One-of-a-kind trainings exclusive for the Life Before or Life After AmeriCorps community.
Hear it from AmeriCorps Supervisor (UTEC), Director (Salvation Army) and other AmeriCorps members just like YOU!
Life after AmeriCorps – Finding your social impact compass!
“Ingredients to land a dream job for social impact”
(Mark’s Most Requested Training)
In this powerful presentation, Mark gives AmeriCorps unique “social impact” strategies for getting hired. Mark says, “Universities were built to lay the foundation for knowledge, this presentation is designed to get you hired with organizations that have a purpose! The strategies in this presentation have one objective: TO GET YOU HIRED TODAY IN THE NEW ECONOMY!”
Points covered:
- Three secret strategies to help you find your dream job for social impact
- What nonprofit employers really care about and look for in candidates
- Unique tactics to package, sell and market yourself like a “personal mission” statement
- Social impact resume writing that will get nonprofits and social entrepreneur organizations to call you
- How strategic internships and volunteering will continue to help get you hired and grow your career
- How to write a cover letter that will make a lasting impact
- Expand your network and get others to help find jobs for you
The secret ingredients for a powerful cover letter and resume revealed!
Did you know a professional written resume and cover letter will increase your call backs an average of over 65%?
- Have your AmeriCorps staff sent out 10-20 resumes with no response?
- Are your Corps members having trouble getting an interview or selling themselves during a nonprofit interview?
- Do they know how to measure their efforts? Are they getting results?
The purpose of this workshop is to accelerate career growth for AmeriCorps who want to be social impact leaders and leverage their volunteer or pro-bono experience for a nonprofit job. The last 30-45min of the workshop will be for facilitating new strategies and techniques for effective networking in the social impact space.
Key Ingredients included in workshop:
1) Four secret ingredients for building your nonprofit job search
2) Breaking down the strategic nonprofit resume ingredient by ingredient
3) What are the right stories to tell on your cover letter for impact
4) In depth look at what are the “hot and spicy” sectors for 2010-2011
5) Get help creating your personal “mission statement” to help with networking on and off line
6) Strategies to Develop your on-line presence in the social impact space
Strategic volunteering to accelerate your career
Career focused training for 90 min to 3 hours
How mission-focused volunteer work will positively transform your world and career. Learn from a one-of-a-kind framework or recipe how to cook up a career for social impact.
Points covered:
- Three secret ingredients to help you find your dream job for social impact (social impact compass)
- Why and how to leverage your volunteer or pro-bono experience into a job reality
- Hear the “secret recipe” of how people just like YOU are living their dream job for social impact
- What are the “Hot & Spicy” sectors in the nonprofit/social impact space
- Social impact resume writing that will get nonprofits and social entrepreneur organizations to call you
- How strategic internships and volunteering will help expand your network and get you hired
Career revolution:
Career focused keynote for 60 or 90 minutes
In this program, Mark McCurdy shares his one-of-a-kind training framework that will help your audience to succeed and advance in their social impact career.
These powerful, yet easy-to-understand, strategies will lead your audience toward achieving incredible career success while elevating their professional results to the next level.
A must-see presentation, your audience members will have fun and learn something new guaranteed!
Leadership powered by Passion and Purpose:
Inspirational keynote for 90 to 120 minutes
In this inspiring keynote, Mark McCurdy natural storytelling ability will lead your audience through several heart-felt stories while delivering an uplifting message sure to touch your mind and heart. Mark will also share his top 3 reasons volunteering will change your world from his soon to be released book.
Mark mixes inspirational stories with humor and an educational message to uplift audiences so they can experience a rewarding personal and professional life of social impact.
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