http://www.gadaboutmedia.com News, Tips, Opinions & Entertainment Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:49:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.gadaboutmedia.com/how-to-encourage-your-child-to-skip-the-gap-year/#comment-214 Gemma | Gap Daemon Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:49:29 +0000 http://www.gadaboutmedia.com/?p=131#comment-214 Ah Flora, I feel your pain but think you're missing the point. For many a gap year isn't just an opportunity to do nothing for a year - some work (added bonus- a bit of money coming in so less reliant on the bank of mum and dad), others do something that will add to their CV or go travelling. I don't know anyone who wanted to go to college but took a gap year and never started. It's tough at the moment to get a job but by getting work experience, learning a language abroad or volunteering you can add more strings to your bow that may just make you that bit more employable. Ah Flora, I feel your pain but think you’re missing the point. For many a gap year isn’t just an opportunity to do nothing for a year – some work (added bonus- a bit of money coming in so less reliant on the bank of mum and dad), others do something that will add to their CV or go travelling. I don’t know anyone who wanted to go to college but took a gap year and never started. It’s tough at the moment to get a job but by getting work experience, learning a language abroad or volunteering you can add more strings to your bow that may just make you that bit more employable.

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