On January 5th, Tuesday's Children hosted the first of several seminars focused on Internship and Job Services.  The seminar started with a workshop given by John Hassett, Executive Recruiter with LinkedIn, titled "How to Best Use Social Media in your Job Search".   Young adults had the opportunity to learn how social media is impacting the workforce and how best to present yourself using this quickly growing job resource tool.  Karen McKenna, Founder of Career Vision and Author of Games2Careers, facilitated "Resumes that Get Results" which discussed the ins and outs of resume building from layout, to the details and what and what not to include.  The third seminar lead by Barbara Boschert, "Effective Interviewing Skills" helped participants learn how to ensure their knowledge, skills and abilities are effectively communicated during an interview.  After dinner and a networking session that included an introduction to the Logler Internship Program (http://www.niriny.org/internships.cfm), young adults regrouped for a panel featuring top executive recruiters. 

 

From the survey Tuesday's Children teens completed, we learned the four top areas of career interest and used that to compile the panel.  The panel included professionals from Conde Nast, Dewey & LeBoeuf, LinkedIn, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney and New York University Stern School of Business.  Fred Stroble, Executive Director of Human Resources, with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney lead an interactive discussion period.  One parent told us "This type of seminar and career related resources will definitely help these young people, especially in today's difficult job market."  And a young adult who joined us said "It was very helpful as a freshman to get advice about the job and internship search because now I feel like I’m a step ahead of my peers."  For more information on the Internship and Career Resource Center, please email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

 

    

Tuesday's Children's First Responder Alliance hosted a holiday party on December 20^th at Antun's in Queens Village, NY. Over 300 family members joined together for a festive evening including: music, singing, family photos, holiday crafts, writing letters to soldiers as part of the "Hello to Heroes" project, painting "Hearts for Hope" to be donated to active military, and celebrating the holidays as a community. A special thanks to all of the volunteers, including Tuesday's Children's Junior Board, who helped to make the evening unforgettable.

      

This fall, Tuesday's Children offered our renowned Creative Insight program to responders and their family members. The program, based on the Creativity in Business program developed at Stanford School of Business, was re-designed especially for Tuesday's Children. The five session class, with 10 individual coaching calls, focused on developing tools and skills which help build resilience. It helps participants identify their own abilities and strengths, which are especially important when dealing with difficult life circumstances. 

 

Twenty participants all agreed that the program helped them better manage stress, experience personal growth and enrichment, improve their self confidence, enhance their decision making ability, and become more positive about their lives. The program was facilitated by Julia Romaine of Stillpoint Consulting and Athena Katsaros, Management Consultants and Certified Life Coaches. Since 2002, over 350 people have attended the Creative Insight program offered by Tuesday's Children. Next year we are considering offering this exceptional program to young adults.