HOWARD — East Knox FFA member Ariel Atkinson competed in the District 7 FFA Job Interview Career Development Event at Fairfield Career Center on Oct. 25 near Lancaster.
To qualify for the District 7 event Atkinson placed first in the Sub-district competition held October 18 at Mt. Vernon High School.
Each sub district may have their first and second place students compete in each grade-level category as well as a first year junior or senior FFA member division. Each division is conducted as an individual contest.
East Knox FFA sophomore Ariel Atkinson finished fifth in Division 2.
The first place competitor in each division advances to the State Preliminary contest on Zoom on Nov. 18 with the winners going to the State Finals on Dec. 1 at The Ohio State University.
In the contest, each participant completes a resume and cover letter, fills out a job application, goes through a mock interview from one of ten specific jobs, and writes a follow-up letter. All of these items are scored to come up with the final placing.
Atkinson applied for the position of “after-school tutor” from the agricultural business state pathway.
The Job Interview Career Development Event was developed as a practical method for students to demonstrate competency in the skills necessary for obtaining a job.