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Assessments
- Helping youth to navigate and negotiate their way by working to their strengths

Seeking to develop an understanding of our likely natural preferences/motivations/talents is a powerful place to begin. We come to recognise that each of us has talent and motivation. Within the right setting is has worth and application. When an individual can begin to see her or himself in the picture, then what ensues next creates tremendous opportunity. Where there is only limited self-knowledge and belief, then individuals may approach situations from a position of weakness, forgetting their Natural Talent and perhaps losing sight of what is possible. Our Natural Talent assessments are based on years of research and analysis. One of our major strengths is that we are not an off the shelf solution; we build a solution to meet the needs and dynamics that a cohort of students brings with it. We are not restricted by a one-size-fits-all assessment.

In a segment last year on the '7:30 Report', Kerry O'Brien interviewed Sir Ken Robinson (chaired a high powered commission for the Blair Govt. to define an education strategy for the future. He was knighted in 2003 for services to education and the arts). . .

Sir Ken Robinson stated "Talent is often buried deep; It's not lying around on the surface."
Kerry O'Brien responded "But are you saying there is a sweet spot in all of us where our talents intersect with our passions and that that is not being mined, is not being found, is not being looked for?".
Sir Ken Robinson replied "Yes, that's exactly the point."

YouthStart™ has been working with students and individuals since 1991 to help them mine and uncover their Natural Talent. For more information on our Natural Talent assessment programs, please don't hesitate to contact us.

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Workshops

From small groups of 6 individuals to large groups, we uncover what is REALLY GREAT about the individual, and we deliver a unique view of pathways to see the individual's motivation and performance lifted. We discuss key points including:

• Uncovering your hidden learning strengths (From High School to TAFE and University)
• Discovering motivation and understanding how to sustain it

High levels of Youth unemployment unacceptable...

We can also focus on creating POWERFUL CONFIDENCE before a job interview. With youth unemployment at around three times that of the national average, youth need an advantage.

• Interview the Interviewer - A confident candidate
• Learn to ask the right questions that you know the answers to
• The First Half Second
• Mirror, Mirror

We are happy to meet with you personally to understand your needs and then discuss with you the full dynamics and options available for you and the students.

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Resume Help

Far too many resumes today have the candidate at a position of weakness, and many are just laundry lists. Our team can write a resume that will present you in a unique way to prospective employers and encourage them to call you for an interview. Do not hesitate to contact us to discuss how or if we may be of service here.

Here is one example of feedback from a client (Executive Manager) after we did a full rewrite of his resume:
"I had another interview yesterday, and yes I was more positive as i knew the direction i was going. I also had a positive response from using the new CV format. Thanks again, Your encouragement has helped lift me and put me in a positive frame of mind."

One week later...
"Hi Francis, 7 interviews count them, 7, you are amazing... Love your work"