Pathways manager Jenna Harton said the purpose of the day was to set the students up for future employment.
This was the iteration of the event and she hoped to hold it again next year.
The morning started off with talks from business owners in Central Otago about their careers and how they got started.
"They shared their tips and stories of highs, lows and tips for going forward with the students’ careers."
An ANZ representative gave a talk about accounts, KiwiSaver and scams, Checketts McKay Law also sent a representative to talk about employment law and contracts.
The afternoon session saw the students take part in mock interviews with two different employers, learning the best way to sell themselves when they are faced with interviews, she said.
As well as the interviews, students tried their hand at wiring a wall socket with the help of Otago Polytechnic, which were tested to see if they worked.
Year 11 student Blake Jowett said he found the event to be interesting and he learned a lot from the stories of the business owners.
Blake said he was not sure what career he would get into but had looked at automotive technology and forestry.
The mock interviews went well and he was pleased to learn how to do interviews, he said.
"As you can guess, I haven't done many."
Blake found the socket activity pretty interesting as he enjoyed any hands-on tasks.
The challenge was not particularly difficult he said, with it just being connecting positive and negative like a car battery.
When asked if he thought his socket would turn on, he said, "I don't know if I'd trust to even plug it in".
