Have you ever tried to design a resume with no work experience to include?So, you're getting ready to graduate from high school in the next year or so, maybe sooner, and you haven't had a "real" job yet. You'd really like to get a "real" job when you graduate, but in order to get a "real" job, the job description requires that you have "real" experience. How do you get experience for a job when you don't have a job? We can answer that. Through a CTE Internship, that's how! Read on for the answer to your most pressing question - "Why should I do an internship?"
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Gain real work experience.Your CTE staff will be the first people to tell you that every job is work. That's why it's called a job. But does the job you have now teach you skills that you can take into a career, or is it just what you do to put gas in your car? A CTE Internship is designed to help you develop skills that can be used in future employment.
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Build contacts and job prospects.Building contacts and job prospects is also known as networking, and networking is how most people get the jobs they really want. According to several recent surveys, 70-80% of jobs are never even advertised. People are hired because they have skills and know people, and they people they know tell other people about their skills. It is never too early to build skills, and it is never too early to network. Even if you're planning on going away to college, the people you meet and skills you acquire through your internship may benefit you in gaining additional employment experiences you don't even know about yet.
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Test out a career path and see if it's really for you.
Perhaps someone has told you that because you're really good at math, you should be an engineer. So you've decided to go to college to become an engineer. But how do you know if you really want to be an engineer? How do you know what an engineer does on a day-to-day basis at work? Or maybe you think you want to be an elementary school teacher, but the only experience you have in elementary education is your own six years in elementary school. The best way to find out if you really want to be what you think you want to be is to participate in a CTE Internship. You will see for yourself what happens at work each day in your chosen career field. High school is the best time to change your mind about a career path! Once you're in college or training after high school, you have a lot of time and money invested, and maybe wasted, if you decide the career you thought you wanted just isn't the one for you.
Ready to sign up for CTE Internship, or to get more information from your career development coordinator (CDC)?Click on this link to fill out the CTE Internship Student Interest Form. The CDC at your high school will be in touch with you soon to discuss your options.
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