MV Careers
Let's Talk Careers with Ms.V
What Parents Need to Understand About Careers Today:
Before your teen chooses a degree.
Who is this parent workshop for?
parents with teens in grade 8
parents with teens in grade 9
parents with teens in grade 10
parents with teens in grade 11
parents with teens in grade 12
and any guardian wanting to understand how to support their teen at home.
Do you dream of watching your teen thrive in their future career?
Career decisions are being made earlier than ever, often with limited context and even less exposure to real career stories. In a rapidly changing world of work, many students choose subjects or degrees without fully understanding how those choices connect to life beyond school.
This webinar exists to bring context back into career decision-making and to help you feel more confident to start the career conversation with your teen at home.
In this webinar you'll learn how to...
Why teens struggle to choose careers before university.
The 3 steps parents can use to guide career exporation.
How to help your teen connect careers to university degrees.
What most schools don't have time to teach about career planning.
Build a careers road map for your teen before they apply to university.
This webinar is ideal if:
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Your teen isn't sure what they want to study.
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You want to guide your teen without putting pressure on them.
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You want your teen to explore careers before choosing a degree.
Meet Maria Vitoratos (AKA: Ms.V)
Hi, I’m Maria Vitoratos, but most people know me as Ms. V.
I’m a career strategist, educator, and doctoral researcher focused on youth career readiness. Since 2008, I've worked with thousands of students, and supported students in high school and university preparing for their future career. I also support employers recruiting young talent with internships, and fresh graduates beginning their first career milestone.
I grew up listening to people’s stories around the kitchen table with conversations about work, sacrifice, change, life, and decisions made under pressure. Together with my education and research, those early narratives shaped how I understand careers today. Because no one tells you this but choosing a career has never been just about a job. Your career is a complex decision shaped by life experiences, resilience, and essential strategies. Sadly, schools don't teach career strategy; they help your teen apply to university.
That belief sits at the heart of my work. I’m deeply committed to helping young people make relevant, informed career decisions; not just aspirational ones. My focus is on career readiness, labour-market alignment, and the systems universities use to support students from degree choice through to employment.
I'm not your typical career counsellor; I'm a strategist, program designer, career education researcher, and the solopreneur disrupting how schools deliver career guidance in the Middle East. I bring curiosity, transparency, and a touch of humour to career conversations that are often oversimplified or avoided altogether. Students describe me as energetic, honest, and slightly obsessed with careers (they’re not wrong). I believe clarity beats hype, and relevance matters more than prestige.
Through my Virtual Careers Hub, I prepare students for global careers in a world where humans are competing with machines for future work. So, part of my strategy is to help parents, just like you, feel more confident when having career conversations with their teens at home.
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"Just because most professionals haven't figured out their career aspirations yet, doesn't mean your teen has to. "
~ Maria Vitoratos
There's a better way to do it.