CareerPlace to Offer College to Career Boot Camp

At the end of two, four or more years of college, students graduate. Increasingly, they are doing so without having found that “first great job” they believed a degree would help them secure.  In a recent survey of 1,005 college graduates from 2011 and 2012, the consulting firm Accenture found that 41 percent were “underemployed,” working in jobs that do not require a college degree.  Another seven percent haven’t had a job since they graduated.  As of late March, the same survey found that only 16 percent of students scheduled to graduate in 2013 had landed a job. 

To help recent or soon-to-be graduates both focus and jump start their job search efforts, CareerPlace™ in Barrington, a non-profit organization helping people in transition develop highly effective job search skills, is offering a three-day “boot camp” on June 17, 19 and 21. The College to Career program will offer 10 hands-on workshops during three, full-day sessions ( 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ).  “For families who have spent thousands of dollars helping students learn career skills, the $80 fee for this workshop program will be a small but vital investment in helping their students land the first job in their post-college career,” said Keith Owens, Program Director at CareerPlace.

College to Career workshop sessions will include:

• Overview of the Job Search Process – How it All Works Together
• Job Search Research Tools – How to Target Your Search
• Developing Your Job Search Marketing Plan
• Managing Your Online Reputation
• How to Network to Success
• LinkedIn – Making It Easier to Find and Be Found By Your Next Employer
• Resume Essentials and Review
• Creating Audience-Focused Messages: “How I Will Add Value”
• Deciphering Job Descriptions to Find the “Right Fit” for You
• Improving Your Interactions: What Interviewers Won’t Tell You, But You Need to Know

Over the past 20 years, CareerPlace has helped thousands of people in the search for their next great job.  The College to Career three-day program takes the core of the workshops and counseling CareerPlace offers and packages and focuses on the needs of the college graduate, or graduate-to-be.  To ensure the best possible learning experience during these sessions, attendance will be limited to the first 24 to enroll.

For more information and to sign-up for College to Career, visit the CareerPlace of Barrington’s web site atwww.mycareerplace.org, or call 847-304-4157 Monday through Thursday 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Fridays.