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Area Schools Participate in JA Job Shadow Event at Cartus
Students from Bethel, Newtown, Danbury and Brookfield participate in JA Job Shadow at Cartus in Danbury.
Approximately 70 students from Bethel, Newtown, Danbury and Brookfield High Schools participated in the JA Job Shadow at Cartus in Danbury. Cartus provides trusted guidance in global relocation and workforce development to organizations worldwide. Truly an international company, Cartus has more than 3,000 employees around the world who speak more than 60 languages and manage nearly 160,000 moves annually.
Through Cartus’ relationship with Junior Achievement and local schools, students were able to participate in the JA Job ShadowTM program, including teacher-led classroom instruction around key work-readiness skills such as leadership, teamwork and how to conduct a successful job search. The students then visited Cartus for a day-long mentoring experience giving them a first-hand glimpse into the world of work and the opportunity to apply their classroom learning.
During the event, students were given an overview of Cartus and shadowed employees. During the shadow, students explored the corporate complex getting a feel for the corporate lifestyle, interacting with business people. After the job shadow portion of the event, students experienced a job fair. The job fair included representatives from various departments including international language and culture, human resources, accounting and finance, client services, legal, and marketing. Overall, students were able to learn about a vast array of future careers.
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About Junior Achievement of Western CT
Junior Achievement (JA) is the world's largest organization dedicated to giving young people the knowledge and skills they need to own their economic success, plan for their future, and make smart academic and economic choices. Since 1946, Junior Achievement of Western Connecticut has empowered nearly 300,000 students from all racial, ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds with the knowledge and skills they need to develop habits for long term success. For more information about Junior Achievement, please visit, http://www.jawct.org/
