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ONLINE PRESENCE PART 2: BUILDING A BRAND

Your online presence is a method to convey to the world what you want to be known for. Use social media and an online presence to promote your personal brand and share with others your interest and expertise.

ONLINE PRESENCE PART 1: CURRENT PERCEPTION

A young person’s online presence can be a professional strength or a disaster that may be difficult to overcome. This session examines how the group members are currently being perceived on social media sites and online.

JOB INTERVIEWS

Participants take part in a mock interview and then discuss the questions and answers, and the message appearance sends to a prospective employer.

JOB EXPLORATION

The experience and insight of those who are in the workforce can be very beneficial to those wanting to follow in their footsteps or take a similar path.

CONDUCTING A JOB SEARCH

Participants will conduct a job search using a professional search website. Explorers will examine how their professional interests factor into the skills and qualities associated with jobs they may wish to pursue.

INTERESTS AND APTITUDES

In this session, participants will define and identify personal interests and aptitudes and relate those interests and aptitudes to possible future careers.

IDEA GENERATION

In this session, participants will learn about idea generation, which is the process of constructing the idea, innovating the concept, developing the process, and bringing the concept to reality.

HOW TO KEEP A JOB

In this session, participants will discuss characteristics that employers expect employees to have and positive behaviors on the job.

CAREERS AND CHARACTER

In this session, participants will explore the relationship between character traits and careers, identify their own character traits, and begin to think about their career options.

ETHICS IN THE WORKPLACE

Ethics are moral principles or values that guide the decisions you make. This session examines ethics and decision-making in the workplace.