01-03-2025
Students practice interviews, business casual wear at CareerQuest
BLOUNTVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) — On Friday, local high schoolers were introduced to the workforce at CareerQuest, a career exploration event hosted by Northeast State Community College.
'We call these career exploration events because they are exploring. They're trying to figure it out,' Lottie Ryans, director of workforce at First Tennessee Development District, said.
Students learned about careers in accounting, banking, financial planning, marketing and human resources. They also practiced interviewing with professionals from the region.
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'It's really about setting them up for success in terms of how to dress, how to be professional in an interview, but more importantly, what careers are available in our region and how to get to those careers,' Ryans said.
Ryans said the event provides students with an opportunity for exposure.
'When you're meeting a vice president from a bank for the first time, that might be intimidating, but we want them to know that everybody is equal,' Ryans said. 'Right. And so just they can be themselves.'
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