![]() JPMorgan Chase saw an opportunity to positively impact that gap and invested $250M to help markets, like Houston, build a demand-driven workforce system and prepare youth and adults for careers in high demand, high salary, middle-skill occupations. We also know that currently there is a mismatch, or skills gap, between employer needs and the skills of current job seekers. We know that people are much more likely to reach their career goals when they have a clear line-of-sight to their path forward. 7 second rule – we are ok with silence Let’s have some fun! 5-10 minsĢ What it is: What it does: A pipeline catalyst We encourage questions and participation. Over the next couple of hours our Ground Rules are simple: no formal break - do what you need to ask that you stay off your devices as much as possible and silence them active session, the team will walk you through a little project history about the project, demo the site, and then we will role play in teams This isn’t about us – about you. And the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning built the site by bringing together industry partners and educators to help people link learning and education with meaningful, secure work. The JPMorgan Chase Foundation actually paid for the creation of the site and helped created the relationships with industry employers and educators. They use it to help promote workforce development so employers can find the skilled workers they need and people will be educated and prepared for a great career in Petrochem. The East Harris Manufacturers Association is the owner of the site we’re talking about today. You may be wondering about the logos on the slide. We’re building onto the collaborative and creating a community of supporters. Have fun with it! The time we spend together today will be focused on a brand new resource - and helping you deeply understand this tool so you can leverage it in your work. Tell us a little about you: name/org/your informal title (i.e. And, thank you _ for helping us with logistics for today’s training session in this wonderful facility. Thank you for carving time out of your busy schedule. Thank you for carving time out of your busy schedule Thank you for carving time out of your busy schedule"- Presentation transcript:ġ Welcome. That’s it, class! If you do have any questions, “But what about when….” then please let me know.Presentation on theme: "Welcome. Mistake-ridden isn’t going to help your chances. A company doesn’t know and love you yet all they have to go on is your resume, how you performed at interview and your thank you note. And for heavens’ sakes, proof your thank you letter. ![]() Even if they’ve been very friendly, it’s still better to be more formal in written correspondence. There are exceptions to this but, if you’re using a staffing service, a good counselor will talk you through it all.īy the way, address the person as Mr, Ms, Dr in a thank you. Sometimes one paragraph is enough, sometimes two. It also proves, incidentally, that you didn't just copy and paste a template thank you letter from the Internet. That’s going to resonate with them more than the fact that you want a challenge. Explain what you can do for the company – you have a chance to help the department be successful by bringing your skills, experience and personality to the job. and then of course relate that information to your own skills and experience. “I was pleased to hear that your department has a system of tracking…”, “that you’re going to expand”, “that you interface with…”. Write about what you learned in the interview. With luck you’ll be back for second interview before the snail mail letter would have arrived – Less Is More. “Thank you so much for meeting me I really appreciate it”, “Thank you for your time”, “Thank you for being so generous with your time”, “Thank you for the time you to took to explain to me…”.Īs for the rest of the letter - and these days, that usually means an email. What do you say instead? There are different ways to say the same thing…I mean, it WAS good of the interviewer, who will indeed probably be very busy, to give you some time to explain the job and listen to you. ![]() Ok, that’s my harrumph grumble harrumph over. Actually, if I had ten dollars for every time I’ve read it in a thank you letter/email, I’d be sunning myself on a beach, not listening, for example, to the sounds of the OWS, Occupy Wall Street, protesters who were noisily marching past the building as I first wrote this blog a couple of years ago. Whatsoever. Remember, this blog on the Merit website is called “Margaret says” and this is one of those times when Margaret says and isn’t going to listen to any “Yes, but what if”s"…Please don’t ever use it. It is such a cliché, there is no excuse for using it ever under any circumstances. If I see that phrase “time out of your busy schedule” one more time in a thank you letter to potential employers, I shall SPIT.
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