Final Debrief:
- Working with one of the senior teachers (Elizabeth Foulds), the students still had minimal class time to learn to write a Cover Letter and Resume
- 32 Rotarian volunteers interviewed 108 students over 2 mornings in early September. Each student had a 10 minute interview with 3 minute feedback
- Students responded positively regardless of major technology problems re volunteers not having the necessary information for each applicant
- The school is keen to have this project permanently within the curriculum - as part of their subject “Connections for Life”
Changes for 2025:
- Students will be offered more classroom time to write up their Cover Letter and Resume
- Communication will be improved by each student being responsible for printing a hard copy of their application and handing it to the teacher at least 2 weeks before the interviews start. I will then distribute them to our interviewers in plenty of time
- We will provide time keepers
- In conjunction with Bryan Goodwin (one of the Rotarians who set up this project many years ago), Elizabeth and I have created a new list of vocations to relate to modern times with more variety of choices. I will send a list of suggestions for Bryan to update the current list
- I have offered to speak to the Year 9 students next year to introduce the Rotary and Mock Job Interviews project and stress the benefits
I commend this valuable project to the Club, and look forward to to continued support in 2025.
Lindy Anderson, Youth Committee