Career Fair PREP

Career Fair Video

Review your Career Cluster Survey Results, recorded in your booklet.

Cluster Color: Orange Review your career cluster group color Please list your Career Cluster group color  _Orange___ (example only)

Gallery Walk Go to the Cluster Color Group you are most interest in learning more about (based on CIC activity) Identify 2 businesses you would like to interview at the Career Fair and write them on the poster. Walk around the room to get an idea of the different careers within other color groups (2 min) Identify at least 1 businesses you would like to interview within a different color group and write it on the poster.

Dress for a Job Interview

Boys What to wear What NOT to wear Clean shirt and pants, ideally a collared shirt and dress pants Dress shoes or clean sneakers Jeans, hats, shorts, jewelry, baggy or low- riding clothing, t-shirts with design on them

Girls What to wear What NOT to wear Loose-fitting blouses/shirt Knee-length or longer skirts or pants Flat or low heel dress shoes Low cut, see through, or tight shirts, tank tops, shorts, high heels, hats, distracting jewelry, bright colors, low-riding pants

Schedule for the Day _______ Dismissed from class _______ Begin loading buses _______ Bus departs from school ________ Career Fair START TIME

When you Arrive… A Career Fair volunteer will greet you on the bus. Take everything with you off the bus (you will take a different bus to go back to your school)

4 Parts to the Career Fair 1.Entrance Waiting Area 2.Career Expo Area 3.Education Expo Area 4.Departure Gate Area

4 Parts to the Career Fair

Entrance Area PART 1

Entrance Area Pick-up a Career Fair Backpack Get out your pen and clipboard Attach your booklet to the clipboard so you can begin taking notes. Wait patiently until your official Career Fair START TIME! Career Fair Start Time: ________

Entrance Area Awards & Recognition Group Recognition Volunteers will award points to schools based on the following criteria: 1. Appropriate Dress (no heels, tight clothes, etc.) 2. Preparation (know your Cluster, Color, Gate #) 3. Behavior (wait patiently, follow directions)

Career Expo PART 2

Business, Marketing, Public Administration Agriculture, Natural Resources, Energy STEM, Arts, Design & Information Technology Hospitality, Human Services, Education Health Science, Criminal Justice, Public Safety Skilled Trades, Technical Sciences Career Cluster Title Look for balloons and signs with your Career Cluster color

Career Expo Map 30 minutes

Career Expo Within each color group there are 2-4 different Career Clusters. Interview career representatives from at least 2 different Career Clusters in your color group. Search for signs like these. Next, feel free to search around to find a business representative to interview from a different color group.

Career Expo You have 30 min to visit 3 career tables that interest you!

Career Expo o Introduce yourself o Shake hands o Speak clearly o Make eye contact o Ask questions listed in your career fair booklet (page 3-5) o Listen and take notes using the space provided o Say “Thank You”

Career Expo Awards & Recognition Individual Recognition Teachers and business representatives may reward you with raffle tickets for the following behavior: 1)Interacting with business representatives 2)Completing your Career Fair booklet Write your Name and Student ID on the back of your ticket. Turn in all raffle tickets earned to the teacher on your bus. Julia Henrichs 78601

Career Expo Display Screen School Current Time Career Exit TimeGate Bruce Randolph 9:4510:001, 2, 3, 4 Lake International 9:4510:005, 6, 7 DC-21 9:4510:008 (Example) Career Expo Exit Time: ________

Career Expo Exit When you hear music, stop what you are doing and head immediately to the very back of the Career Fair. EXIT through the back doors. All students in the Career Fair area will exit at the same time into the Education Fair so don’t worry about finding your group.

Education Expo PART 3

Education Expo You have 20 min to visit at least 1 college & 1 HS table

Education Expo Find a college that will help prepare you for your career goals. Arapahoe Community College College In Colorado Colorado School of Mines Colorado State University Colorado State University-Pueblo Community College of Aurora Community College of Denver Denver Scholarship Foundation DeVry University Emily Griffith Technical College Front Range Community College Johnson & Wales University Metropolitan State University of Denver Red Rocks Community College Regis University Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design University of Colorado Boulder University of Colorado Denver University of Denver University of Northern Colorado

Education Expo Find a HS that will help prepare you for your college/career goals. Abraham Lincoln Bruce Randolph Contemporary Learning Academy Collegiate Prep Academy Denver Center for 21 st Century Learning Denver Center for International Studies Denver School of the Arts East High School George Washington John F. Kennedy Kunsmiller Creative Arts Academy Manual High School North High School PREP Academy South High School Summit Academy Venture Prep Academy Vista Academy

Education Expo Awards & Recognition Individual Recognition Teachers, colleges, and high school representatives may reward you with raffles for the following behavior: 1)Interacting with college and high school reps 2)Completing your Career Fair booklet Write your Name and Student ID on the back of your ticket. Turn in all raffle tickets earned to the teacher on your bus. Julia Henrichs 78601

Education Expo Display Screen School Current Time Education Exit TimeGate Missing Students Lake International 10:1510:205, 6, 7 (Example) Education Exit Time: ________

Departure Gate Area PART 4

Departure Gate Area Teacher/Section A Teacher/Section B Teacher/Section C Find your teacher and pre-assigned Departure Gate #

Departure Gate Exit Surveys Take a seat on the carpet in your Departure Gate Sit quietly and complete your student exit survey Turn in completed survey to your Departure Gate volunteer. Wait quietly until your bus group is ready to go.

Departure Gate Awards & Recognition Group Recognition: Volunteers will award points to schools based on the following: 1. Departure Gate behavior (getting to Gate quickly, sitting and waiting quietly, listening to directions) 2.Survey Completion 3.Bus Loading

Schedule for the Day Arrival back at school _______

Interview Role Plays Take turns practicing the interview questions from the Career Fair Booklet with a partner Tips to remember: Introduce yourself Shake hands Make eye contact Speak clearly Take your time Say thank you

The end Please hand in your Career Fair booklets!