9Th grade career day
What is Career Day?
Career Day is when every student from all grade levels goes to intern at a business/company, or wherever else they would want to go. There is one rule though, you can not go intern at a company that your parents work at. The point of this is so that we can experiment with different career options throughout the years of high school so that we can get a good feeling and understanding of what field we want to go into in the future. Career day will also prepare us for future interviews, jobs, and give us the skills needed to pursue our careers.
Preparation: Today (May 12, 2014) we started thinking about interviews and letters. We talked about the dos and the don'ts for interviews and writing introduction letters. We also took a career interest survey to see which jobs we would most likely start getting into based on 86 questions about which activity you would rather do.
Questions We Were Asked
1. What career did you get on the career interest survey? Are you satisfied with this career? Why or why not?
The three careers that showed up on my survey were Health Science, Information Technology, Arts Audio-Video Technology and Communications. These were the top three results of my survey in order. I wasn't very satisfied with the first one (Health Science), I have always liked learning new facts about the human body, medicine etc. but I can never imagine myself going into that career area. I was satisfied with the second two especially Arts, Audio-Video Technology and Communications because I am currently learning about this career area and am attending a summer camp. I also feel that I can learn a lot while still having fun.
2. What do you expect for career day? What do you hope to get out of it? What are you most afraid of?
I am expecting career day to be really exciting. I still don't know where I am going to be going but I will definitely try going somewhere I know that I will have fun. I hope to get a sense of the real world through interviews and working with other people. I will take these skills as I continue through the years of high school and into college and my future. I am probably most afraid of interviews, even after doing about 3 of them, because each interview is always different. Every interviewer will ask different questions to you regarding different topics. This thought always scares because I don't really know what to prepare for.
Career Day is when every student from all grade levels goes to intern at a business/company, or wherever else they would want to go. There is one rule though, you can not go intern at a company that your parents work at. The point of this is so that we can experiment with different career options throughout the years of high school so that we can get a good feeling and understanding of what field we want to go into in the future. Career day will also prepare us for future interviews, jobs, and give us the skills needed to pursue our careers.
Preparation: Today (May 12, 2014) we started thinking about interviews and letters. We talked about the dos and the don'ts for interviews and writing introduction letters. We also took a career interest survey to see which jobs we would most likely start getting into based on 86 questions about which activity you would rather do.
Questions We Were Asked
1. What career did you get on the career interest survey? Are you satisfied with this career? Why or why not?
The three careers that showed up on my survey were Health Science, Information Technology, Arts Audio-Video Technology and Communications. These were the top three results of my survey in order. I wasn't very satisfied with the first one (Health Science), I have always liked learning new facts about the human body, medicine etc. but I can never imagine myself going into that career area. I was satisfied with the second two especially Arts, Audio-Video Technology and Communications because I am currently learning about this career area and am attending a summer camp. I also feel that I can learn a lot while still having fun.
2. What do you expect for career day? What do you hope to get out of it? What are you most afraid of?
I am expecting career day to be really exciting. I still don't know where I am going to be going but I will definitely try going somewhere I know that I will have fun. I hope to get a sense of the real world through interviews and working with other people. I will take these skills as I continue through the years of high school and into college and my future. I am probably most afraid of interviews, even after doing about 3 of them, because each interview is always different. Every interviewer will ask different questions to you regarding different topics. This thought always scares because I don't really know what to prepare for.
10th Grade Career DaY
Summary
For career day in my sophomore year I shadowed a lovely lady working at the Finest City Improv theatre in San Diego. Finest City Improv is a, small and new, theatre company that not only hosts improv shows but also teaches classes to college students and allows them to get experience on a stage. I enjoyed shadowing a Community Manager of Entertainment because I got to see a lot of the behind the scenes of how a theatre company works at a small scale. I witnessed communications go right and wrong, scheduling becoming tough with more dates getting filled, and also how different theatre companies can hire actors. In the future this is definitely a career that I could see myself being in. I really enjoy the tech part of the job and how it is connected with the actual acting, so even though you are shooting emails most of the day you get to relax at the end to watch a live improv show. To get into this position who should be involved or have taken an acting course or been to an acting conservatory, they probably also look for people who can talk very politely and are very easily approachable. My dream internship for junior year would either be interning at a big scale film or theatre company or maybe even explore a science or engineering facility. I have always been fascinated by these two career path but don't know which one would be the best for me.
Interview:
I got to conduct an interview with Erin Hanehan (Community Manager - Entertainment) and ask her questions to understand more knowledge about the field in which she work. (The answers to the questions are not word for word what Erin said)
1. What in your educational background most prepared you for this job?
In college Erin studied Journalism, Communications and Dramatic Arts. She also mentioned that basic topics in her high school career helped her a lot too.
2. What specific skill training helped you prepare for this job?
"The main ones in my opinion were working with others and working with a community, and how to collaborate with a group really well." Erin listed those two skills and said that they were the skills that she carried for projects in high school all the way to her office at Finest City Improv. They really do help her in her everyday life to make her day go smoother and faster with less problems.
3. How do you interact with people during your work?
"At work here I believe that there is no one mode of communication." When I briefly spoke to the other employees they explained to me that they are constantly on different messaging apps and emails etc. Erin tells me that they use of different vehicles is important so that you don't get bored on your email all day. Also being a small company employees are able to use a walkie-talkie app called vox. Vox allows them to leave a audio message to each other that saves till you delete it, which is fun and productive. "An important part of all communication", Erin says, "is to always be clear and concise." Especially because you don't want to bore your co-worker or boss or client by sending them some long lengthy email or send them a super short email that's completely off-topic.
4. To what extent do you find your work interesting and fulfilling and why?
Erin says that her work at Finest City Improv is always really interesting. Everyday she is always coming in with a new plan for the day and always has to face new problems and new assignments. At Finest City you really have to be able to wear many different hats but she also mentioned having a fulfilling job is the hardest part. "Do something you love to do."
5. What is a typical work day for you?
Basically, come into the office check the daily emails, see if anyone sent any last minute tasks that need to be finished. If there are no important tasks I stick to my schedule and finish all the tasks that need to be done by the end of the week. Then I check with the hotel next door to make sure their events don't conflict with ours. I also have to do small handy-man chores sometimes in necessary and another big part of my day can be meetings. The evening part of my days on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday consists of selling tickets at our box office.
6. What are the most important rules or practices that you must follow in order to be considered a dedicated and responsible professional?
- Showing Up On Time - No one likes late people!
- Responsibility - Always be considerate and conscious.
- No Cancelling At The Last Minute - Pretty straight forward.
- Be Respectful And Empathetic - Always say YES!
For career day in my sophomore year I shadowed a lovely lady working at the Finest City Improv theatre in San Diego. Finest City Improv is a, small and new, theatre company that not only hosts improv shows but also teaches classes to college students and allows them to get experience on a stage. I enjoyed shadowing a Community Manager of Entertainment because I got to see a lot of the behind the scenes of how a theatre company works at a small scale. I witnessed communications go right and wrong, scheduling becoming tough with more dates getting filled, and also how different theatre companies can hire actors. In the future this is definitely a career that I could see myself being in. I really enjoy the tech part of the job and how it is connected with the actual acting, so even though you are shooting emails most of the day you get to relax at the end to watch a live improv show. To get into this position who should be involved or have taken an acting course or been to an acting conservatory, they probably also look for people who can talk very politely and are very easily approachable. My dream internship for junior year would either be interning at a big scale film or theatre company or maybe even explore a science or engineering facility. I have always been fascinated by these two career path but don't know which one would be the best for me.
Interview:
I got to conduct an interview with Erin Hanehan (Community Manager - Entertainment) and ask her questions to understand more knowledge about the field in which she work. (The answers to the questions are not word for word what Erin said)
1. What in your educational background most prepared you for this job?
In college Erin studied Journalism, Communications and Dramatic Arts. She also mentioned that basic topics in her high school career helped her a lot too.
2. What specific skill training helped you prepare for this job?
"The main ones in my opinion were working with others and working with a community, and how to collaborate with a group really well." Erin listed those two skills and said that they were the skills that she carried for projects in high school all the way to her office at Finest City Improv. They really do help her in her everyday life to make her day go smoother and faster with less problems.
3. How do you interact with people during your work?
"At work here I believe that there is no one mode of communication." When I briefly spoke to the other employees they explained to me that they are constantly on different messaging apps and emails etc. Erin tells me that they use of different vehicles is important so that you don't get bored on your email all day. Also being a small company employees are able to use a walkie-talkie app called vox. Vox allows them to leave a audio message to each other that saves till you delete it, which is fun and productive. "An important part of all communication", Erin says, "is to always be clear and concise." Especially because you don't want to bore your co-worker or boss or client by sending them some long lengthy email or send them a super short email that's completely off-topic.
4. To what extent do you find your work interesting and fulfilling and why?
Erin says that her work at Finest City Improv is always really interesting. Everyday she is always coming in with a new plan for the day and always has to face new problems and new assignments. At Finest City you really have to be able to wear many different hats but she also mentioned having a fulfilling job is the hardest part. "Do something you love to do."
5. What is a typical work day for you?
Basically, come into the office check the daily emails, see if anyone sent any last minute tasks that need to be finished. If there are no important tasks I stick to my schedule and finish all the tasks that need to be done by the end of the week. Then I check with the hotel next door to make sure their events don't conflict with ours. I also have to do small handy-man chores sometimes in necessary and another big part of my day can be meetings. The evening part of my days on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday consists of selling tickets at our box office.
6. What are the most important rules or practices that you must follow in order to be considered a dedicated and responsible professional?
- Showing Up On Time - No one likes late people!
- Responsibility - Always be considerate and conscious.
- No Cancelling At The Last Minute - Pretty straight forward.
- Be Respectful And Empathetic - Always say YES!