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We also need to develop an entire road map for each state for a path from elementary school all the way through college graduation an
onto completing the state licensure exam.
Second step:

Start writing letters and reaching out to the schools and introducing yourself. See if there
is an opportunity to speak with the students in any of the science, technology, engineering,
history, or math classes about a career in the land surveying profession. Once you have the
connections, start scheduling your presentations.

Another option for a second step would be getting out to all the school counselor’s
conferences. Both in your local state and on the national level. We need to let the counselors
know about our profession, so they can promote it to their kids. If they do not know about
our profession, they can not help us promote it.
Third step:

On the day of your presentation, bring the young surveyors with
you and bring the best tools you have. Bring the largest drones you
own, the 3D scanners with a laptop presentation, the robotic total
stations, etc. You need to grab the students attention and hook them
with the tools and make sure they are aware they are coming into a
profession that uses the latest and greatest technology.
Side note: Make sure you create a repetitive message and hit
the same schools repeatedly; make sure you also know which
elementary schools feed into the middle school and then feed into
the high school, so you hit the same kids repeatedly.

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