Career Readiness Program
Transforming High School Grads into Career Success stories
"I wish I had you when I was figuring things out. You made this so much easier and attainable.
I wish I knew [post high school] what I know now. It would've changed my life."
" The best investment you can make, is an investment in yourself. . . The more you learn, the more you'll earn. "
Welcome Parents / Supporters
You are the #1 supporter, caretaker, homework helper, driver, financier, etc. to this point. As your grad leaves school for college/career, they’ll need support to navigate the complexities of life post high-school with our career readiness program.
Thus, we created the Career Readiness Program to help your HS seniors navigate their life with expert guidance.
Helping our next generation is the biggest impact we can make in the world, so why not give your High school student a head start.
Why we created the Career Readiness Program?
82% aren't getting the support they want
54% never receive support they need
Sadly, this is a common story.
We created this program after speaking with students, parents, and reflecting on the needs from my previous clients. Here’s a snippet of what they had to say:
Students, “I’m not really sure what I want or of my options, it’s all overwhelming and it makes me want to not engage in the process. Plus, I hope I figure things out before graduate. Isn’t that what most people do?” Feeling overwhelmed and lost about taking ownership of their career and college choices, this lack of awareness and decision fatigue can cost students in failed semesters, delayed graduations, and resentment on their college/education experience.
Parents, “I keep my [kid] busy with in-school and after-school activities, I know that’ll be helpful during the college process. But, I am constantly worried how they’ll manage themselves during the years out of the house. I hope I prepared them enough. I want them to know they have support and options, and hope they can advocate for themselves.” Feeling concerned, anxious, and hopeful is a common trait, but the mission is the same “I want my [kid] to succeed.” Giving them a leg up in this process can make a world of difference within the first year of independence, to 10 years after the program because they’ll build robust skills to navigate through the tough times, while feeling confident about their decision.
Previous clients, “I wish I received the support early in my education/career so I wouldn’t be so unhappy, and frustrated with my career progression.” A overwhelming regret that their lives could have been easier and better if they were prepared earlier in life. A correction that is costly later in life, but crucial for personal and professional success.
70% are overwhelmed with options
51% lose confidence
Avg GPA falls during the first year (B-)
First year of college sets students up for success or struggle. On average, the student’s GPA falls to a “B-minus” because of the complexities and difference between collage and high school.
High school is a structured environment, where your students they are familiar with the culture, environment, people, process, etc. They see the same classrooms, teachers, friends, support system, etc. As they transition to newer environment of University, they have outside of their home comforts and into the deep end of figuring out everything, and more challenging if they are attending an University outside of their lived State/city, these have a compounding effect on the student leading to 70% feeling overwhelmed by how to care for themselves while making life change decisions about major, support system, groups, causes, etc. while making few friends and navigating independence for the first time.
This creates complex experiential and emotional journey for the graduate, creating a new level of adjustment, support, and as a result most feel overwhelmed, lose their confidence, and imbalanced coping skills, leading to lower grades, extended graduations, financial burden, etc. Plus, the lower GPA in the beginning means they’ll feel anxious and struggle to improve their grades all throughout, but with supportive program they can easy into their first year and have a more comfortable collage and career experience.
408 Students to 1 counselor in high school
1250 students to 1 counselor in college
To complicate matters, and widen the support gap, students in high school had “easier” access to a counselor, guidance counselor, academic advisor, etc. Statistics show that for every 1 high school counselor, there are 408 students, leading to 54% of students never receiving proper support.
Students move through their high school with little to no guidance on career development, or they continue to feel overwhelmed and lost during the last few years of High School. Schools and students need more support and earlier guidance.
In college, that ration triples – for each student counselor there are 1250 college students – creating a wider gap in getting support. Often, it’s shielded by “college success” class to help them manage something, and the answer gets to “ask for help”, without address the blatant gap of asking for help and receiving it. College counselors will have waitlists to support students, some even two semesters long. This delay in support further creates more anxiety, reduces confidence, and students feel they are part of the system that keeps the higher education running without getting adequate support.
Your graduate is our #1 priority
Building confidence, addressing support gaps, and creating community
The gaps in support are severe, leading to more young adults not achieving their full potential, often returning to live at home and accepting remedial jobs that aren’t aligned with their college degrees.
We know our graduates want to graduate and start creating their personal and professional success. They will take pride in their contribution while living a more balanced life because they didn’t have to struggle through college to figure out what they wanted, and then return for higher education to actually do what they want, or live a life of less meaningful jobs to pay the bills.
We created the program to support students build a healthier career and life – Imagine a head-start program for adulthood.
We believe by supporting students during these transformative years, they’ll experience fewer setbacks in adulthood and live a more balanced life.
What is Career Readiness?
The Career Readiness Program is a game-changer. It builds a foundation for helping high school seniors manage stress, assessments to ensure alignment, build confidence, and help prioritize their life for success. All by leveraging their strengths and providing a map to a balanced life and a strong career.
The Career Readiness program is group-based program to help support future leaders in developing skills to succeed post high school. The program offers upto THREE years of self-paced learning modules, with opportunities to engage in group discussions with peers from around the U.S.
How was the program designed?
We interviewed over 200 individuals: parents, professionals, teachers, and students.
Here’s what parents shared:
- Make them resilient and resourceful
- How to make SMART choices and speak up for themselves
- Career/Major choice, financial literacy, communication, etc.
Here’s what professionals shared:
- Make it easy to access and engaging
- Discuss Finance, Career Development, and Relationship-Building
- Stress Management, and Priority setting
Here’s what students wanted:
- Make it less overwhelming, I don’t know what I don’t know
- I want to be included in discussions, not a lecture
- It would be great to text my questions and get support
What topics will we cover?
We interviewed 200+ parents, executives, university staff, and counselors to identify particular knowledge and support gaps for High School graduates. These were clustered within 50+ topics, and these six modules:
- Module 1: Transitioning to Independence
- Module 2: Emotional and Mental Well-being
- Module 3: Academic and College Success
- Module 4: Career Exploration and Development
- Module 5: Life Skills and Personal Growth
- Adaptive Module: Need Based Support
Career Readiness Process
1) Information Session
Attend the Information session to learn more and register your student. The program launches in Spring (May) and Fall (September).
2) Enrollment
Students can be registered to the course/group during the information session. Enrollment closes two weeks before program start date. The program is capped at 30 participants.
3) Participant Orientation
Participants will receive a live orientation to discuss the course structure, and will be given weekly opportunities to shape the topics covered during the first 2 years.
4) Content and Program
The content and curriculum is driven the participant needs, and structured by personal and professional development research. The content delivered bi-weekly.
" The best investment you can make, is an investment in yourself. . . The more you learn, the more you'll earn. "
5) Implement and Succeed
The participants will have minor homework to help them build skills, challenge perspectives, and build their independence as they succeed through life and career.
Career Readiness Investment
PLATINUM
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GOLD Services plus...
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Career Assessment
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TWO 1:1 Coaching
GOLD
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SILVER Services Plus...
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SIX (6) Group Coaching
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TWO Resume Reviews
SILVER
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Self-Paced Training
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THREE (3) Years Support
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ONE (1) Resume Review
