By srobbins
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April 15, 2010
On Tuesday, 30 fifth grade students from CMS Community School in Denver too control of the Hyatt Regency Denver at Convention Center. Students spent the day shadowing employees of the 1,100 room hotel. They were working with everyone from to chefs, security guards, valets, to front desk personnel, concierge and engineers. One student even got [...]
By Gregg Moss
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March 12, 2010
More than 3,500 volunteers will participate in Junior Achievement classrooms this year and count among them the president and CEO of JA, Robin Wise. Robin is teaching the high school program – “JA Success Skills.” Here’s what she has to say about her experience.
“I just got back from teaching my fourth session of JA [...]
By Gregg Moss
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March 10, 2010
As the number of women surpasses men in the workforce, a recent Junior Achievement(JA)-ING poll found striking differences in the opinions of teenage boys and girls when it comes to what motivates them to excel on the job and that tools they consider important in determining career success.
Motivation to succeed stems from very different places [...]
By JA_Guest
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February 24, 2010
A recent national poll conducted by Junior Achievement (JA) and Deloitte indicates teens freely admit to unethical behavior today.
A few of the key findings:
80% of teens believe they can make ethical business decisions when they join the workforce, yet 38% think they have to break rules at school to succeed nearly half believe that lying [...]
By Gregg Moss
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February 1, 2010
Teens in Colorado and Wyoming can now find out about more than 100 different careers through a new virtual job shadow program launched today by Junior Achievement, DeVry University, and Career Corner Digital. The fast-paced, first-person videos take students behind the scenes at some of the world’s top companies, providing them with an inside look [...]