©SHRM 2012 Workforce Readiness. ©SHRM 2012 Agenda ELITE Youth Program Sharing of initiatives and...

©SHRM 2012

Workforce Readiness

©SHRM 2012

Agenda

• ELITE Youth Program

• Sharing of initiatives and challenges

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©SHRM 2012

Our Place in the Program

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Heart of Illinois HR Council: Our Responsibilities

• Week 3: Generic Applications> Created Curriculum> Created “generic application”> Team provides review and feedback of students’ completed

applications

• Week 5: Resume Review> Team provides review and feedback of students’ resumes

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Heart of Illinois HR Council: Our Responsibilities

• Week 6: HR Guest Speaker> Interview Techniques> Know your Audience

• Yellow Week> Job Fair Prep: In-classroom speaker> Conduct Mock Interviews and provide feedback to students

• Tuesday, April 24: Employer of Choice Informational Luncheon

• Week 12: Job Fair> Hosted by Heart of Illinois HR Council

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Applications

• Curriculum Needs> Explain each Section> Students to understand “red flags”> Identify the difference between paper and online

applications> Gain base knowledge of associated assessments> How to deal with Legal infractions

• Feedback Forms> Intent> Lessons Learned

• Timeline• Know your Audience

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Resume Review & Interviewing Skills

• Resume Review> Intent> Lessons Learned

• Timeline

• Know your Audience

• Train the Trainer

• Interview Techniques> PowerPoint> Classroom Instructors

• Benefits

• Challenges

> Lead-in to the Mock Interviews• Real life scenarios

• On-the-spot feedback

• Opportunity to make an impact

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The Job Fair

• Job Fair Etiquette Talking Points to allow for maximum flexibility

• Real-life practice

• Job Fair Hosted by the Heart of Illinois HR Council

• Three Blocks of Students

• Then vs. Now

• Lessons Learned

• Feedback Received

> From Employers

> From the ELITE Staff

> From the Students

> From the Community

• Results

• Impact on Graduation

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Awards for Carl Cannon & the Youth Outreach Program:

• 2003 Employer of the Year by the Central Illinois council for Exceptional Children

• 2003 National Parks and Recreation Association Humanitarian service Award

• 2003 Illinois Attorney General Peace Keeper Award

• 2003 Peoria County Association of Police Chiefs Citizen of the Year

• 2003 National Everyday Heroes Award from Court TV & Insight Communications

• 2004 National Caring Institute Award

• 2005 inductee into Central Illinois African American Hall of Fame

• 2007 Central Illinois Interfaith Alliance Faith and Freedom Award

• 2007 American Red Cross Local Hero

• 2008 Rotary International Paul Harris Fellow Award for Community Service

• 2011 Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Service Leadership Award from the King Holiday Committee of Peoria, Inc.

• 2012 Nominee: Peorian of the Year: http://www.thepeorian.com/general/101-peorian-of-the-year/301-carl-cannon

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Michelle Agnew, SPHR

Human Resource Manager

American Red Cross

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Nancy Conway

North Central Field Services Director

[email protected]

1-800-283-7476, Option 1, ext. 6455

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