Well, getting students prepared to enter the workforce is so very important.

In fact, hundreds of CCSD seniors will be among the thousands of job seekers attending the big Spring Job Fair later this month at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

To help them stand out, the district's Work-based Learning and Guidance and Counseling departments hosted a pre-job fair workshop, giving students real-world practice with interviews, networking, and career-ready skills.

(Sheilah Petrosky) Today is all about you and your next stop and journey after graduation.

The Senior Workforce Workshop is a workshop for over 500 CCSD seniors to prepare them to interview for their first job upon graduation this May.

(Frankie Mason) The goal of this event is to help prep students in advance of the Clark County Spring Job Fair.

That's one of the largest job fairs in Nevada.

-We help students with all different types of opportunities with work-based learning, so job shadowing, internships, interview skills, anything that would help a student get a job upon graduation.

(Gregory Ross) When it comes to building a resume, understanding how to answer interview skills, even learning how to find jobs on Indeed and using LinkedIn.

We help students with every step that it takes to help them secure work for a satisfying career.

-And their leadership in CCSD does a great job in prepping them, but that's theoretical.

And now they're actually working in with people that are in the field.

So, I mean, it's real hands-on experience that is rare to find.

-And finish!

-Today they're going to be doing a speed networking session, where they'll get to network with over 35 companies and different various industries.

They will also get to do a durable skills or an employability skills game set, where they get to do a whole bunch of puzzles and games to prepare them.

And then in this room behind us, we'll have 25 tables of mock interviews for the students.

(Valeria) I attended because I wanted to grow my knowledge about it, because this is solely about helping me with interviews in the future.

(Alejandro) I've learned that there's a lot of professionals here that can help you in different ways as a interviewer, some things like keeping in contact, introducing yourself, and being respectful.

(Deisi) So last year I attended it as a senior, and I attended it with a bunch of my classmates.

And so with my success, obviously, now I have a job at Boyd Gaming thanks to this event.

Obviously, they taught me how to interview, and then I got to meet, obviously, some people who worked for Boyd Gaming.

So now I work at the casino as a hostess.

-So far, I've learned that communication is very key, and eye contact is very important.

And speaking with a clear tone is one of the main things during an interview.

-You know what?

I don't remember receiving this as a student.

And I think I made a lot of workforce blunders, just not understanding the flow and politics of things.

And that's what we teach in our classroom, giving students the tips, tricks, and strategies.

I think that gives them an advantage, and it's helpful.

-It's definitely gonna give me some experience, experience points, you could say, and just help me see how the real world is.

-Yes.

I would 100 percent recommend this.

It's a great opportunity, and it leads you to better opportunities after high school.

-Best of luck to all of the students as they look for careers.

So proud of you.