On the 31st of March, year 10 participated in Careers Day to help us build skills and gain a greater insight into life after school. We rotated through a series of four sessions: mock interviews, speed careering, my strengths and resume writing. We had the opportunity to talk to many different people about different career options to help us find a job we can feel passionate about. 

Mock interviews allowed us to meet with people outside of school and conduct an interview. Various questions were asked, like our weaknesses, strengths and interests. All students were given feedback based on their responses, appearance and the way they conducted themselves during the interview. Speed careering gave students a great understanding of different career options. We had 15 minutes in a small group to talk to each person, we could ask any question which allowed us to get the most out of each session. There was a whole range of careers, from a Lawyer to a Real Estate agent to a hairdresser. My Strengths was the year's personal favourite due to it being an extremely energetic and an enjoyable experience. The members from My Strengths provided an immensely fun experience while we participated in a personality quiz. This quiz provided us with 5 strengths, we each had a one on one chat with each member from My Strengths and gained knowledge of each of our strengths. This session gave us all reassurance that some things we deem as weaknesses are actually strengths and can help us in the future. Resume writing gave us the skills to create our own professional resume as well as a cover letter. In resume writing, we were given a scaffold and put in our own information and skills. 

This day helped us to realise that we have the option to change our career paths after school and that our senior subjects do not define us. Careers day gave us clarity letting us know that the HSC and our ATAR scores won’t predict what we do when we graduate but can aid us in the direction of our choosing. We also gained and improved important skills to help us in the future as well as recognising our weaknesses and turning them into strengths.

Moving forward we are looking forward to continuing to work on our goals for our future and the tertiary experience excursion occurring later in the term. We thank Mrs Dobbie for the organisation of the day and all the volunteers from the border community who gave up their time to take us through various experiences and sessions.

Regards, 

Year 10 SRC