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Ideas for "Career" speakers for hi school students in the BR area? Update Pg 3
Posted on 4/2/16 at 9:00 am
Posted on 4/2/16 at 9:00 am
My daughter and I have begun a project where some high school students can come listen to adults describe their career in somewhat detail, in an effort to help the students choose their career.
My goal is to have a broad range of careers represented, and hopefully by relatively dynamic, or at least speakers that can be interesting for 15-25 minutes.
I'm asking the students to help pay for the venue, but the speakers will be on a volunteer basis. I'm hoping they will see this as an opportunity to guide some teens and also give some exposure to their career/industry/business.
Ideas?
ETA: pathfinderDtown at yahoo dot com
My goal is to have a broad range of careers represented, and hopefully by relatively dynamic, or at least speakers that can be interesting for 15-25 minutes.
I'm asking the students to help pay for the venue, but the speakers will be on a volunteer basis. I'm hoping they will see this as an opportunity to guide some teens and also give some exposure to their career/industry/business.
Ideas?
ETA: pathfinderDtown at yahoo dot com
This post was edited on 4/23/16 at 8:24 am
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Posted on 4/2/16 at 9:01 am to Grassy1
Rex and Owlie as "don't be this guy" examples.
Posted on 4/2/16 at 9:03 am to Grassy1
Contact professional associations and ask them to send out an email to their members. I get emails to speak at high schools every year.
Posted on 4/2/16 at 9:04 am to SabiDojo
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I get emails to speak at high schools every year.
Special ed, huh?
Posted on 4/2/16 at 9:05 am to Grassy1
Where's the venue?
Or city of the venue.
I would have to check my schedule. I got a job that might interest kids for about 15 minutes.
Or city of the venue.
I would have to check my schedule. I got a job that might interest kids for about 15 minutes.
Posted on 4/2/16 at 9:06 am to SabiDojo
In this day and age, I feel it is best to get several advocates of important groups of society. So get someone from the following:
Radical Islam
Feminist
Transgender
BLM
This was the students can really learn and see that life is truly great and how people are just understood and should be loved
Radical Islam
Feminist
Transgender
BLM
This was the students can really learn and see that life is truly great and how people are just understood and should be loved
Posted on 4/2/16 at 9:07 am to Stud Bud
Just south of BR.
email is pathfinderdtown at yahoo dot com.
Still have room for some students too.
email is pathfinderdtown at yahoo dot com.
Still have room for some students too.
Posted on 4/2/16 at 9:07 am to upgrayedd
Yup
Posted on 4/2/16 at 9:08 am to Fat and Happy
Don't forget to include the popular professions in North Baton Rouge.
Posted on 4/2/16 at 9:09 am to Grassy1
Find people from all sorts of backgrounds like businessmen, doctors, and skilled trades.
Posted on 4/2/16 at 9:10 am to SabiDojo
Good idea, Sabi.
Initially, I'm hoping to handpick carefully, in an effort to keep the kids' interest.
Initially, I'm hoping to handpick carefully, in an effort to keep the kids' interest.
Posted on 4/2/16 at 9:10 am to PsychTiger
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Don't forget to include the popular professions in North Baton Rouge.
Stoned bike rider is a profession?
Posted on 4/2/16 at 9:12 am to Grassy1
Hi kids, I'm an OT balla.
Posted on 4/2/16 at 9:13 am to hillcountrywanderer
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Find people from all sorts of backgrounds like businessmen, doctors, and skilled trades.
You should focus on the skilled trade speakers. There's a huge shortage of skilled trade jobs and there's a potential to make some serious money. Kids have had the "you have to go to college to be successful" mantra drilled into their heads and it's simply not true.
Posted on 4/2/16 at 9:13 am to Grassy1
I've done this sort of thing at local schools for my last two companies. The best advice I can give is that kids have no clue what range of career disciplines are out there.
Today's job market is so diverse and specialized, that kids need to be exposed to careers that they probably don't know exist before they piss away their first two years of college majoring in English because they think that they need to be an attorney.
Also, don't aim too high. Kids might enjoy a speech from a dentist, for example, but what about the 20 admins that also work in that office? Those kids are exponentially more likely to fill one of those roles after school.
My $0.02
Today's job market is so diverse and specialized, that kids need to be exposed to careers that they probably don't know exist before they piss away their first two years of college majoring in English because they think that they need to be an attorney.
Also, don't aim too high. Kids might enjoy a speech from a dentist, for example, but what about the 20 admins that also work in that office? Those kids are exponentially more likely to fill one of those roles after school.
My $0.02
Posted on 4/2/16 at 9:22 am to upgrayedd
I 100% agree and think that's a good idea. Every generation after the boomers were told to go college no matter what. I think the market is shifting back to good opportunities in a skilled trade without having thousands of dollars of debt.
Posted on 4/2/16 at 9:22 am to Vacherie Saint
Those are good thoughts.
Posted on 4/2/16 at 9:23 am to Grassy1
I think in your choice of speakers, think of speakers with careers that most kids can actually have a chance to become. For example, I wouldn't invite Les Miles even if I had him on speed dial because most kids aren't going to be big time SEC coaches. Or don't invite a big shot TV news anchor.
Posted on 4/2/16 at 9:24 am to hillcountrywanderer
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skilled trades.
This x 1000
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