You can help grads get jobs. Learn how you can help build their job search skills

1. Your GRADS have a new resource available to
them this summer!

2. 1. 80 % of 2011 grads will be unemployed.
2. Average grad owes $25,000 in loan & $5k credit card debt.
3. 6 people lined up for each job posted.
4. 50% of GRADS in 2007 had jobs by graduation day vs. 20% today!
5. 17 million Grads have jobs that only require a high school
diploma.
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3. Career Marathon Day
Summer Career Fair
Grad Career Toolkit
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4. The Career Marathon Day will feature authors, career
experts/coaches who will share 3 tips within there area of
expertise. It will start at 11 am EDT on June 9th and run for 12
hours. The event will attract a global audience.
The marathon will be streamed live and include the use of
Social Media tools, online live questions from the audience
1 and engaging interviews lasting 30 – 60 minutes.
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5. Experts Coaches Products
» Networking » Staying Positive » Resume
» Interviewing » Change » Interview
» Resumes » Home Issues » Branding
» Job Search » Leaving Friends » Organization
» Branding » Finances » Visibility
» Job Boards » Leadership » Social Media
» Social Media » New Jobs » Video
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6. Starting June 13th the Summer online Career Fair will
present authors, career experts/coaches to grads and
parents Monday – Friday from 8-10:00 EDT via LiveStream.
These interactive interview sessions give experts a platform
to share their passion and knowledge, as well as give grads
and parents a platform to ask questions.
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7. Monday – Friday - June 13th – July 8th
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8. The GRAD Career Toolkit brings together over 30 partners to
give the Class of 2011 access to the advice, coaching and tools
they need to get a job.
This digital toolkit increases brand awareness and drives traffic to
products and services via our cooperative marketing strategy.
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9. The toolkit provides advice, products, services, job board and
information. Each page includes Facebook “Like” buttons to
encourage sharing and discussions.
Grads can click to hear, coaches and authors advice, or to
access industry career tools and services.
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10. 1. Help grads become savvy job seekers.
2. Build global awareness to “Hire a Grad!”
3. Build a job search partnership between grads
and parents.
4. Encourage grads to form “Job Search Buddy”
groups for encouragement and help.
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11. » Grads need more career preparation! Grads job
search training should NOT stop the minute they
walk off campus. They need to continue the work
you started with them.
» Grads can participate in one, or all three! – Grads
can participate in any of these free opportunities
that are supported by our coaches, career experts
and industry service providers.
» We’ll give you feedback! We’ll let you know the
percent of your grads who are participating. Use
this in your annual report to show management.
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12. Share this with your grads These programs are free and
available to all Class of 2011 grads. Help reinforce the
time and effort you put into them. Help them develop a
successful job search. Here’s the link to share with them!
http://www.talentmarks.com/summer.aspx
Offer advice on what we can do to make this a better
experience for everyone! What coaches, experts would
you suggest? What career tools would you suggest?
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13. Don Philabaum
President/CEO
TalentMarks
www.talentmarks.com
800-849-1762 x 203
don@talentmarks.com
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