re: Ideas for "Career" speakers for hi school students in the BR area? Update Pg 3

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