With Drs. Warner

Speaking at Career Days --

We speak to students at approximately one dozen schools throughout the year for Career Day. This is a great way to educate hundreds or thousands of students about chiropractic, as well as inspire them to consider chiropractic as a career. In addition to the students, there are always teachers that listen to the talk and they always approach us to tell us how much they enjoyed it and some even start care with their families as well. 

When doing a talk, many students have little to no interest in speakers or look indifferent at times, so the first thing we do is state that with a chiropractic talk, everyone must sit up straight with their shoulders back so they are more attentive. We also ask how many students have been to a chiropractor before. Ten years ago, only a handful of hands would be raised. Now, about half of the students have been to a chiropractor at least once.

The best, most ingenious way to peak the interest of all of the students is to begin by asking a series of questions. Tell the students that if they raise their hands for a “yes” answer, to keep them raised throughout, until you are done with the questions. Ask the following questions:

“How many of you want to be some type of doctor?” 
“How many of you want to work with children?” 
“How many of you want to work with athletes or sports?” 
“How many of you want to work with senior citizens?”
“How many of you want to be a teacher?”
“How many of you want to work in research?”
“How many of you want to be an entrepreneur and own your own business?”

By this time, almost all of the hands should be raised high. At this point, remark that they can do ALL of that by becoming a chiropractor. This holds everyone’s interest for the rest of the talk, which is about 45 minutes long, because these questions apply to everyone and everyone’s interest.

Here are a few more tips to help guide you so you can develop your own talk for career days:

Share with the students that, according to the Jobs Related Almanac, Chiropractic as a career has consistently ranked among the top careers to embark on.

Discuss chiropractic philosophy.

Talk about the nervous system and how the body is self-healing and self-regulating. Don’t forget a model of the spine for demonstration purposes.

Discuss what a subluxation is.

Discuss what an adjustment is.

Discuss what chiropractors do in their office and what a patient will experience when visiting a chiropractor’s office. Also discuss exams, histories, and what some chiropractic recommendations might be.

Discuss the importance of taking care of one’s self at a young age.

Discuss how to become a chiropractor, as well choosing a chiropractic college and requirements to enroll in one.

Follow these topics up with a question and answer session. Also, invite the students to come to your office to observe what it is like to be in a chiropractic office and see what goes on.

If you have never done a career day before, call the guidance department at the high school and let them know that you want to drop off some information. Information might include pamphlets from a chiropractic college, as well as a curriculum book, admission forms, and any promotional information from the college. Also inquire as to when the high school is holding a career expo for its students. Ask to speak during this event, either in an individual classroom or at the larger school assembly. This may also open opportunities for you to speak to the health and science classes to introduce chiropractic. This can also act as a springboard to work with the school’s sports teams, or even the children’s’ parents at a parent meeting.

It would be great if chiropractors and communities throughout the world can all hold career days! It’s always amazing how much something you might say can greatly impact a student’s life. Always as we drive home from our career day experiences, we have a nice, rewarding feeling after speaking with the students. It is nice to know that maybe you can spark someone’s interest in this great profession that we love!

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