Why JobSmartz?
- 1. Employers need new talent but find a majority of grads lack professionalism and follow through.
- Employers need job ready, self-starters, but in a survey of 500 human resource professionals, 37% of employers said that “less than half of recent grads hired exhibit professionalism in the first year.” Source: Inside Higher Ed
- JobSmartz provides the professionalism and communications skills that employers look for.
- 2. Students are overwhelmed with job material and downloads.
- Few students absorb or acquire the skills and habits needed to land jobs and navigate the process by reading about them.
- JobSmartz provides an individual coach to organize the strategy, create motivation, and produce results.
- 3. School to work transition is difficult for most students.
- Students are pre-occupied with academic and college life or not ready to address the transition from education to employment.
- JobSmartz helps students and grads make a “just in time” transition from college to employment.
- 4. Just for Parents — Parents want the best start in life for their children.
- Parents who can afford to give their children all the advantages can help students make a positive transition from college to launching a new beginning.
- JobSmartz helps parents by providing new grads with the culminating piece for employment success.
- 5. In career transition? Coaching is ideal for people in need of career re-direction, a new job, or timely new goals.
- JobSmartz coaching helps people in transition with individualized strategies for career success. Contact us for details.
A study of professionalism among human resource professionals identified these characteristics as important for new hires.
In a survey of 500 human resource professionals, 37% of employers indicated that “less than half of recent grads hired exhibit professionalism in the first year.”