Third Annual Career Day!The Young Entrepeneurs Association, the National Honor Society, and the Brooklyn Tech Alumni Foundation are seeking presenters for our Third Annual Career Day, to be held at Brooklyn Tech on Saturday, April 10, 2010 from 9:30 a.m. - 1:35 p.m.
This event provides an opportunity for current Technites to listen and ask questions of alumni regarding their careers. Also, presenters are invited to share their high school experiences and learn about current-day Tech. In 2009 we had 84 presenters and 600 students in attendance. The event resulted in multiple internship and job-shadowing opportunities for the students.
This year we are placing a greater emphasis on internships and job shadowing programs. In addition to Career Day, we will be creating an opportunity for Tech juniors and seniors to participate in a job shadowing experience in which they can share a day in your work life. More information will be made available during the event and we ask that you please indicate if you are interested when signing up.
During Career Day presenters will lead two 45-minute presentations, or two shared presentations, if paired. During the presentations they can describe aspects of their careers, such as:
- the demands their profession sets for them and what their jobs entail
- their experiences in the profession
- their educational backgrounds
- advice for prospective future workers
- the challenges they faced along the way
- a typical day at the job
- aspects of their careers that they like and dislike,
- what majors they believe would best fit the career.
Each presenter will have a student host with them to field any Career Day-related questions that the presenter (or the students) may have. The audience members will also have time to ask questions before moving on to other presentations. All presentations will run simultaneously, with the presenters remaining in the same rooms and the students walking around in between presentations.
Presenters will leave with the satisfaction of knowing that they will be influencing some of today's brightest minds that will prove to be the career professionals of the future. During the complementary breakfast and lunch, presenters will also be able to network with other professionals and talk to members of the Young Entrepreneur Association.