70 students, from a range of different year groups (14-16 Yr olds)
at The Howard of Effingham School got to meet a huge variety of business
professionals on Thursday 3rd April during a frantic 1 ½ hours of
Careers Speed Dating. We had scientists, engineers, a software developer, web
designers, a copy writer, a film and video producer, a florist, a creative
learning manager, a lawyer, marketing & computer effects manager, an accountant,
a psychologist, a life coach, all of whom were passionate & enthusiastic
about their chosen careers.
The students were put into small groups and had 5 minutes to quiz
their business volunteer, who was only allowed to answer yes or no thereby
requiring the students to try & guess their profession. A further 5 minutes
of frantic questioning followed to ascertain exactly what they did for a living
and how they had got where they were. A whistle sounded and another willing
volunteer from a different profession presented themselves for questioning.
It was fast, frenetic and enormous fun with the students
commenting afterwards "I enjoyed talking and getting an insight into the different jobs and seeing the different career opportunities.”, and "I am surprised that there are such a wide variety of jobs available and that you can get a long way by working your way up in a company. I enjoyed hearing about the businesses, people's jobs and how they got there." What was clear from their
feedback was that it had really changed their perception of what the future
holds for them & makes it seem less daunting.
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