STUDENT CAREER EXPO - COMPETITION DETAILS

There are TWO COMPETITIONS at this year's Student Career Expo on December 1 & 2, 2009

RESUME/MOCK JOB INTERVIEW

This is an individual student competition that is available to high school students. Competition participants must be registered to attend the Expo by Friday, November 13, 2009.

Students can apply for a job of their choosing in one of the following related career fields: Information Technology, Advanced Manufacturing, Health Science and Bio Science.

They need to declare in their resume objective what job and position they are applying for.

Students will need to email their PDF resumes to resumes@studentcareerconnection.org by Friday, November 13, 2009.

The resumes will be reviewed by participating business partners and the top 40 resumes will be determined. These 40 students will be notified and scheduled for a job interview time slot during the Expo.

Information Technology and Advanced Manufacturing interviews will be on Tuesday, December 1.

Health Science and Bio Science interviews will be Wednesday, December 2.

Selected business partners will interview the students and four winning students will be awarded a $100 gift card each to Best Buy in Council Bluffs at the end of the Expo.

There will be one winner in each of the following career fields: Information Technology, Advanced Manufacturing, Health Science and Bio Science.

Each student interview will be a maximum of 10 minutes. Students will be judged by a panel of business partners on their resume, personal presentation and how well they answer questions during the interview.

INDIVIDUAL VIDEO CREATION COMPETITION

Any registered expo students may participate in this competition.

Each participating student must create a 2-4 minute video where they present how they see their career and future.

The VIDEO COMPETITION DEADLINE is Midnight, Friday, November 13.

Participating students must be registered to attend the expo by Friday, November 13, 2009.

Students can be sophomores, juniors or seniors as determined by the high school.

Below are questions that can be used to guide your video content creation process. These are just suggestions and students are not limited to them.

1. What is my future career?
2. Why did I choose this career?
3. What do I love about this career?
4. What are the educational requirements of this career?
5. What experiences should I pursue in preparing for this career?
6. How will my career impact or help others around me?
7. What is the future of my career?

Students should create their video and post it on You Tube. They need to email the You Tube Video link to videos@studentcareerconnection.org.

Winners will be decided by selected business partners participating in the Expo.

Videos will be judged on originality, creativity, quality and on how well they present their career of choice and future.

Only two students will win. One on December 1 and the second on December 2. Each winning student will receive a $100 gift card to Best Buy.

If you have any questions you can call 402.972.6767 or send an email to videos@studentcareerconnection.org.

Competition participants agree to sign or have their parents sign a SCC media release if they are chosen as a finalist.

No copyright infringing content (audio or video) can be included. If requested, an individual must provide evidence that their audio content is royalty-free or has received permission to be used.

Any videos entered in the competition must not be defamatory, obscene, illegal, infringe any third party intellectual property rights, or otherwise negatively reflect upon the high school, Student Career Connection or Iowa Western Community College.

This information is subject to change and you should check back for updates periodically.