 The College to Career [C2C] Program supports undergraduate and graduate students poised to enter the workplace. In addition, the C2C program helps corporations increase their visibility among prospective employees and reduces the "brain drain" caused by local students of color leaving to launch their careers out of state.
Participants. Undergraduate or graduate Asian, Black, Latino, Native American or South Asian students enrolled in a Greater Boston college or university.
Content. The C2C program includes:
- MYC2C: An interactive website for corporations and students to connect with each other;
- C2C Expo: Career fair offered in the Spring and Fall, these events offer over 200 students of color the chance to meet with greater Boston's leading employers;
- C2C Train: Leadership development workshops that focus on career success, students gain a better understanding of strategies and tools that can help them secure the career they want. [This year, C2C Train will be featured at our C2C Expo and New Day Diversity Management Conference]; and
- Feature presentations on “Green Careers, Green Community: A National Grid Foundation Spotlight Initiative” – designed to introduce students of color to exciting and rewarding careers of the future. Generously supported by the National Grid Foundation
All activities promote networking among potential employers, other students of color and professionals of color with established careers.
Timeframe. C2C activities take place throughout the academic year; participants are encouraged to engage in their freshman year and then continue to participate in the special programs through graduation.
Note: Program is free for student participants.
C2C Highlight – Fall 2008 C2C Expo
When: November 3, 2008, 4:00pm to 7:30pm
Where: Dorothy Quincy Suite, 180 Berkley Street, near Copley Square in Boston.
Program:
- Continuous career fair with over 20 leading companies
- Career development workshops for students of color
- Keynote presentation on Green Careers
- Raffles, prizes and gifts.
Current sponsors include:
Comcast, Fidelity Investments, Genzyme, Putnam, National Grid, Sovereign Bank, and State Street Corporation
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