Latest estimates say that the average worker will change jobs seven to eight times in his or her lifetime.
Wednesday, some Pittsburg High School juniors practiced for their first potential job with a round of mock interviews at the school.
“It’s a continuum for us,” said Koeta Bryant, USD 250 career coordinator. “There is a sophomore focus class that is required of all sophomores. In that class, we have a job simulation and job shadowing. By their junior year, we prepare them for mock interviews and have them write a resume. As juniors and seniors, we have a career opportunities day.”
Those conducting the mock interviews included a wide spectrum of the Pittsburg community, as representatives from more than 25 different groups helped students get a start on their budding careers. Those groups included Pittsburg Police, Mt. Carmel Regional Medical Center, the City of Pittsburg, and the Army, among others.
Pittsburg State’s Students in Free Enterprise, who also conducted mock interviews, also helped the students earlier this month with a preparation day. The preparation consisted of a skit designed to teach the soon-to-be-in-the-job-force students about the right and wrong ways to participate in an interview.
