Career Center

Career Center

Lisa (Sgueglia) Sheehan, Career Center Coordinator 
Telephone 413-786-0861 Fax 413-821-0536
Email: lsheehan@agawamed.org

Our mission is to offer students resources for career development. Through career exploration, job shadowing, internships, community service activities, and employment, students will gain a more thorough understanding of their interests, abilities, values, skills and strengths. Resume writing, job application and interview support is also available.

Career Center News:

ASVAB INFORMATION: The assessment will be offered in March and more information is to come.

This is a Career Exploration assessment that will help you to identify and understand information about your skills and work related interests; This information is helpful when thinking about what you want to do in the future whether it be going college, right into the workforce or the military. 

Please email Ms. Sheehan @ Lsheehan@agawamed.org for more information

Internship Opportunities

Available to Juniors and Seniors that have completed the Career Exploration Course

INTERNSHIP is an unpaid learning experience at the workplace where structured learning and career assessment occurs. Students participate during or after school. They receive credit for their participation. Businesses benefit through cultivation of future employees, developing mentoring skills and offering career exploration. This is a great opportunity to teach enthusiastic students about your industry.

Social Media Marketing

There are two great marketing/media and technology internships available for AHS students.  This is such a great opportunity to use your tech skills to assist companies with their social media and marketing.  If interested please email Ms. Sheehan at Lsheehan@agawamed.org.  This would also look great on your resume.

Supporting Agawam’s English Learners at the elementary school level.
Interns will help all students feel comfortable in the classroom. Translate letters and notes from parents to the teacher. When necessary, translate the teacher's instructions and explanations into the students' first language and translate student talk for the teacher. And to become a mentor to the students! Such a great opportunity. See Ms. Sheehan for more information.

Job Shadows

Students are allowed up to five excused absences a year to explore career options

JOB SHADOWING is an experience that enables students to observe a community member or mentor as they go about their daily work activities. The purpose of job shadowing is to observe an employee in the career field of the youth’s interest in order to learn about the business, industry or profession.  Job shadowing is a great way to connect schools and businesses, introducing students to a work environment in a way that will help them understand a career choice more thoroughly, as well as allow them to see the opportunities available to them.

Helpful Websites

Please Note: Clicking on any of these sites may take you out of the Agawam High School website.

Employment Opportunities

The Career Center is a valuable resource for your hiring needs. We offer a Job Board where we post part-time positions and have a Student Profile which is filled out by the student and faxed to the business. Businesses may then contact students directly.  Please contact me via email or phone. My direct line is (413) 786-0861 and my email address is lsheehan@agawamed.org. 
 
Students should look below or at the job board located outside of the Career Center for any open positions.  All contact information is posted on each flyer.  See Ms. Sheehan in the Career Center for any additional

NOW HIRING sign

Please check the daily Student Bulletin for the most up to date job offerings.

Students can also check out the Job Board across from the cafeteria for  more part time employment opportunities!

Snagajob.com

Great way to research for a job!

  • Enter email address along with area Code (click sign up)

  • In “What job are you looking for” put Part Time, then enter 01030 and click go. 

This will show you all available jobs within a 30 mile radius.
Be sure to check your email regularly as updates are sent to you daily!  Good luck! Snagajob.com

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High Quality College and Career Pathways

Are you interested in Healthcare, IT or Manufacturing/Engineering?  You have an amazing opportunity to be a part of one of these pathways at AHS which includes an internship in the industry!  If interested, please reach out to your counselor or Ms Sheehan at Lsheehan@agawamed.org for more information.  It is a great opportunity!

IT Pathway

Manufacturing Pathway

Healthcare Pathway

Manufacturing Careers

Interested in a career in manufacturing? Watch this video to learn more!

ASVAB Career Exploration Program

ASVAB Career Exploration Program

ASVAB is a free career exploration assessment for Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors that will help you to identify work-related interests; this is very useful for future career information. This program isn't just for students interested in the military.  Students will gain access to the career exploration resources after they receive their scores.  Then, they can independently explore any careers that interest them, including those found in the military.  The assessment generally takes about 1.5 hours to complete AND students get their results instantly! Schedule your test and post-test workshop session all in one day! #asvabcep #WhatsYourDreamJob. Any questions please contact Ms. Annette, ASVAB Career Exploration Program (CEP) Manager at annette.l.buford-frost.civ@mail.mil

IMPORTANT ASVAB NOTICE:

ASVAB Assessment is coming!!

  • Career Exploration Assessment:

    • Helps you identify/understand information about your skills and work related interests when thinking about what you want to do in the future -- whether it be college, work or the military. 

  • Please email Ms. Sheehan with any questions - lsheehan@agawamed.org

ASVAB CEP iCAT Delivers Instant Results