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OPELIKA, AL – (October 27, 2005) – Today’s students are tomorrow’s employees. It sounds simple enough, but making the right choices now can make all the difference later. To help students bridge the gap between school and career, the Opelika Chamber of Commerce’s Education Committee will host the 2005 School-to-Career Transition Workshop on Nov. 7 and 8. The two-day program is designed to provide practical information to high school seniors about what to expect in a business climate and how to achieve the career goals they will set for themselves.
The first day of the workshop will be held at the Civitan Club of Opelika, and students will participate in sessions lead by local professionals from various occupations. The sessions will focus on a number of business trends and issues including team building, values and ethics in the workplace, communication skills and business etiquette.
On the second day of the program the students will get to apply what they learned during the sessions and get a sneak-peek at a local job of their choice as they job shadow at various businesses. This year’s job shadowing assignments include a mix of local jobs such as nursing, teaching, automotive repair and engineering. In particular, one student is set to job shadow a local funeral director and two others will shadow local mayors. After the job shadowing the students will meet with a panel of employment experts to answer questions and follow-up on what they experienced that day.
To celebrate their completion of the program, the students, their families and others will gather Tuesday evening for a reception and a graduation ceremony at East Alabama Medical Center’s Health Resource Center. The students will receive a letter of recommendation signed by all workshop presenters, a certificate of completion and a graduation gift.
“Our community has and will continue to experience phenomenal growth. We are continuously adding new jobs to the market and these students will have the opportunity to work in these jobs,” said Wendi Routhier, President of the Opelika Chamber of the Chamber. “This program is just another way to help them prepare for life after high school – life in today’s business environment.”
For more information about the School-to-Career 2005 program,
contact the Opelika Chamber of Commerce at 745-4861.
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