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A NOTE FROM OUR TEAM

	Every once in a while, students use "Contact F4K" to give us their unsolicited opinions. We thought you would get a kick out of reading a few. Thank you, -the F4K team Susan, John, Tanja and Rebecca

KIDS SAY THE DARNDEST THINGS

Kristen, 8^th grade—“This has been helping me alot and it tells me what and how I need to do things
in my life and do them right.”

Tiffany, 8^th grade—“your web site is soooo cool i took the matchmaker quiz and i got all the careers
i wanted. i had a hard time picking what i wanted.”

Brittany, 8^th grade—“I LOVE THIS NET!”

Marie, 9^th grade—“I really love this program it has gave me lots of advice in order to persue my dreams.. THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

Tashawn, 9^th grade—“diz iz the best website 4 lookin 4 careers”

Justin, 10^th grade—“i think this site is the best site for people to find out what they can be. this site
has helped me alot.“

Joey, 10^th grade—“i was just wandering how many different career coaches there actually are i just wanted to thank them for all they do they have answered so many questions of mine and i really appreciate them a lot!!!!”

A DAY IN THE LIFE

Credit Suisse kicked off National Job Shadowing Day 2008 on February 1 by hosting ten students from Hillside New Tech High School in Durham.

Students were given an overview of Credit Suisse, learned about several of the departments and their roles, ate lunch with employees and even played a business-related card game!

The job shadowing reinforced the students' exploration of technology-based careers through F4K and allowed them to see firsthand how the skills learned in school relate to the workplace.

For more information about job shadowing, click here: www.jobshadow.org.

Ivan and Kaneisha @ Credit Suisse

REALITY CHECK

Excerpted from:

NC Department of Labor
Market Skills Survey:
Reconnecting Public Education
with Economic Reality

Click HERE to read the full text

“The education and skills that our citizens bring to the workplace are our most critical economic development issue. Solving the problem will require multiple solutions, with everyone—education, government, business, parents and students—working together to build a first-rate workforce for North Carolina.”
                       -Cherie Berry, NC Commissioner of Labor

“I strongly believe that in order to address these issues it will take a focused partnership of the education system and the business community to provide a different orientation towards career development and advancement.”
                                -NC Manufacturing employer

“It would be helpful to incorporate more technical training and job knowledge for area employability. Most high schoolers do not understand what is required beyond high school to meet the qualifications for certain jobs or what is available in their area.”
                                 -NC Government employer

> A Note from our Team
> Kids Say The Darndest Things
> A Day in the Life
> Reality Check

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