New Orleans Outreach Power Ties Career Day on WGNO-TV

February 23rd, 2011

50 Arthur Ashe students participate in the New Orleans Outreach Power Ties Career Day, the culminating event in a four-part career awareness series that matches the students with a real employer, courtesy of the Young Leadership Council, to see how prepared students are to face an actual job interview. Resumes are examined, student behaviors are critiqued, and employers are forced to answer some critical questions themselves as the 8th grader explores a particular profession. Immediately following the workshop at NOCCA, the students attended a “Power Lunch” at Zea’s Restaurant. The next week, students will visit job sites in New Orleans based on their career interests.