We had the pleasure of meeting Al, a few years back, at a WA State Prevention Summit. He shared his advice with the youth as an Emcee of the conference, as well as, did a workshop for the youth on communication and seeking gainful employment. As our teens look for summer jobs or look for meaningful long-term positions, perhaps they’ll gleam some advice from this article by Al Duncan.
6 Reasons Young Employees Need Better Written Communication Skills
“Well… what happened?”
“I told him if he wanted a job, send me an email and he sent me a text disguised as an email.”
“Nooo. Really? Man… that’s messed up. I think he’s doing pretty good in school.”
“For me that’s even worse. He’s in college! I mean really, Al… does he even know what punctuation or a complete sentence is?!”
—irritated business owner talking to Al Duncan about a potential employee
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