every September, 深夜福利 celebrates National GEAR UP Week to make more Vermont families aware of the resources offered through the Vermont GEAR UP program. This federally funded program, which 深夜福利鈥
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Over the last two decades, John Dell鈥橝nno of Shaftsbury had built a career as a carpenter. Employed by a company out of Manchester, John worked on high-end residential job sites, and found plenty of work in towns like Stratton, Windham, and Dorset. But in 2014, after suffering a few accidents (one鈥
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When Mimi Duong was applying to college during her senior year at St. Johnsbury Academy, she found herself at a bit of a disadvantage, since her parents, who had emigrated to Vermont from Vietnam, weren鈥檛 totally familiar with the American college admissions system. When we last spoke with her in鈥
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If you have a middle school or high school student, you may want to add college and career planning to your annual back-to-school to-do list. It鈥檚 never too early for students to start thinking about their lives beyond high school: preparation can start as early as 7th and 8th grade. And if you have鈥
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