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

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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Career Marathon Day Summer Career Fair Grad Career Toolkit

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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

and engaging interviews lasting 30 – 60 minutes. 1

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» Networking

» Interviewing

» Resumes

» Job Search

» Branding

» Job Boards

» Social Media

» Staying Positive

» Change

» Home Issues

» Leaving Friends

» Finances

» Leadership

» New Jobs

» Resume

» Interview

» Branding

» Organization

» Visibility

» Social Media

» Video

Products

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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. 2

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Monday – Friday - June 13th – July 8th

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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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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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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.

» 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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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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Don Philabaum President/CEO TalentMarks www.talentmarks.com 800-849-1762 x 203 don@talentmarks.com