How did February fly so fast?

We began February with the Grade 10 Career Exploration Advisory that allowed all grade 10 students to access two important Career Inventories in their MaiaLearning account. They were guided by Tessa, their Counselor, to do the Interest Profiler and Personality Inventories.

At the end of the Interest Profiler Inventory, participants were matched with Careers based on their Interest Profile and results that are based on Dr. John Holland's 6 personality types. These students were then able to read through their unique profile and see the careers, university programs, even the U.S. Median Salary that their interests were matched with. They were also able to see which of their matched careers are growing rapidly, have openings and the Responsibilities, Education Level, Academic Knowledge and Skills that are needed to thrive in the careers that they were matched with.

On the other hand, the Personality Inventory was based on Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (16 personality types). These results were also matched with a variety of corresponding career pathways.

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Another highlight of February was Career Day on Feb. 22nd.

A Career Day is designed to meet specific learning objectives. It helps students connect what they are learning in school with the workplace. They listen to speakers, seeking information about the industry and the career options it provides.

We know from our professional work that the exposure to varied, differing, cutting edge, and established fields can so wonderfully inform students. Your transition is made smoother when students like you also have opportunities to develop a strong sense of self and our Careers Day presentations are meant to contribute to that.

To enhance and reinforce of all what you have learned in the Month of February, we encouraged and continue to encourage all Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors to go over all the Career inventories done on the MaiaLearning Platform and read through the results thoroughly. Freshmen will begin this process next year.

I also encourage all students, from Freshmen to Seniors, to go through this Newsletter as well as all the previous ones, which are linked at the end. In each Newsletter please scroll down to the section on Career Guidance and go through all of them thoroughly. All this information was curated to help you make informed decisions leading to your future careers.

So although February is known to be the month of love❤️, it was also the month of deep Career Explorations in our Upper School. I hereby invite you to go through and enjoy this Career Day newsletter edition!

Tessa John Guerra

US Counselor

Please watch the video of her presentation below.

Lucia Dominguez

Junior

Alejandro Perez Pelaez

Junior

Ruben Francisco Huaracayo Franz

Freshman

Iria Diaz

Freshman

Natalie Chojnacki

Sophomore

Kay Menendez

Sophomore

George Cabanas (Engineer)

Research & Development Manager

Digital Smile Design Company

Below is Oguz Mut, Software Development Engineer and Manager at Amazon.

Software Development Manager (Amazon)

Thank you for inviting me to the Career Day 2022. It was a well organized activity; everything went smoothly. I myself enjoyed the Keynote Speech a lot. I am happy with the interest students showed to my area. They asked a lot of smart questions touching different areas of my profession, which I enjoyed answering.

Below is Alejandro Baer, Sociology Professor, Stephen C. Feinstein Chair, Director of the Center for Holocaust & Genocide Studies.

Chief Executive Officer Carlsberg Serbia Group

"The day was very well organized, I felt welcomed from the moment I stepped in to the school yard, nice smiley people from the very beginning. But most of all I would like to say a big thanks for the support received by my "guidance" Teachers, Mr. Overstreet and Ms. Francy as they did their best to keep the students actively involved in the conversation.

Last but utmost important to mention in few words is about the group of students I've had the honor to stand in front and share my experience: from grade 9 to 12 they showed maturity in thinking and high interest in their future career options...they were active, putting the right questions and seriously getting involved in the discussion.

As I said already, they represent the future leaders of the world. I congratulate the teachers for preparing them so well and wish the students good luck in choosing the right path after their high school graduation!"

Business Owner/Entrepreneur

I really appreciated how thoughtful the kids were in terms of listening and participating. They asked good questions and I appreciated their honest opinions, and also how respectful they were. Thanks for the opportunity to try to inspire in my small way :-)

General Manager Atmósfera Literaria, SL

"First of all, it was great to be back in school after fifty-three years. I'm proud to be part of this school and delighted to see what it has turned into. The atmosphere practically resemble what I experienced years ago and the facilities are simply out of this world. I'm not surprised to conclude that we will produce a group of well educated students that will eventually set high standards in the future in our society."

As an alumnus from '98 it is great to see how Career Day continues to be an event at ASM. It was really great to be back on campus and feel the wonderful energy of all the memories from the past along with the amount of growth the school has gone through in the past decades. The students were curious and left the workshop learning how to write their own elevator pitch. I'm grateful to be part of this community and see how much we have all grown up. If there is any way I can help with answering questions about college and career related topics please feel free to reach out. Looking forward to the 60th anniversary events in the coming months! You are all doing amazing work at ASM!

Real Estate Entrepreneur

I was highly impressed by the flawless organisation and the very smart questions of my audience. Keep building those transferable skills and your network!

Please see all our Career Day speakers in the video below.

Click on the Red Button below!

This is the NEW WEBSITE where we have all our previous Newsletters.

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Remember to fill out this form to send us news of your achievements outside of school or of a fellow student so we can showcase it here on our newsletter.

❤️YOUR ACHIEVEMENTS ARE OUR ACHIEVEMENTS❤️

1. Please go over all the past newsletters where you will find different study strategies under the sub-heading of Study Skills.
2. Then go over all the different professions explored under the sub-heading of Career Guidance.

Email: tessajohn@asmadrid.es
Website: asmadrid.org
Location: American School of Madrid, Calle América, Pozuelo de Alarcón, Spain
Phone: 34 917401902