SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) - With just a few months out until graduation, high school seniors are under pressure to figure out what's next. On Monday, a career fair was held at the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield. Hosted by Springfield Public Schools and Hope for Youth and Families, students g ot the chance to explore career opportunities in their neighborhood. Reminders from local experts ahead of tax deadline More than 70 industries came together, from first responders to nursing. The different workplaces offered insight and guidance, and some even shared summer internship availability. One woman who has worked in the operating engineering field since she was 28 attended the fair and is encouraging other females to work on the tools in construction. "We have a program, it's once a month called Trades Women Wednesday on Zoom, and it's just an hour-long talk about what is a building trade apprenticeship, how do I start, you know what's great about being a plumber, what's fantastic about being an electrician, what's being an operating engineer all about," shared Amy Calandrellam, Co-Founder of Western Mass Trades Women. Some students credit the job fair for the guidance it has offered over the years," said high school senior Kevin Cruz. "I came here last year for a career fair like this and it was helpful to make me think about what I want to do in life." Kevin plans to attend Springfield College in the fall and study finance. He also has a passion for music and looks forward to finding career opportunities that combine his two passions. Local News Headlines New brewery set to open this week in Bernardston Northampton police seeking help finding missing 70-year-old Lawmakers, advocates push for remote public meetings Figure skaters to honor those lost in DC plane crash at World Championships in Boston WWLP-22News, an NBC affiliate, began broadcasting in March 1953 to provide local news, network, syndicated, and local programming to western Massachusetts. Watch the 22News Digital Edition weekdays at 4 p.m. on WWLP.com. ...read more read less