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Young Men's & Young Women's Symposiums:
Pathway to Careers Series
Junior Achievement of Greater Reading and Lehigh Valley hosts four symposiums annually; two in Berks County, and two in Lehigh Valley. They are divided into young men’s and young women’s symposiums, so as to reach the maximum amount of students possible. Students are invited from all of the school districts’ high schools in their respective county, allowing us to reach a large footprint of young scholars. The programs are a one day workshop of mentoring, motivation, and opportunity for high school sophomores and juniors.
Topics included throughout the day include:
- Appropriate conduct and dress for interviews, including a fashion show for the Young Women’s Symposiums
- How to better their communication skills
- Matching career choice with personal style
- Traditional and non-traditional career options
- Managing and understanding personal finance
- Techniques for goal-setting
- Networking
- Personal confidence and appreciation of one’s unique qualities
- Mentoring
- How to finance post-secondary education/ information on Admissions
How can you get involved?
· Mentors: A key part of the day is lunch, where students are paired with mentors. Mentors are local business community members who volunteer an hour of their time to come to the lunch portion and meet with the students to discuss his/her particular career, share experiences, and act as a resource for the students participating.
· Panel Speakers: During the career panel session of the day, students break out into 7 panel groups that represent different career industries. The panels are led by a facilitator, who will guide the panel speakers through a series of questions which will hopefully open up to conversation among the student participants. The goal here is to engage the students in learning more about particular jobs in an industry they are interested in.
DATES & LOCATION:
Greater Reading Young Women’s Symposium: Fri., Oct. 7th
Alvernia University
Greater Reading Young Men’s Symposium: Fri., Oct. 7th
Alvernia University
Lehigh Valley Young Women’s Symposium: Fri., Oct. 14th
Muhlenberg College
Lehigh Valley Young Men’s Symposium: Fri., Oct. 28th
Penn State – Lehigh Valley
A sincere thank you to our 2010 Symposiums sponsors:
  
 
 
     
The Charles Hoch Foundation
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