Posted: 26 Mar 2010 12:21 AM PDT

By MATT POWERS
Dispatch Staff Writer

Peg Brown, right, talks with Oneida High School students about elementary education during a career day at the Oneida, N.Y. school on Thursday. Brown is a former Oneida School district teacher and now the principal at St. Patrick's School in the city of Oneida. Dispatch Staff Photo by JOHN HAEGER

ONEIDA – Oneida High School students had their eyes opened to a wide range of career opportunities at Career Day on Thursday.

"I think the key thing is that students now more than ever need to realize what they need to be competitive and have that competitive edge in a global marketplace," said Principal Brian Gallagher. "Obviously, our economy has completely changed. I think kids need to know the skill sets that they're going to need. It's been wonderful to have such a turn out in our community. We have about 65 presenters here today."

"Determination will take you where you want to go," Jeff Rowlands, Oneida Alliance Bank branch manager and banking officer, told math students. "Find something you have a passion for."

"There is a difference between a job and a career," said John Elberson, vice president and market executive. "You want to find something that doesn't feel like it's a grind every day."

He acknowledged that the banking industry has recently gone through some difficult times.

It is a reality that a number of banks are merging but there are still opportunities availalble, he said.

"There is always a need for banking," said Rowlands.

Sophomore Nick Tyler said the presentation made him consider his future plans.

"I was just thinking that you've got to be happy with what you do," he said. "You have to know what you're getting yourself into. I actually want to be a teacher."

In another classroom, St. Patrick's Catholic School Principal Peg Brown said elementary education is special because teachers have students in their formative years.

"It's very rewarding but you have to really like kids and be interested in it," she said to an education and teaching class. "In order to do a good job you have to like it."

She said speech and special education teachers are always in demand.

"It made me really think about teaching because I like kids," said junior Shawn Ano.

In a different classsrom, Scott Ingmire, director of Madison County Planning Department, spoke to students about some of the department's environmental engineering projects.

He said he went to Allegheny College for environmental science and got his master's degree from SUNY-ESF but did not know where his degree would lead him.

"For me it's been very rewarding though I didn't think of it when I was in school," he said. "Working locally you get to see the effect of what you're doing on a day-to-day basis. Don't overlook state and local government --there are jobs and usually secure jobs. You're not going to get rich doing it but that's not everyone's goal. As long as you're enjoying what you're doing that's important too."

"I learned that even though it's engineering, girls can do it too," said freshman Katalyn Fura. "It's not just for guys. I think I want to go to school for engineering. It's got me interested in actually thinking that I could do it someday."

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National Career Expert Liz Ryan offers Free Virtual ... - PRWeb

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

Former Fortune 500 HR VP and job-search advice guru Liz Ryan will teach jobseekers how to overcome resume gaps, career changes, layoffs and other resume 'blemishes' in a two-hour virtual workshop.

Boulder, CO, (PRWEB) March 26, 2010 -- Liz Ryan, nationally-renowned career expert and columnist for Business Week Online, Yahoo! and Glassdoor.com, has opened registration for a free virtual workshop, "Surmounting Any Resume Problem," to be offered on Saturday, March 27, 2010.

Ryan, leader of the 25,000-member Ask Liz Ryan online community, will help job-seekers reframe and rework their resumes to handle employment gaps, career changes, time away from work for kids or personal issues, and other common resume 'blemishes' in the virtual workshop, which begins at 8:15 a.m. and ends at 9:50 a.m. Pacific time.

The virtual workshop "Surmounting Any Resume Problem" is open to all. Because space is limited, it's important to RSVP at this link:

http://bit.ly/SurmountAnyResumeProblemworkshop

For questions about the "Surmounting Any Resume Problem" workshop, please write to Jackie Marrinan at jackie (at) asklizryan (dot) com.

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Delaware schools: Contest preps special-ed students for ... - Delaware Online

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 12:43 AM PDT

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Renee Brokenbrough, 19, a student in the William Penn High School adult program, counted out coins in a competition to see who could use the fewest coins to make change for a given denomination.

She liked the table-busing competition, which required competitors to clear and clean a table before setting it again.

"I'm trying to look for a job now," Brokenbrough said. "But I don't know if I could get one now. I think I need to wait till I get out of school, out of this program first."

James Cornwell, 21, who is also in the adult integration program at William Penn High, took a bow after he finished making his bed in that competition, which tested for speed and neatness. Some people nearby clapped for him. He had the highest score of the day at that point and was also the only person to include hospital corners on his bed.

"The first time I ever learned how to do a bed was my mom," said Cornwell, perspiration beading on his forehead from having just completed the activity.

"It was very tight, James," said bed-making judge Tracy Holmes, director of operations at Courtyard Newark at the University of Delaware, a working hotel and training facility for students, including some with cognitive disabilities.

"I would really like to get into the food industry," Cornwell said. "Over at Del Tech Stanton, I sometimes make pizzas."

He did everything to make the pizzas, he said, including putting on the toppings and baking them in an oven.

Well, almost everything.

"I didn't have to toss those," he said of the pies.

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