Career Connections
A Westview PTSA Program
Westview PTSA Career Connections is a free program to inspire and help students learn about different careers. Students in any grade are encouraged to attend these free events to meet professionals in a specific career area. The sessions begin with a panel of professionals and then break up into a round-table format where students can ask questions and find out about education, salary, advancement, career outlook, and specifics about their day-to-day jobs.
Previous Career Forum Topics
2020-2021 is the eighth year this program has been offered by the Westview PTSA.
Previous Career Forums focus areas are listed below.
Year One Career Forums (2013-2014)
Engineering
Business
Psychology
Science
Year Two Career Forums (2014-2015)
Allied Health
Math
Legal and Law Enforcement
Journalism, Media, Graphic Arts, Web Design & Architecture
Trade Night (Apprenticeships, Comm Col programs, and Certifications)
Year Three Career Forums (2015-2016)
Careers in Education
Computer Related Careers
Careers in Energy & Environmental Science
Medical Careers
Year Four Career Forums (2016-2017)
Hospitality & Tourism
Careers in Business
Careers in Engineering
Sports Related Careers
Year Five Career Forums (2017-2018)
Cognitive and Social Science
Communications
Behind the Scenes Science
Resume Writing and Interview Skills
Year Six Career Forums (2018-2019)
Skills For Career Success - First Impressions Matter
Building Sciences
Health & Medicine
Law & Criminal Justice
Year Seven Career Forums (2019-2020)
Biotech & Pharma
Education
Computer Science
Year Eight Career Forums (2020-2021)
Government and Service
Engineering
Business
How to get a Summer Job
Year Nine Career Forums (2021-2022)
Health and Medicine
Psychology
Communication
Architecture and Design
Career Resources
Great free resources available for researching careers.
Occupational Outlook Handbook 1 : This a great guide to hundreds of occupations and includes an overview along with the median pay, projected growth for the career, links to related careers, and even job openings. Click here to go to the Occupational Outlook Handbook.
O*Net Online 2 : O*Net is another free tool for career exploration and job analysis! O*NET OnLine has detailed descriptions of the world of work for use by job seekers, workforce development and HR professionals, students, researchers, and more! Click here to go to O*Net.
More Career Information
During our planning, when we uncover good resources, we will share them with you. For example, click on the Math Career References to find links to a number of great reference documents.
1 Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2014-15 Edition, Mathematicians, on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/ooh/math/mathematicians.htm.
2 O*NET OnLine is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment & Training Administration, and developed by the National Center for O*NET Development.