JA Career Speaker Series Add School Add Name

JA Career Speaker Series <Add School> <Add Name>

Introductions 8 minutes • Explain your current position and share about your company or organization. • Share stories of your background, you can make this into multiple slides if you would like. **Notes below** 1

Something surprising 2 minutes • Draw the students in by sharing something that might surprise them about you, your career path, or your job **Notes below** 2

What do you know? 2 minutes • Invite students to share what they know about jobs and career paths. **Notes below** 3

Choosing a Career 10 minutes • Share stories about your experiences choosing a career **Notes below** 4

Landing a Job 10 minutes • Share stories about your experiences job hunting, interviewing, and deciding on whether or not the job is the right fit for you. **Notes below** 5

Keeping and Building a Career 10 minutes • Share stories about your experiences building your professional brand progressing within your career path. • Share stories that help students understand why getting a job is only the first step. **Notes below** 6

Wrap it Up 8 -10 minutes • Offer students an opportunity to ask questions and reflect on what they’ve learned • What are somethings you wish you would have known when you started out? Be honest and authentic with your examples. **Notes below** 7

Questions?

Optional Activity 1: Two Truths and a Dream Wish • Share two truths and a “dream wish” about your job. Ask students to guess which is the dream wish. **Notes below** 9

Optional Activity 2: Decision Making • Divide students into discussion groups and present each group with the decision making scenarios. **Notes below** 10

Optional Activity 2: Decision Making Scenarios • Scenario 1: You win $1, 000 in a local contest. What do you do with the money? Why did you make that decision? • Scenario 2: You want to work as a freelance writer and photographer someday, writing travel blogs and taking photos of the exotic places you visit. How will you get people to pay you for your stories or photos? What are your options? How do you know? • Scenario 3: You’re offered jobs with two different employers. The pay is $20, 000 better at Job 1, but Job 2 has a casual dress code and Fridays off. Which job do you choose? Why? 11