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The Career Showcase is a
community wide event that teams local businesses, high schools, community
colleges together to present an career
discovery program. The individual Career Showcase events can be
schedule during the afternoons or evenings, typically 3:30 - 5:00pm or 6:00 -
7:30pm on a selected day
(ie: Monday, Tuesday, etc.) for consecutive weeks (ie: 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5
weeks) or consecutive days in one or two weeks at the business sites. We have planned that there would be
one business representing each of the six Career Pathways each
evening. At each of these business sites, the students and their
parents would be greeted by a host who will would
assist the students with signing in, distribute a packet of career development resources and gifts while
enjoying some refreshments. When the program starts, the visitors
would have a tour of the business facility, talk with the individuals
performing different jobs at the business finding out about job
responsibilities, educational requirements, the future career outlook and
wage/salary ranges. At the end of the program each student and
parent would complete a program evaluation. The student would also
receive a Certificate of Participation and participate in a drawing
for a gift (ie: gift certificate, movie passes, etc.).
The number of events each night and number of
weeks that the Career Showcase runs is a decision of the administrative
team assembled to oversee the showcase.
We have found that the Career Showcase can be
presented on one evening for as many as five consecutive weeks or for four
evenings in one week and have great success.
We strongly encourage
individuals interested in pursuing the development of a Career Showcase in
their area to contact us and we will assist you by answering any questions
you have or advice we can give you. If you represent a business,
civic organization or an educator, we suggest that you visit the
appropriate page of this web site to request additional
information.
Those of us that developed this program have
adopted a quote that guides us. This quote has encouraged us when we
felt overwhelmed or have lost sight of the reason we put the program
together. Here is that quote!
"Don't ask me what I want to be, until you
show me what there is to be!" Anonymous Student
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