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00:00Hello, my name is Amber Allitt and I'm a journalist specialising in education.
00:05This week is National Careers Week, which can be a good opportunity to sit down with
00:09your child and talk a little about their dreams and plans for the future.
00:13Our partner, First News, the UK's only newspaper especially for young people, says that career
00:19aspirations start earlier than you might think, so it's never too early to have this conversation.
00:25Here are three ways they recommend that parents kick this discussion off.
00:31Number one, try asking your child what job they would choose if they could do anything
00:34in the world, perhaps while sitting around the breakfast table.
00:38Depending on their age, their answers may not be super realistic, but it could still
00:43offer valuable insight into their passions and interests.
00:47Number two, ask how they think jobs will change by the time they grow up, and which ones might
00:51not be around anymore.
00:54We live in a constantly changing world, and new technologies like AI are likely to mean
00:58some big changes to the jobs people do one day, but this doesn't have to be a doom and
01:03gloom discussion.
01:05You can also try asking them if they could choose a new job that doesn't exist yet and
01:09create it, what it would be and why.
01:12Finally, if they have a little more of an idea about what they would like to do one
01:16day, or a few different options they're weighing up, First News has a whole series of short
01:21films on its website, exploring how to get into a variety of different career paths.
01:27Sitting down and watching a few as a family can be really eye-opening, and a good chance
01:31to start planning for the future in a little more detail.