ExTEndEd LEArning OPTiOns
Take It
Outside the Classroom
MAke conTAcTs, gain marketable skills, and
launch your business career with extended learning.
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ntil he took an internship with the management prior to college gave me an Make Contacts
office supply store, Office Max, his advantage over the other students who One good place to make contacts and
sophomore year, surfing was the only were hearing it all for the first time. learn about business in general is
passion of Dulles High School student “Practice makes perfect,” adds in career and technical student
Geoff Hirschheim of Sugar Land. “I was Hirschheim, now an executive with Shell organizations (CTSOs) in
one of those students who was just going Information Technology International your school. Vickie Thomas
through the motions,” he recalls. in Houston, “and starting in high school is state advisor for the student
Being introduced to the business allowed lots of time to practice. It gave me organization Texas Business
world, however, changed his attitude the confidence and knowledge I needed to Professionals of America (see
dramatically. Almost instantly his grades compete in the business world.” “Business Competition” on
improved and “he was successful at the next page). Among a host
University of Texas at San Antonio,” real Business Experience of other activities, she says,
recalls Hirschheim’s business teacher Internships are just one of the ways you BPA helps students set up
Ken Kaser. can get real business experience while job shadowing with business
still in high school. Education that takes professionals.
Career Launch place outside the classroom, whether it Job shadowing allows
Hirschheim credits his experience in the happens in the workplace or in student students the opportunity
world of work, together with his focus organizations in your own high school, is to observe business
on business classes in high school, with called extended learning, and it is one of professionals on a typical day
getting his career off the ground. “Having the best ways to find out what business is at work. “We have matched
a strong foundation in marketing and all about. up students with professionals
Paid or unpaid internships in every job field from
economist magazIne ranKs
are temporary, part-time, audiovisual to accounting,”
or summer jobs that enable says Thomas. Students get
souTHern meTHodIsT unIversITY’s
students to learn business an idea of all aspects of
cox scHool of BusIness
skills on the job. Often interns business management, and
are paired with a mentor, an connect with professionals
In dallas as THe BesT BusIness scHool
employee in the business who who might later help with
for neTworK BuIldIng In THe u.s.
oversees their work and shows mentoring, internship, or even
them the ropes. employment opportunities.
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