Portland Parks & Recreation plans to hire more than 200 high school students for 2017 summer youth program jobs and wants PWA’s help in getting the word out.
Portland Public Schools students who fretted prior to their mock interviews with HR professionals found the experience wasn’t so bad after all. Many students, in fact, said the interviews boosted their confidence and got them thinking about their goals.
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.
At career assemblies held on Portland Public Schools campuses, students learned about a variety of careers, ranging from healthcare, high tech and public safety to architecture, construction and engineering, plus many more.
All summer long, Franklin High School student Kathya Suria donned a tool belt and entered a construction site that is very familiar to her: Her own high school.
