career days Archives - Portland Workforce Alliance https://www.portlandworkforcealliance.org/tag/career-days/ Wed, 15 Jul 2020 16:58:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.portlandworkforcealliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/favicon.ico career days Archives - Portland Workforce Alliance https://www.portlandworkforcealliance.org/tag/career-days/ 32 32 151052628 PWA May 2020: Upcoming Career Talks https://www.portlandworkforcealliance.org/pwa-may-2020-upcoming-career-talks/ Tue, 12 May 2020 16:50:38 +0000 https://www.portlandworkforcealliance.org/?p=17388 There is no substitute for real-world human connections. However, we are seeing some exciting opportunities to serve students in new ways, through online resources such as Expo2Go, and virtual engagement with industry professionals.

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]]> 17388 Finding your spark: 3 students share stories of exploring career paths https://www.portlandworkforcealliance.org/finding-your-spark-3-students-share-stories-of-exploring-career-paths/ Tue, 17 Apr 2018 22:01:56 +0000 http://www.portlandworkforcealliance.org/?p=5866 At the recent PWA Expo Breakfast, three high school students with wildly different career plans shared what sparked their interest during recent PWA Career Days and other career-learning opportunities in the high-growth sectors of design, construction and technology.

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]]> 5866 “This really opened my eyes”: 3 reasons we’re thankful this week https://www.portlandworkforcealliance.org/this-really-opened-my-eyes-3-reasons-were-thankful-this-week/ Tue, 22 Nov 2016 22:43:31 +0000 http://www.portlandworkforcealliance.org/?p=3328 Many of us didn’t get career advice in high school. We had vague ideas of what we might want to “be,” but a limited sense of what people at work actually do. This is why we’re so grateful for the many caring adults helping Oregon teenagers learn what different careers are all about.

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]]> 3328 From A to ZGF: Students explore options at PWA Career Days https://www.portlandworkforcealliance.org/from-a-to-zgf-students-explore-options-at-pwa-career-days/ Tue, 25 Oct 2016 21:55:44 +0000 http://www.portlandworkforcealliance.org/?p=3213 We collaborated with local businesses, nonprofits, local government and school districts in October to offer four Career Days, all designed to give students a glimpse of the world of work and help them make plans for life beyond graduation.

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]]> 3213 Career Day photos and highlights from the 2014-15 school year https://www.portlandworkforcealliance.org/career-day-highlights-from-the-2014-15-school-year/ Sun, 01 Feb 2015 01:14:43 +0000 http://wpstage.portlandworkforcealliance.org/?p=599 PWA works with local employers to offer more than two dozen career days in 2014-15. Here's a sampler of photos from many of our career days so far.

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