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SUMMARY:Hire Ed Workshop for College Students
DESCRIPTION:A college degree is a step toward workplace success. Work experience through an internship is now also seen as an essential step. Still many millennials have both of those and remain unemployed or underemployed. The missing piece\, to landing your first job\, according to many studies\, is soft skills. The Chamber's Higher Ed - Business Partnership is responding by creating this opportunity for college students to develop these skills.\n\n\n\nHow to participate:\n\n  Participants must be enrolled full-time college as an undergraduate or a 2015 graduate who is completing a summer internship.\n\n  Participants must register in advance by the Monday prior to each session.\n\n\n\nOpportunities:\n\n1. Meet and network with area employers and business leaders.\n\n2. Hear from hiring directors and HR recruiters what they look for in candidates and new hires.\n\n3. Participate in soft skill training to make them more marketable in their career search.\n\n4. Attend the meetups with Action! Worcester after each session. \n\n\n\nSeries Schedule*:\n\nJuly 8 at 3pm: Critical Thinking / Problem Solving  | National Grid\n\n5:30pm: Action! Worcester Young Professional Meetup at Compass Tavern\n\nJuly 15 at 3pm: Professionalism / Positive Attitude | Seven Hills\n\n5:30pm: Action! Worcester Young Professional Meetup at Brew City   \n\nJuly 22 at 3pm: Integrity / Trustworthiness | Webster Five\n\n5:30pm: Action! Worcester Young Professional Meetup at Shangri-La\n\nJuly 29 at 3pm: Business Communication | Unum\n\n5:30pm: Action! Worcester Young Professional Meetup at Smokestack Urban Barbeque\n\nAugust 5 at 3pm: How to be a Team Player | ten24\n\n5:30pm: Action! Worcester Young Professional Meetup at Mezcal Cantina \n\nAugust 12 at 3pm: Work Ethic | UMass Memorial\n\n5:30pm: Action! Worcester Young Professional Meetup at Grill on the Hill \n\n\n\n *Participants can attend as many sessions as they wish. Those who complete all 6 will receive a certificate of completion.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:A college degree is a step toward workplace success. Work experience through an internship is now also seen as an essential step. Still many&nbsp\;millennials&nbsp\;have both of those and remain unemployed or underemployed.&nbsp\;The missing piece\, to landing your first job\, according to many studies\, is soft skills. The Chamber&rsquo\;s Higher Ed - Business Partnership is responding by creating this opportunity for college students to develop these skills.<br />\n<br />\n<strong>How to participate:</strong><br />\n&bull\; Participants must be enrolled full-time college as an undergraduate or a 2015&nbsp\;graduate who is completing a&nbsp\;summer internship.<br />\n&bull\; Participants must register in advance by the Monday prior to&nbsp\;each session.<br />\n<br />\n<strong>Opportunities:</strong><br />\n1. Meet and network with area&nbsp\;employers and business leaders.<br />\n2. Hear from hiring directors and HR recruiters what they look for in candidates and&nbsp\;<span style="background-image: initial\; background-attachment: initial\; background-size: initial\; background-origin: initial\; background-clip: initial\; background-position: initial\; background-repeat: initial\;">new hires.<br />\n3. Participate in soft skill training to make them more marketable in their career&nbsp\;search.<br />\n<span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:9pt\;">4. Attend the&nbsp\;</span></span></span>meetups&nbsp\;with Action! Worcester after each session.&nbsp\;<br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-size: 12px\;"><span style="font-family: arial\;"><strong>Series Schedule*:</strong><br />\n<strong>July 8 at 3pm</strong>:&nbsp\;<span style="background-image: initial\; background-attachment: initial\; background-size: initial\; background-origin: initial\; background-clip: initial\; background-position: initial\; background-repeat: initial\;">Critical Thinking / Problem Solving&nbsp\;&nbsp\;| National Grid</span><br />\n<strong>5:30pm</strong>:&nbsp\;</span></span><span style="font-size: 12px\;"><span style="font-family: arial\;">Action! Worcester Young Professional&nbsp\;Meetup&nbsp\;at Compass Tavern<br />\n<strong>July 15 at 3pm</strong>:&nbsp\;<span style="background-image: initial\; background-attachment: initial\; background-size: initial\; background-origin: initial\; background-clip: initial\; background-position: initial\; background-repeat: initial\;">Professionalism / Positive Attitude&nbsp\;| Seven Hills</span><br />\n<strong><span style="background-image: initial\; background-attachment: initial\; background-size: initial\; background-origin: initial\; background-clip: initial\; background-position: initial\; background-repeat: initial\;">5:30pm</span></strong><span style="background-image: initial\; background-attachment: initial\; background-size: initial\; background-origin: initial\; background-clip: initial\; background-position: initial\; background-repeat: initial\;">:&nbsp\;</span>Action! Worcester Young Professional&nbsp\;Meetup&nbsp\;<span style="background-image: initial\; background-attachment: initial\; background-size: initial\; background-origin: initial\; background-clip: initial\; background-position: initial\; background-repeat: initial\;">at</span><span style="background-image: initial\; background-attachment: initial\; background-size: initial\; background-origin: initial\; background-clip: initial\; background-position: initial\; background-repeat: initial\;">&nbsp\;Brew City&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</span><br />\n<strong>July 22 at 3pm</strong>:&nbsp\;<span style="background-image: initial\; background-attachment: initial\; background-size: initial\; background-origin: initial\; background-clip: initial\; background-position: initial\; background-repeat: initial\;">Integrity / Trustworthiness&nbsp\;| Webster Five</span><br />\n<strong>5:30pm</strong><span style="background-image: initial\; background-attachment: initial\; background-size: initial\; background-origin: initial\; background-clip: initial\; background-position: initial\; background-repeat: initial\;">:&nbsp\;</span>Action! Worcester Young Professional&nbsp\;Meetup&nbsp\;at&nbsp\;<span style="background-image: initial\; background-attachment: initial\; background-size: initial\; background-origin: initial\; background-clip: initial\; background-position: initial\; background-repeat: initial\;">Shangri-La</span><br />\n<strong>July 29 at 3pm</strong>:&nbsp\;<span style="background-image: initial\; background-attachment: initial\; background-size: initial\; background-origin: initial\; background-clip: initial\; background-position: initial\; background-repeat: initial\;">Business Communication&nbsp\;| Unum</span><br />\n<strong>5:30pm</strong><span style="background-image: initial\; background-attachment: initial\; background-size: initial\; background-origin: initial\; background-clip: initial\; background-position: initial\; background-repeat: initial\;">:&nbsp\;</span>Action! Worcester Young Professional&nbsp\;Meetup&nbsp\;<span style="background-image: initial\; background-attachment: initial\; background-size: initial\; background-origin: initial\; background-clip: initial\; background-position: initial\; background-repeat: initial\;">at Smokestack Urban Barbeque</span><br />\n<strong>August 5 at 3pm</strong>:&nbsp\;<span style="background-image: initial\; background-attachment: initial\; background-size: initial\; background-origin: initial\; background-clip: initial\; background-position: initial\; background-repeat: initial\;">How to be a Team Player&nbsp\;|&nbsp\;</span>ten24<br />\n<strong><span style="background-image: initial\; background-attachment: initial\; background-size: initial\; background-origin: initial\; background-clip: initial\; background-position: initial\; background-repeat: initial\;">5:30pm</span></strong>: Action! Worcester Young Professional&nbsp\;Meetup&nbsp\;at&nbsp\;Mezcal&nbsp\;Cantina&nbsp\;<br />\n<strong>August&nbsp\;12 at 3pm</strong>:&nbsp\;<span style="background-image: initial\; background-attachment: initial\; background-size: initial\; background-origin: initial\; background-clip: initial\; background-position: initial\; background-repeat: initial\;">Work Ethic&nbsp\;| UMass Memorial</span><br />\n<span style="background-image: initial\; background-attachment: initial\; background-size: initial\; background-origin: initial\; background-clip: initial\; background-position: initial\; background-repeat: initial\;"><strong>5:30pm</strong>:&nbsp\;</span>Action</span></span><span style="font-size: 12px\;"><span style="font-family: arial\;">! Worcester Young Professional&nbsp\;Meetup&nbsp\;<span style="background-image: initial\; background-attachment: initial\; background-size: initial\; background-origin: initial\; background-clip: initial\; background-position: initial\; background-repeat: initial\;">at Grill on the Hill&nbsp\;</span></span></span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="line-height: 19.2000007629395px\;">&#8203\;*Participants can attend as many sessions as they wish. Those&nbsp\;who complete all 6&nbsp\;will receive a certificate of completion.&nbsp\;</span>
LOCATION:Unum Group 1 Mercantile Street Worcester\, MA 01608 "For more than 37 years\, Unum has been the leading provider of group disability benefits in the U.S.\, providing crucial income when people can't work because of injury or illness. Unum is also a leading provider of voluntary benefits in the country\, offering a variety of valuable\, affordable benefits that help protect the financial foundations of millions of U.S. workers."
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URL:https://business.worcesterchamber.org/events/details/hire-ed-workshop-for-college-students-07-29-2015-3888
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