This week at Ranum we focused on future careers. The week started with students choosing a career that interested them and putting in the time and effort to research it. Questions varied from why do you believe you are a fit for this career, how many jobs are there available in this field, what is the average/top 10%/bottom 10% salary, and all the way to do you believe this industry is growing, shrinking or staying the same. Students did a great job getting to know career tracks better and learned that they will have to put in a lot of effort to achieve their goals.
We continued with family career trees after we finished our research. The goal of this activity was for students to list off family members and include their occupations, education level and career experiences. There were a lot of students saying that their parents did not even finish high school so they talked with excitement about how they not only will finish high school but they'll go on and complete a college degree.
Closing out the week was a great discussion based class about key tips for job interviews. Some tips, such as how to shake hands properly, many students were already accustomed to. However, they learned a lot about body language and how big of an impact appearance can have on interviews. They asked some great questions and after the discussion, mentors and mentees performed interview skits that were a lot of fun to watch.
Overall, another fun filled week that brought a lot of goal setting and future plans to the forefront of the YESS students minds.
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