Career Services Newsletter 11.26.18

Jennifer Kennedy
Nov 27, 2018
3 min read

As Career Month Draws to a close, iMeck's Freshmen and Sophomores will gear up to participate in Career Discovery Day. Charlotte Career Discovery Day (CCDD), is where more than 100 local businesses and universities will share hands-on experiences with 2,000+ students in a highly engaging, interactive event.

Things to know:

Cost- $7+ for lunch

Participant list- https://goo.gl/qAEeq6 Attire- Comfortable Business Casual (Please see ex. to the left.)

Must be in School dress code.
No Jeans
No Tight Fitting or Holes in clothes.

Flats are strongly recommended

Wondering what this event will entail? Check out the video below.

Upcoming Events

Nov 26th -Nov 30th- Personal Commitment week

Nov 26th- Digging Deeper (FOR SENIORS)

Nov 26th- iGOALS Series: Education & Training Roundtable

Nov 30th- Career Discovery Day Trip (9th &10th grade)

Dec 3rd- iGOALS Series:Government & Public Service Roundtable

For more dates visit our website and sign up for ALL Career Services Activities at bit.ly/iSiGNUP or by clicking the buttons below:

The iGOALS Roundtable Series Is Back!

On Monday students interested in careers in Education and Training had a powerful dialogue with Mia Pumo, Constuctive Learning Design and Erika Shorty, Charlotte Works about navigating a Career in Education and Training.

PIZZA FOR MAPS

As apart of this months Career Month Activities, students were offered the opportunity to participate in a Career Mapping Activity. According to hkedcity.net...

"Career mapping is meant to help you find out WHERE to start, pause to brainstorm and move on with confidence, especially in times when you feel puzzled."

Students who participated ended their day with Pizza as a reward for participating in the Career Mapping activity. This week Seniors will focus on creating Action Plans to complete the Career Development Process.

DIGGING DEEPER

Last week students who are still undecided about their Career Cluster participated in the True Colors Career Exploration Activity. However, this week Seniors from Mr. Foels and Ms. Doziers homeroom, participated in the Digging Deeper Activty which is Part 2 to True Colors. In this activity, Seniors were able to create an Action Plan for after graduation. This proved to be very helpful for Seniors facing graduation.

Check out the testimonies from a few students below:

My experience from yesterday was an eye opener, making me realize how much deeper I need to dig to get as far as I would like to go?

-Maria Cruz

My experience with the Digging Deeper Activity yesterday showed me that I can conquer anything with hardwork, determination and a good plan.

-Joshua Spencer

"The "Digging Deeper"activity helped me come up with ideas on ways to fulfill my goals after graduation"

-El Steele

Digging Depper really opened my eyes to what I want to bein life and the goals to get to that point.

-Semaj

ODE TO CAREER MONTH

Career Month has proven to be a month of exploration for students at CCA. From True Colors, The ASVAB, Boys 2 Men, Career Month, School wide student Interest Survey to our special segment on the Morning Announcements.

Cochrane students have has the opportunity to Self Reflect, Self Assess and students are beginning to make Personal Commitments so that they can begin to develop a Road Map and Actions Plan and ultimately take action on their Career Plans. This week we will navigate into the planning portion of Career Development. Check out our students who can boldly say that they know that they want to do after graduation, and they are ready to start planning.

College and Career Cluster of The Week

The College and Career Cluster of the week are Education and Training and Appalachain. To learn more read below:

About Careers in Education & Training

Source: nccareers.org

Top 5 Colleges For Eduction & Training

Source: universities.com

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