Next Step Carbon for Employers

An internship places young people seeking experience in a temporary position in your company, allowing them to gain valuable first-hand experience and insight about a career of interest. Learning and performance goals should be set throughout the internship, and evaluative feedback should be provided to facilitate professional growth!

High-quality internships hold interns accountable as part of the team and require the utilization and enhancement of employability and occupational skills. Internships may be paid or unpaid and are sometimes used to satisfy requirements for a class or credits within a field of study.

Internships are available with...

• The Carbon Chamber & Economic Development Corporation (Marketing, Event Planning)

This experience involves students “shadowing” one or more of your component employees in person or virtually. A job shadow gives young people valuable exposure to careers and companies of interest. Plan to show students a typical day on the job and offer time to meet other employees. Throughout the experience, engage them in conversation to learn more about their interests and discuss relevant career-related information. Students are often encouraged to ask questions they have to help them determine if the career and industry is something they want to pursue.

Interested in participating in this program? Email Emily Sewilo at esewilo@carboncountychamber.org to be listed below!

Job Shadowing Businesses include...

Offering short-term or summer employment to young people can benefit your business in multiple ways. Hiring students in the summer is a great way to get projects checked off the to-do list (or to-do someday list!) without taking valuable time away from other employees. Additionally, short-term employment is an excellent way for young people to learn more about your business and the career opportunities available. Summer employment can be part or full-time, and participants should be treated as any other employee in a similar position.

Short-term & Summer Employment Opportunities include...

• Pocono Mountain Hospitality Jobs: Pocono Job Openings | Hospitality Industry

In a mock interview, a business professional meets one-on-one with a student and conducts a simulated job interview. Conducted in person or virtually, a mock interview gives the student the opportunity to practice professional dress and etiquette, as well as allows them to answer questions about themselves, their interests, and their personal qualities and to learn how to market themselves as prospective job candidates. It helps them learn what is expected in a job interview and improves the student’s self-presentation. Approximately 15 minutes should be devoted to a mock interview, with the remaining time being spent providing constructive feedback and allowing the student to ask the professional questions about their career.

We all remember Career Days when we were students! Schools within Carbon County are actively looking to partner with businesses and professionals to collaborate on Career Pathway Education. Your business or organization will work closely with a school to offer students in-classroom presentations about your career path, and even opportunities to visit businesses off-site.

Opportunities range from Career/Trade Fair Vendors, Career Fair Presenters (small group presentations), Panel Discussions at a Career Day, and College/Interview Readiness Training.

An industry tour is a career exploration activity during which your business or organization provides students with the opportunity to see your worksite in person, virtually, or via recorded video, allowing them to see what it’s like to work in your field. Typically, it involves a tour of the facilities and the opportunity for the students to observe work-related activities. Industry tours help students get a feel for the work environment at your business. Employees providing the tour can share information about the various types of jobs your company has to offer, the education, training, and soft skills needed to compete for these jobs, and potential opportunities for advancement.

Pre-apprenticeship programs are designed as stepping stones to Registered Apprenticeship programs. Pre-apprenticeships are formulated in coordination with the school or training provider so that while participating, the students are learning your industry-based objectives as they build the literacy, math, English, and work readiness skills needed for future success. Pre-apprenticeship and Registered Apprenticeship can be applicable to and developed for any industry. See PA Careerlink for more information on developing and registering a pre-apprenticeship program: https://www.pacareerlink.pa.gov/jponline/Apprenticeships

Educator in the Workplace experiences connect the workforce to the classroom by directly engaging teachers, counselors, and administrators with business and industry leaders like you. Through these experiences, school staff become informed of industry trends, training needs, opportunities for collaboration, and the career paths available within your company. Educators take the knowledge back to the classroom to enhance instruction, student learning, and career readiness.

Interested in participating in this program? Email Emily Sewilo at esewilo@carboncountychamber.org to learn more.