“THE FUTURE of employ- ment is like a jelly doughnut — the full-time, full-year jobs are the jelly and the part-year, part-time jobs are the pastry. In order to get to the jelly, future employees will have to learn to take bites out of the pastry be- fore they'will reach the jelly in - the centre.’ - Dr. Roslyn Kunin Sy Christi McAllister Those of us who are entering | ’ the business world can no longer expect to complete some level of post-secondary. training, graduate, and im- mediately land a full-time, full-year job. This was possible “in the '70s and ‘80s but it is less and less likely in the ‘90s. ‘To achieve one of the jelly jobs people must be prepared to start at the bottom, and take on part-time, part-year jobs. These are small bites granted, but they are necessary if one is ever going to succeed in to- day's world. Dr. Roslyn Kunin, economist, said this during her recent lec- ture to parents and students in North Vancouver, and this ‘model illustrates perfectly the state of employment in the business wosld that today’s graduates are facing. The cooperative business education program is in itself a small bite, but one that will be instrumental in allowing us, aS students, to get a feot i in the door. _ The business co-op program - allows students to experience areas of interest prior to attend- ing university or seeking employment. How many peo- ple do you know who spent -untold dollars and several years _Of post-secondary schooling, only to find that the job they . had trained for in theory was not for them in practice? - " The business co-op program gives every senior student the opportunity to experience the workplace and enable one to make informed decisions about career choices in the future. A very large portion of business co-op students will at- tend a post-secondary institu- tion and these students have also completed their gradua- tion requirements, and will find employment as a result of this program. At Sutherland secondary school, instructors Ralph Moyle and Pat McGuire assist students to develop insight into the ex- acting requirements of the business world. Using com- puters, students are taught how to construct proper business letters and a variety of resumes. Proper business deportment, interpersonal skills and com- munication while on the job are stressed. To further the in- ternational knowledge of the Sutherland business co-op stu-_ dents, the class has begun a series of activities with the Ca- nadian International College. The activities are designed to make the class much more aware of the social differences that exist between the two trading partners, Japan and Canada. Business leaders of today recognize the importance of communication, and business co-op students are taught the study of body language and other forms of non-verbal communication. This will give them an edge in an interview situation. By studying televised interviews of themselves, each student is able to correct man- nerisms that would cause one not to be successful in a real- _life interview. Employers will not tolerate tardiness nor absenteeism of their employees and, in a like manner, promptness and at- tendance throughout the business co-op program is mandatory, Students learn to be responsible for their own at- tendance, and if they are going to be late or absent a phone call from the student is re- quired. Just as the CEO of a major corporation would not expect a phone call from an employee's mother, neither does Moyle. In this subtle but effective manner, the student is not led through the course by the hand, but rather given the necessary tools to become self-empowered and successful in the real world. Christi McAllister is a Sutherland secondary school ’ student who is in the business co-op program. , 1993 — North Shore News ~ 30 NEWS photo Nell Lucente The Great Capilano River Duck Race takes place March 14, 1993 at 1 p.m. at Park Royal South. Ducks are $5.00 each and are available at ali North Shore Credit Union Offices, all major malls, Save -on Foods, Royal Bank ,B.C. Hydro, Jim Pattison Toyota, Dick Irwin Chevrolet Oldsmobile or by simply calling 980-DUCK. ‘GRAND PRIZE ‘he travel trip of a lifetime for two! Sponsored in part by British Alrways Fly from Vancouver to New York, where you board the Concorde bound for London. After a $500 shopping spree (at Harrods) and several theatre nights out, board the Orient Express for Venice. 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