G9-10 | Career Day Talk

Career Day Talk

On the afternoon of April 3rd, the Zhongxing building was honored to welcome 20 guests, most of whom are parents of 9thand 10thgraders, from diverse occupational backgrounds to give the students lectures about career development. The careerfieldswere very diverse, ranging from architectural design, artificial intelligence, healthcare, real estate, stage design, psychological counseling, financial investmentand so on. They share one commonality — their eyes gleam with passion and excitement when talking about their jobs. Within the roughly two-hour time span, each student could attend 3 lecture venues to learn about 3 different occupational directions. With such a precious opportunity, students started to discuss their intended occupational areas with excitement. For those students with a wide variety of interests, this wasthe perfect time to gain a more profound understanding of the details of a specific career.

The contents of the lectures were diverse and brilliant. A psychology expert led the students on a journey towardunderstanding themselves. By looking for colored cards that correctly described themselves, the students eventually found that theircharacter was also vibrantly colored:some belonged to the reasoned red, some whimsical yellow, and some were gentle green. Most importantly, through more self-awareness and communication, the students recognizedthat theircharactershould not becomean indication that limitsone’sbehavior, but rather help onebetter accept themselves and others and find the best way to communicate.

Dr. Henry, a pediatrician from a well-known hospital, gave the curious attendees a motivating lecture about the “noble mission of a doctor.” Within the short span of the lecture, Dr.Henry frequently referenced insightful quotes. The image of a respected, daring doctor is now crystal clear inthe minds of all the students.

A guest who has worked in the human resource fieldfor more than 20 years shared a variety of work anecdotes with the students, such as the challenge of doinglaid-off, the bustle of opening a new factory, and so on. What the students obtainedmostwas that in addition to theirdaily work, a HR officer attendsmany business meetings to know the demandsand business prioritiesof the team, and how to assistemployees in balancingtheir work and familyflexibly.

There were many such wonderful lectures, each of which provided the students with a unique perspective on understanding the world.After the lectures were over, the hallway was filled with serious discussionsamong the students. One said, “It seems like investment management is an attractive occupation, but the risks are also quite high. ” Other similar conversions continued throughout the building. The annual Career Day event provided a rare chance for the students to find their own interests, expand upon their abilities, and plan for their course selections in the future.

We extend asincere thanks to the guests that took their precious time to open up a window and shed light onto theircareer paths forthe students at SHSID.

4月3日下午，是9-10年级的职业日活动，我们迎来了20位来自各个行业的嘉宾。这些嘉宾多为学生家长，他们受邀来到中兴楼为9-10年级同学开设关于职业发展的讲座。讲座包含的职业方向非常多样：建筑设计、半导体、人工智能、医生、地产、舞台设计、心理咨询、金融投资等。讲座嘉宾他们身上有一个共同点——都闪耀着对自己职业的热爱和激情。在近两个小时里，每个学生可以前往3个讲座现场了解3类不同职业。

嘉宾们都是各个行业的佼佼者，讲座内容精彩纷呈。一位心理学专家带领学生进行了一场认识自我的旅程，通过寻找能正确描述自己的卡片，同学们最终发现，性格也是有颜色的，有的属于理智的红色，有的是异想天开的黄色，而有的则是处事温和的绿色等。最重要的是，通过更多的自我认知和交流，同学们都认识到颜色不应该成为限定个人行为模式的暗示，而是帮助个人更好地接受自己和他人，寻找到与他人交流的最优方式。

来自某知名医院的儿科专家Henry医生给学生们上了一堂鼓舞人心的“论医生的职业使命感和成就感”课。短短一场讲座，演讲者金句频出，而一位受人尊敬、具有很高成就感、勇于接受挑战的医生形象则在每个学生的心里都无比清晰。

一位从事人事工作20余年的嘉宾跟同学们分享了各种工作趣闻，如比较有挑战的裁员工作，新开一个工厂时的各种忙乱等。同学们收获最多的是了解了人事工作除了处理在职人员的问题外，还要实地参与诸多商务会议，来了解企业对人才的需求，如何人性化地帮助员工，以及平衡自己的工作和家庭等。

这样精彩的讲座还有很多，每一个都给学生提供了一个理解世界的独特角度。讲座结束后，走廊里听到不少同学在很认真地讨论，有位同学说：“听起来投资是个不错的职业，不过风险性也很高。” 类似的讨论还会继续，一年一度的职业日讲座为学生提供了绝佳的机会，让大家更好地寻找自己的兴趣，拓展能力，也可以在修读课程时提早做好规划。感谢嘉宾们在百忙之中来到上中国际部为同学们打开了解职业发展的一扇窗。

Written by Mindy Choi10(1), Andrew Cheng 10(6), John Zou 10(8)Pictures by Grades 9 and 10 students and teachers

Supervised by Dandan Zhou

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