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Jumpstart Your Summer: Tips for Landing a Great Job

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Jumpstart Your Summer: Tips for Landing a Great Job For many neurodivergent young adults, job searching can feel overwhelming. Our Advance LA Life Skills Coaches understand these feelings and help break down the job search process into manageable steps. Here are our top tips to land a great gig: 1) CREATE A RESUME Even without formal job experience, you can impress prospective employers with a professional-looking resume. Include past internships (paid and unpaid), extracurricular activities, volunteer stints, and classwork. College students can visit their campus career office or ask a supportive adult for assistance. 2) HAVE A LIST OF REFERENCES…

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February 2021 Blog feature image of two hands with holding pinky fingers

Finding Love And Romance

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Assisting Young Adults With ASD With Finding Love And RomanceWhile February days are often cold…

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New Year’s Resolutions

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New Year’s ResolutionsHAPPY 2021! Happy New Year! The beginning of 2021 is the perfect time…

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Home For The Holidays

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Home For The HolidaysAs the saying goes, “there’s no place like home for the holidays”…

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A Successful Remote Learner

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You Need To Sit In The “Front Row”To Be A Successful Remote Learner!Research shows that…

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How to Have an Attitude of Gratitude

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Even for Thanksgiving 2020How to Have an Attitude of GratitudeThe phrase, “attitude of gratitude” may…

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Strategies For Coping with Uncertainty

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Strategies ForCoping with UncertaintyLife can feel very uncertain these days. Young adults may feel worried…

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Preparing for An Online College Fall Semester

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Preparing for AnOnline College Fall SemesterWhile we are all adjusting to a “new normal” during…

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4 Strategies to Help Ease Into Your New Normal

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4 Strategies toHelp Ease Into Your New NormalWe are all feeling a bit uncertain about…

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Fun Things To Do During Summer 2020!

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Fun Things To Do DuringSummer 2020!Here are 7 ideas that may bring some sunshine to…

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How to Keep a Positive Mindset

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How toKeep a Positive MindsetPositive Mindset With all that is going on in the world,…

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The 4 A’s: Dealing With Stressful Situations

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The 4 A’s:Dealing With Stressful SituationsLife can be really stressful! And if you are starting…

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10 Ways to Celebrate Yourself

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10 Ways toCelebrate YourselfThis year, why not choose to celebrate Valentine’s Day as an opportunity…

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Tips on How to Draw Your Future

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Tips onHow to Draw Your FutureAs we all know, January is the traditional time to…

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3 Tips for Managing the Holidays

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3 Tips forManaging the HolidaysFor some of us, the holiday season can be a minefield…

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4 Ways to Reduce Holiday Stress

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4 Ways toReduce Holiday StressNovember brings the start of holiday fun and excitement! But despite…

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7 Tips for Handling Your ADHD

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7 Tips forHandling Your ADHDOctober is ADHD Awareness Month. This is a time to celebrate…

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Living With Your Young Adult

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Living With Your Young AdultFor many parents and young adults who live together at home,…

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5 Ways to Manage Autumn Anxiety

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5 Ways toManage Autumn AnxietyIt’s summertime, and the livin’ is easy, right? Well, not necessarily.…

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How to Prepare in the Summer Before College

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How to Prepare in the Summer Before CollegeJuly is the month for spending time at…

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Health and Wellness

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Health and WellnessJune is National Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Month! Are you eating enough fruits…

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May is the Month to Find a Summer Job!

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May is the Month toFind a Summer Job!Now is the time to start looking for…

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