So after having a discussion here
//www.wallstreetoasis.com/group-post/the-relationsh…
And going on a tangent about crappy public schools and the problem of one-size-fits-all education, I started thinking seriously about letting high school kids work for high school credit rather than sit in a class all day.
I remember taking Business 101 in high school and wanting to learn more about how to start/operate a business. At the same time, my freshman classes were mostly review from high school. Yet, we regularly offer freshman and sophomores internships even though they probably have a very small advantage over kids in high school.
These guys have had some success in getting high school kids to focus on careers.
http://www.downtownexpress.com/de_278/wallstreets…
This kind of program looks promising and yet, until I did a Google search I had never heard of it. Does anyone have any experience with the NAF or organizations like it? Either as a student or a finance professional? This is the kind of educational reform I could get behind.
Junior Achievement absolutely kicked ass when I was in high school. I did it each year and can honestly say it developed my lust for business (and money) at an early age.
DECA / FBLA
manual labor
Like preparing a pitch book. That's manual labor. So is working with Excel and PowerPoint.
Goldman takes a few HS students each summer to help with clerical, back-office type stuff. It sounds like a great experience for those kids, who would otherwise be working at daycamps or golf courses.
hmm, I don't know how I feel about this...
Especially putting jailbait on the Street. Really?
What I would quite like tough is much more free subject choice, at a much earlier age. Kids get tortured with so many utterly useless subjects they hate.
I really dont see the point of making people do art/music if they hate it(or make them do science if they hate it).
A broad education is good. From my experience the kids that hated some subjects hated all subjects.
Agreed, A broad education is good. I do like the sound of this though. It's something I'd encourage my child to do for sure.
What kind of job should I be looking for? (High school student) (Originally Posted: 03/14/2013)
Hey guys, I am a Canadian high school senior headed to the AEO HBA program at Western University (Ivey; one of the few Canadian semi-targets). I feel like I'm just wasting time these days, so I want to get a job this summer, preferably in the finance industry. I know that it is next to impossible to get any jobs/internships at any IB's or even smaller community banks with only a high school diploma. What kind of feasible jobs related to finance could I look for that might help my resume a bit?
Any advice/insight would be greatly appreciated.
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