WANTED:  Person to fill great job.  Experience preferred. Don’t let this statement stop you from applying for the job of your dreams. By volunteering, getting involved in an internship program or participating in extracurricular activities, you can gain the experience  necessary to land that job you have been searching for. Plus, the experience looks great on college applications and can help you get scholarships and financial aid.

Strategies to Gain Experience
(AND FIND OUT WHETHER YOUR FUTURE CAREER CHOICE IS RIGHT FOR YOU!)

Job Shadowing Job shadowing gives you the opportunity to see first hand what a job is really like. It involves spending time watching a person go through the daily activities of his or her job. Job shadowing can help you decide if that career could be the right one for you. Sometimes a job sounds great, but by job shadowing, you will see if the job is too stressful, too demanding or just too boring to hold your interest.

Information Interview An information interview is similar to a job interview except that you get to ask all the questions! You can learn about the type of work a person in that field would be doing, what experience/education is required and what you could do to improve your chances of landing a job. Plus, making contact with employers before you are actually looking for a job is a great networking strategy.

Extracurricular Activities 4-H Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) DECA National Ski Patrol Athletics Girl Scouts Boy Scouts Students Against Drunk Driving (SADD) Vocational/Industrial Clubs of America (VICA) Band/Orchestra Future Problem Solvers Choir l Future Homemakers of America (FHA) Science Fairs Student Government Yearbook/Journalism National Honor Society Cheerleading/Pep Club Future Farmers of America (FFA) Hospital Volunteers American Red Cross Odyssey of the Mind Natural Helpers Debate/Forensics Clubs  (Drama, Rodeo, Art, Photography, Computer, Math, French, etc.)

 
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