60+ businesses pitch to over 2,000 students during Fox Cities Chamber Career Expo
APPLETON, Wis. (WFRV) – Day one of the 2025 Fox Cities Chamber Career Expo kicked off on Tuesday morning, offering students from 8th grade to high school seniors a chance to explore future careers in numerous fields.
Over 2,000 students across the Fox Cities attended to meet with 65 businesses that set up booths, varying from healthcare, information systems, manufacturing, engineering, human resources and more.
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The following schools participated:
Appleton North High School
Classical School
Einstein Middle School
Fox River Academy
Freedom Faith Academy
Freedom High School
GPS Ed
Homeschool
James Madison Middle School
Kaleidoscope Academy
Kimberly High School
LAB Academy
Little Chute Flex Academy
Little Chute Middle School
New London Middle School
Project SEARCH Internship Program
Stockbridge High School
Stockbridge Middle School
Valley New School
Wilson/Magellan Middle School
Winneconne High School
Winneconne Middle School
Wrightstown High School
Fox Cities Chamber President and CEO Becky Bartoszek said it's an annual event that serves about 2.5 counties with 17 municipalities.
Each school was grouped at the beginning for a presentation to learn about non-verbal communications, which can be helpful during job interviews and in everyday life.
'They hear from a body language expert who talks about what your handshake should be like or how your hands should be posed while talking to a future employer,' Bartoszek said. 'Then they talk with employers in varying fields and higher education.'
Bartoszek added that the event is important to host annually because the economy grows by inviting young people to 'take our jobs' one day.
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'If we can get in front of these students as early as middle school and high school to share that connection with employers and opportunities that exist, there's a better chance that the next generation of the workforce will be better off,' Bartoszek said.
Click here to visit the Fox Cities Chamber website with more details on all of the businesses that attended the event, which continues on Wednesday.
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