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When: Thursday, April 28, 2022
Where: Zoom
Time: 11:00 AM ET
Calling all students from grades 7 through 12! Listen as three PPL associates Monica Brooks, Rita Rosario and Jameson Collins speak about their journey to a career with PPL.
Some sample topics students will learn about:
What did I want to be when I was in middle or high school? How does that connect to where I am today?
What education, training, or certifications have I acquired? Do I use them in my daily work?
How many different types of jobs have I had? Did all of them relate to my current position?
What advice would I give to my younger self, if I could do my career path over again?
What is the first job I had, and how did I get hired?
What did I learn from my first jobpositive or negative?
Was my first job in the field I still work in today? Why did I change fields?
What tips do I have about successful job hunting? What unsuccessful job-hunting experiences have I learned from?
Do I have any guidance on writing a résumé, filling out a job application, or other job-hunting skills?
What do I look for when I hire someone?
Whats my top tip for successful job interviewing? Whats the biggest mistake in interviewing?
Is there anything unique to consider if students want to enter my career field?
When and how did I come to an agreement about how much to accept in wages or salary?
What does my day-to-day work look like? What do I do? What do I love about my work?
When I have a decision or problem at work, how do I go about solving it?
How has my work ethic affected me in individual jobs or over my whole career?
Have I gotten a promotion or job change that taught me a valuable lesson?
Where do I see myself in 5 years, and how do I plan to get there?
Some sample topics students will learn about:
What did I want to be when I was in middle or high school? How does that connect to where I am today?
What education, training, or certifications have I acquired? Do I use them in my daily work?
How many different types of jobs have I had? Did all of them relate to my current position?
What advice would I give to my younger self, if I could do my career path over again?
What is the first job I had, and how did I get hired?
What did I learn from my first jobpositive or negative?
Was my first job in the field I still work in today? Why did I change fields?
What tips do I have about successful job hunting? What unsuccessful job-hunting experiences have I learned from?
Do I have any guidance on writing a résumé, filling out a job application, or other job-hunting skills?
What do I look for when I hire someone?
Whats my top tip for successful job interviewing? Whats the biggest mistake in interviewing?
Is there anything unique to consider if students want to enter my career field?
When and how did I come to an agreement about how much to accept in wages or salary?
What does my day-to-day work look like? What do I do? What do I love about my work?
When I have a decision or problem at work, how do I go about solving it?
How has my work ethic affected me in individual jobs or over my whole career?
Have I gotten a promotion or job change that taught me a valuable lesson?
Where do I see myself in 5 years, and how do I plan to get there?
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