{"id":38,"date":"2016-12-04T15:02:52","date_gmt":"2016-12-04T15:02:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/moscrop-careerprep\/?page_id=38"},"modified":"2021-01-21T14:50:07","modified_gmt":"2021-01-21T22:50:07","slug":"procon-of-90-hours","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/moscrop-careerprep\/career-prep-options\/work-experience-30-or-90-hours\/how-it-works-90-hours-wex-12a\/procon-of-90-hours\/","title":{"rendered":"Pro\/Con of 80 Hours"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n
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  • \u00a0gives you a chance to learn about specific jobs. You are better informed, and therefore, can make wiser career choices.<\/li>\n
  • 80 hours satisfies the 30-hour requirement for graduation and gives 4 credit, grade 12 course<\/li>\n
  • make valuable career contacts that could assist you with planning your career or gaining entry into your chosen field<\/li>\n
  • supervisors provide you with an evaluation\/reference that you can add to your r\u00e9sum\u00e9.<\/li>\n
  • Most employers prefer to hire someone with some sort of experience.<\/li>\n
  • There is a chance<\/strong> that the company where you do your work experience may offer you paid part time or summer work.<\/li>\n
  • course can count as one of the 16 courses that you are allowed to take in Grade 11 & 12. Thus if you choose WE12A you can have a study block (usually in Grade 12 year). If you want to be enrolled in 16 courses plus WE12A, it can be a 9th class in your grade 12 year.<\/li>\n
  • If you are submitting any type of application (post-secondary institutions, scholarships) the more \u201cwell rounded and experienced<\/strong>\u201d you are, the better your application looks to a screening committee.<\/li>\n
  • Approximately 70% of students in Burnaby do<\/strong> choose a Career Preparation Program<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
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