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FFA TODAY Contents 1 WALK IN WITH CONFIDENCE 3 president’s perspective 5 BLUE JACKET BRIEF 6 DON’T BLINK 8 Find your best self 12CELEBRATING SUCCESS
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April 30-May 1 93rd Missouri State FFA Convention - Sedalia May 11: MU Invitational Agri-Science Fair - Columbia
walk in with CONFIDENCE hould you shake hands when introducing yourself ? Do you need to ask to be seated? How might you answer the prompt, “Tell me about yourself ?” Many high schoolers, college students and even young adults ask these questions and more before nervously walking into their first job interview. In fact, most feel unprepared. The National FFA Organization created a Leadership Development Event (LDE) to combat this stress and give FFA members the tools needed to walk in with confidence.
“The Employment Skills contest is the perfect preparation for real world job interviews and placement,” says Jessica Connelly, superintendent for the state Employment Skills LDE the past several years. “It’s designed to walk students through an application, interview and selection process. It’s one of the most practical professional development experiences available to students.” Brooke Kreatz, a Chillicothe agricultural education instructor and FFA advisor, agrees the LDE equips students for their first job
May 31-June 4 Missouri Agribusiness Academy june 1 LEAD Conference for Chapter Officers, Virtual, Online beginning June 1 June 7-july 16 FFA Camp - Kaiser June 8-10 Public Speaking Academy UCM, Warrensburg
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The Employment Skills Leadership Development Event helps prepare FFA members for a job interview. The contest walks students through the application, interview and selection process.
June 18-20 HYMAX Academy - Kaiser June 22-24 HYPE Academy - TBD
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