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Career Expo
Resources for employers, educators, and students participating in a healthcare-oriented career expo
What is a Career Expo?
A Career Expo brings together professionals from different healthcare industry roles and organizations, exposing students to a wide range of possibilities and fostering curiosity and career exploration.
Career Expos can take different forms, but the NYACH Ready for Healthcare Career Expo structure features a series of speakers and panels during which visiting employers and professionals describe their roles, career paths, and thoughts on the future of the industry.
The Ready for Healthcare Career Expo Activity Toolkit covers:
the purpose of a Career Expo
Career Expo logistics
pre-event research and preparation for students and educators
student best practices for asking questions and notetaking
guiding questions for employer panelists
reflection and evaluation
Download some or all of these resources in the following section.
Curriculum, Tools & Materials
The Career Expo Activity Toolkit includes:
sample questions for employers participating in plenary and breakout panels
a guide for educators, including learning objectives and plans for guided activities that students complete before, during, and after a Career Expo, as well as student assessment resources
a student packet with activity worksheets and other guided resources
a sample Career Expo Day agenda
sample questions for employers participating in plenary and breakout panels
evaluation templates for employers, educators, and students to reflect on the efficacy and experience of the Career Expo
Each tool is available as an editable Microsoft Word .docx file. You can download all of the resources as a compressed .zip package or as individual files.
Learning & Teaching Guides
Educator Guide for Career Expos
Student Packet for Career Expos
Guiding Questions for Panels of Industry Professionals
Sample Plenary Panel Questions for Healthcare Industry Leadership / HR
Sample Breakout Panel Questions for Healthcare Industry Professionals
Career Expo Logistics
NYC Department of Education Work-Based Learning Travel and Media Consent Form
Evaluation Templates
Post-Event Educator Evaluation