West Hartford Students Get Inside Look Into Business In Their Hometown

WEST HARTFORD, CT - BlumShapiro Chief Marketing Officer Tom DeVitto recently welcomed students to the firm’s West Hartford headquarters as part of the JA Career Walk.

West Hartford high school students from Conard, Hall and Kingswood-Oxford visited BlumShapiro and other businesses throughout West Hartford Center for an overview and tour as well as a discussion of the types of occupations the firms employ and qualities they look for when hiring people. (To sign up for West Hartford breaking news alerts and more, click here.)

During their walk through West Hartford Center, students visited a variety of establishments, including accounting, banking, finance, marketing, retail and food and beverage.

The Career Walk was created in 2014 by BlumShapiro, PBI Financial and Junior Achievement of Southwest New England to prepare students for choosing a potential career by gaining a better understanding of job opportunities in their own communities.

Since the program’s inception, JA Career Walks have been held in New Haven and Avon. A walk is planned this year for Hartford.

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