HOWARD — Four East Knox FFA members recently competed in the Knox County FFA Job Interview Career Development Event at Mount Vernon High School on Oct. 16.
Each FFA chapter may have one student compete in each grade-level category as well as one first year junior or senior FFA member for a total of five members from a school. Each division is conducted as an individual contest.
East Knox FFA had competitors in four of the five categories. Freshman Alexia Wine finished third, sophomore Miranda Fawcett placed third, junior Ariel Atkinson finished third, and first year junior/senior Ariana Talbott placed second.
The first- and second-place competitors in each division advance to the District 7 contest at Knox County Career Center on Nov. 6.
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.
Fawcett and Wine applied for the position of “farm worker” from the animal science pathway, Atkinson pursued an “internship in landscaping” position from the horticulture pathway and Talbott interviewed for the job of an “after-school tutor” from the agricultural business pathway.
Ariana Talbott will now compete at the District 7 Career Development Event competition on November 6 at Knox County Career Center.
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.