At the end of his time with us the student will have a reference for his CV and some experience of working in an office with professional people, writes Jeremy Tauri. Photo / Thinkstock
We recently employed a 14-year-old school student, who is new to the workforce.
He's enthusiastic, being paid and he's helping our organisation out for an hour a day after school, and a few hours at the weekends - if that suits him.
The task we have for him is project
oriented, but I am interested in making a connection with him and what he's been learning at school, exploring further his skills he can possibly apply to our computers and technology.
In reality, we don't get many young people under the age of 19 applying for jobs with us but since we have had some engagement with programmes such as Gateway, we're now looking at ways we can help young people enter the workforce and - even more importantly - connect with businesses.
As an accounting firm, we have access to growing organisations that may have opportunities to offer the youth, such as internships, work experience or scholarships.
