In direct response to comments from companies reluctant to hire teens for summer and part-time jobs, Teens4Hire.org launches Ready for the Workplace, an online job readiness and certification program for teens aged 14-19. The program is designed to improve the employability and success of teens in the workplace.
"Companies complain to us that teens are not prepared, ready or even truly willing to work," says Renee Ward, founder of Teens4Hire.org a web site devoted to helping teens land jobs.
"They say teens lack the right attitude, skills and work ethic which makes the company reluctant to hire a teenager especially a minor teen."
To compete, Ward says parents and job counselors should invest and encourage their teens to sign up for Teens4Hire.org's online job readiness and certification program, Ready for the
Workplace http://www.teens4hire.org/ready_workplace.asp