Career and industry exposure for high school students
Offered once per month, Raise the Bar’s® Career Expo Series allows high school students and teachers to explore the workplaces and careers of Hancock County’s industries. Each event includes:
Multiple workplace tours
Engagement with professionals in a variety of industry roles
Conversations with training providers at the post-secondary level on certifications and degrees
Resources and links to facilitate follow-up conversations
Past EXPOS
Hospitality & Tourism
Hosting Employers and Career Conversations
Hancock Conventions & Visitors Bureau (marketing and outreach, event planning, tour guides, travel consultants)
Marathon Center for the Performing Arts (marketing, fundraising, show scheduling, production, patron services)
Hancock Hotel (event planning and hosting, marketing, patron services, catering)
Hancock Historical Museum (event planning and hosting, education, curation, marketing, sales, fundraising, archivist)
Post-Secondary Training Conversations
Finance
Hosting Employers and Career Conversations
Waterford Bank (banking services, loan officers, clerks)
Marathon Petroleum Corporation (corporate finance, financial analysts)
Hixon-Zuercher Capital Management (financial risk, personal financial advisors, investment analysts)
UIS Insurance and Investments (sales agents, insurance underwriters, claims and policy clerks)
Post-Secondary Training Conversations
Health science
Hosting Locations and Career Conversations
Owens Community College - Findlay Campus (Surgical Technicians, Biomedical Technicians, Medical Coding, Occupational Therapy Assistants, and Physical Therapy Assistants)
University of Findlay (Nuclear Medicine Technicians, Diagnostic Sonography, and Medical Lab Science)
Blanchard Valley Health System (EMTs and Paramedics, Nursing, Cancer Care, Health Information & Medical Coders, Laboratory, and Ultrasound Technicians)
Spectrum Eye Care (Ophthalmic Technologists)
Education and training
Hosting Locations and Career Conversations
Hancock Area Schools (Paraprofessionals; Teachers; Administrators; Educational, Guidance; and Career Counselors and Advisors)
Findlay-Hancock County Public Library (Librarians and Media Collections Specialists, Tutors,
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors)Millstream Career Center (Career/Technical Education Teachers)
Post-Secondary Training Conversations
Arts, Audio Visual Technology, and Communications
Hosting Locations and Career Conversations
The Findlay Publishing Company 100.5 WKXA 1330 WFIN 106.3 The Fox (Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys, Broadcast Technicians, Film and Video Editors)
The Courier (News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists; Editors; Printing Press Operators; Proofreaders and Copy Markers)
5twelve Studio and Jake Stepec Studio (Photographers)
FASTSIGNS (Commercial and Industrial Designers, Graphic Designers)
Post-Secondary Training Conversations
Architecture & Construction
Hosting Locations and Career Conversations
RCM Architects (Architects, Landscape Architects, Cost Estimators, Architectural and Civil Drafters)
Beltz Home Services (HVAC Installers and Technicians, Plumbers, Electricians)
DBE Homes (Carpenters, Construction Managers, Roofers, Excavating)
Post-Secondary Training Conversations
Agriculture and natural resources
Hosting Locations and Career Conversations
City of Findlay Water Department (Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators, Water/Wastewater Engineers)
Ohio Department of Natural Resources (Fishing and Hunting Workers)
Legacy Farmers Cooperative (Soil and Plant Scientists; Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation)
Post-Secondary Training Conversations
Marketing
Hosting Locations and Career Conversations
AR Marketing (Advertising and Promotions Managers, Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists)
LaRiche Chevrolet Cadillac (Parts Salespersons, Retail Salespersons)
Char Simons, Danberry Co. (Real Estate Brokers, Real Estate Agents)
Do Some Good Marketing (Marketing Managers, Public Relations Managers)
Post-Secondary Training Conversations