The wide corridors in the entrance area, several large rooms, the Hagenbachhalle with its foyer and the outdoor area in front of the Johannes-Brenz-Gemeinschaftsschule in Hall’s Schulzentrum West: there is something going on everywhere this Saturday. The pupils have come voluntarily today, many have their parents or relatives in tow – a small number of the young people are also being dragged around the course by adults, it seems. “Otherwise, my son only stops at the stands where it’s fun or something is going on,” says Annegret Fleischer and laughs. Filius Paul doesn’t find this quite so funny, but immediately asserts that he understands the importance of visiting the careers and study fair. “I still don’t have a plan for what I want to do when I grow up,” admits the 15-year-old.
An so manchem Stand geht es auch spaßig zu, locken Gewinn- und Geschicklichkeitsspiele.
Particularly large selection
He probably has the largest selection at the event: 90 exhibitors, both regional and national, take part in the fair, more than 300 training occupations and educational courses such as degree courses, internships, voluntary social year, dual studies and much more are presented. The school management can rightly boast that it has organized one of the largest events of its kind organized by a school. A lot of time and effort has clearly been invested in this. Every visitor is given a friendly welcome at the entrances, receives one of the well-designed site plans and gets answers about the major event. Word of all this has probably already spread beyond the city limits of Schwäbisch Hall: Many cars with license plates from neighboring districts are also parked in the crowded parking lot, and students from other schools have also come to take advantage of the offer. Pia Unhold and Tabea Schlüter are among them. The 14-year-old schoolgirls from the Hohenlohe district don’t have a companion. “Our mothers wanted to come along at first, but we managed to talk them out of it,” says Pia and giggles. “It would have been “mega embarrassing” for Tabea if her mother had asked questions. “And in the end, I wouldn’t have had a chance to speak at all, because it’s all about me,” she says. She knows roughly what direction she wants to take. She would like to do something that involves a lot of contact with people. “But it’s difficult for me because I don’t have good grades,” she admits, adding that she only has “a secondary school leaving certificate” and is worried that her applications will be rejected. “Let’s see what happens,” she says, confident that she will find a company or organization at the fair that is interested in her – and that she is also interested in the job. What is striking on this day is that many professions that are desperately looking for staff are attracting interest from young people at the fair. Pharmacists, for example, complain that there is a lack of staff to cover all services, which can include night and weekend hours. “Yes, the interest is already there,” explains Janine Leonberger from Haller Qmediko. There are currently no problems filling her training and internship positions. At the stand, a girl is mixing her own fragrant hand cream – and is clearly having fun doing it.
Quelle: Haller Tagblatt