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Concord High senior Elsie Anderson holds Winston, a nine-weekold Maltipoo puppy, on his first day at the school on Nov. 21. Winston belongs to principal Michael Reardon, following in the four-legged footsteps of Peanut, Reardon’s well-known Maltese companion who died in August.
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Kim Brown, left, and Mary Till watch the ballot process on a screen at the State Archives at the election audit of four communities on Nov. 10.
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Pitchfork Records manager Dre Svensson works on cataloging albums at the downtown store.
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The art of the interview
CRTC students practice connecting with employers during two-day workshop
By EILEEN O’GRADY Monitor staff
StudentsattheConcordgota sneakpeekrecentlyofwhatit’s goingtobeliketositacrossthe tablefromaninterviewerwhois tryingtofindoutifthey’retheright fitforajob.
Over700studentsparticipatedin theCRTC’sannualtwo-dayJobInterviewTrainingWorkshopon Nov.22.Theworkshopwastaught inConcordclassroomswiththe helpof33volunteersindifferent careerfieldsfromtheHumanResourcesAssociationofGreaterConcord,whorepresenteddifferent fieldsthatstudentsstudyinthe CRTCprogram.Becauseeachvolunteerworksintheirindustrylocally,studentswereabletodomock interviewswithpeopletheymay somedayencountersomedayina realinterview.
“Thiskindofpracticalexperience providesbothrelevantandvaluable instructionasstudentshavetheopportunitytoaskquestionsofandsit
downformockinterviewswithexperiencedprofessionalswhocome fromthecareerfieldsthesestudentshopetopursueafterhigh school,”saidCRTCPrincipalAnne Fowler.
Thegoalofthetrainingisforstudentstolearnthebasicsofthejob interviewprocessandtheobjectivesofaninterview.Thetraining teachesstudentstocompilinganinventoryoftheiraccomplishments,
includingthehardandsoftskills thatcontributetotheirindividual “stories.”Studentsareabletolearn andpracticethetechniqueofrespondingtojobinterviewquestions.
“Whetherourgraduatingstudentsaregoingontopost-secondaryeducation,themilitary,or intotheworkforce,theyneedtobe abletotelltheirstoryinacomplete andcompellingfashion,”Fowler said.“Theyalsohavetobeaware thatthingslikedress,eyecontact, andverbalskillsallcontributetowardcreatingthatall-important goodfirstimpressionthatrecruiters andemployerssayiskeytoasuccessfuljobinterview.”
Thisistheseventhyearthatthe CRTChasheldjobinterviewworkshops,whichhavetaught4,000studentsovertheyears.TheCRTC pollsstudentsaftereachyear’s training,andhasfoundthat96%of studentstendtothinkjobinterviewingisavaluableskilltolearnin highschool.
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Tom Ferry, talent acquisition specialist for Optics1, a Bedford manufacturer of electro-optic and navigationsystems, talks job interviewstrategies with students of the CRTC Computer Engineering program.
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