Alumni share career journey to guide students in choosing their career paths
EDUCATION AND RESEARCH (ED)The Catanduanes State University
(CatSU) Laboratory School’s career symposium featured career journeys from
alumni who gave testimonials before 170 students, November 12 at the gymnasium.
Dr. Joyce Ann Cabrera-Mendez
(Dentist), Fredel Janssen C. Bagadiong (business owner, host, and floor
director), JO1 Kevin A. De Leon (registered nurse and Jail Officer), Atty.
Pamela Joy Herrera-Sanchez (Associate Provincial Prosecutor), and Francis Jhan
E. Rojas (singer-songwriter) were invited to speak, and shared their
experiences and the steps they took to achieve their professional goals.
School Principal Joerandy C.
Tablizo told the grades 10 and 12 participants to ‘dream bigger, work harder,
and never give up’ on their aspirations in life, drawing inspiration from the
alumni testimonials, with the principal himself also being an alumnus.
Building on this, University’s
Guidance Counselor III Janette O. Labayani urged the students to take their
future seriously and to resist being swayed by external pressures, which could
undermine their genuine passions.
The guidance counselor also
emphasized that the programs they choose should align with the career track
they are currently pursuing.
For Mark Jesus P. Alcantara, a
Grade 12 student, the event has allowed him to ‘envision a clearer goal’ that
will steer him toward a more achievable job.
“The lessons I have learned will
serve as a tool to improve my decision-making skills - not only in choosing a
career but also in becoming a more responsible person,” he shared.
