205 Valarie R. Austin, Career and College Readiness Expert, Author and Trainer Shares Expertise on Careers for Youth To Consider During Pandemic Shifts

<p>Valarie Austin is President of Vauboix Publishing, LLC. She is  Lieutenant Colonel (Retired, U.S. Army) Austin is a career and college readiness author and trainer. Her college readiness book, “The Student's Comprehensive Guide For College & Other Life Lessons,” is featured on Amazon.com and various other book outlets. </p><p>Valarie is a prolific and successful professional speaker who has presented to audiences at the VeteransBizUp! Virtual Conference 2021, public libraries, high schools, sorority college preparedness workshops, and other venues.</p><p>Valarie is a  model academic career training and expertise and she shares with youth about careers and the importance of attending college and careers and if they chose not to attend college? She shared the name of the colleges she attended.</p><p>She shares why she decided to author your book, <i>“The Student’s Comprehensive Guide for College & Other Life Lessons,”</i> about career and college readiness planning.</p><p>Valarie discussed a few ways that parents can prepare their children for after high school graduation in pursuit of post-secondary schooling.</p><p>Listeners are provided with the differences between blue-collar and white-collar careers and why blue-collar careers are just as important to pursue as white-collar careers in today’s economy.</p><p>Some criteria that young adults and their parents should contemplate when selecting colleges or technical schools to attend were shared by Valarie.</p><p>Return on Investment young adults should be considered when selecting a postsecondary school. A few alternatives to college for young people were provided. Valarie shared what circumstances should a high school graduate think about postponing attendance at post-secondary schooling such as college.</p><p>Valarie shared insight on why there is such an epidemic of student loan debt. She provides steps students and parents can take to reduce the student loan debt burden. That's not all, she synopses how early career exploration reduces the amount of student