Willowbrook students participate in Career Exploration Program

Left: Keynote speaker Amy Segami speaks with Willowbrook students during the school's Career Exploration Program on Oct. 11. That event was hosted in collaboration with Junior Achievement of Chicago to provide sophomore students with an opportunity to learn about various careers. At right is a head shot of Segami.

Business Professionals present during Willowbrook's Career Exploration Program, which took place on Oct. 11 in collaboration with Junior Achievement of Chicago. They shared information about their background, education and daily work life to give sophomore students insight into various career fields. Pictured are (from left to right, top row to bottom row) State Sen. Tom Cullerton, Paul Guerrero with Cooking Skills Academy, Andy Peckys with Signal, Don Vollmar with CNH Industrial, Randi Luna with DuPage County Health Department and Melanie Krawczyk with DuPage County Farm Bureau.

On Oct. 11, Willowbrook sophomore students had the opportunity to participate in a Career Exploration Program.

The event was hosted by the Willowbrook Guidance Department, in collaboration with Junior Achievement of Chicago. The program focused on the 16 Career Clusters, and students were able to select which professions they wanted to learn more about. Nearly 20 presenters shared information about their background, education and daily work life to give insight into their respective field. Activities for the day included:

• Keynote speaker Amy Segami, who discussed the importance of identifying a desired career path. According to www.amysegami.com, “Segami is a mechanical engineer who paints on water. She is the Managing Principal of Segami Studios and Consulting, an international firm focused on helping leaders with a new perspective. As a motivational speaker, innovation consultant and professional facilitator, Segami inspires leaders turning talent into teams. Segami also is a TEDx speaker, founder and executive producer of TEDxIIT, the longest running independently organized TED event in Chicago.”
  
  
• Guidance counselors introduced the career exploration process through completion of the Career Interest Inventory and the Career Cluster Finder in Naviance. Students also were introduced to job-search resources such as the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Occupational Outlook Handbook.
  
  
• Students were able to attend three Career Cluster Workshop presentations of their choice.

For questions or more information about the Career Exploration Program, contact Willowbrook Guidance Counselor LeVar Ammons at Lammons@dupage88.net or 630-530-3422.