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Explore your future. Discover the opportunities.

APRIL 15-17

Keystone Centre | Manitoba Room & UCT Pavillion

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BY DREW MAY interview skills.
“Even if it’s just someone
The 34th annual Brandon who wants that little bit of help
Career Symposium is a chance getting to their next job, that will
for high school students and give them a little bit of one-on-
adults alike to learn about a cho- one time as well.”
sen career path or find a new one High school students looking
entirely. at post-secondary institutions
Co-ordinator Leann Bower will also get the chance to meet
said this year’s event is open to the with representatives from dif-
public throughout its entire run. ferent schools. It gives them the
“We really encourage anyone chance to find out the entry re-
of any age to come and join us.” quirements and any prerequisite
The Brandon Career Sym- classes for particular programs.
posium brings industries and “It’s really important for them
post-secondary institutions to- to stop and talk to the post-sec-
gether under the Keystone Cen- ondary (school) to find out a lit-
tre roof. Bower said 3,200 teach- tle bit about their campuses and
ers and students from Manitoba programs and services that they
and Saskatchewan are scheduled offer,” Bower said. “It’s a really
to attend the show from April great opportunity to see some
15-17. things that you didn’t even know
“We want parents to come existed.”
with their children, we want Bower said the event added
(people) new to Canada, new an “entrepreneurs corner” to put
to Brandon,” Bower said. “We Leann Bower, co-ordinator of the Brandon Career Symposium. (DrewMay/TheBrandonSun) a greater emphasis on entre-
want to be that opportunity for preneurship for people who are
anybody seeking something dif- to people looking to start a new on their job-searching skills or ner will give people a chance to interested in starting their own
ferent in their life.” career and will also offer services move up at their current place work one-on-one with an expert businesses.
The symposium isn’t limited for people looking to brush up of employment. The career cor- in resumé building or to work on »ContinuedonPage4