SUPPORTING LEADERSHIP
First Step
This program helps participants build confidence, strengthen communication, and create meaningful connections with professionals who can guide their next opportunities.
4 sessions that build readiness
Each session builds practical skills that help participants communicate confidently, use tools effectively, and grow with accountability.
Tech tools
Tech tools
How ready are you?
How ready are you?
Participants master tech skills used in SpeakHire programs. In this session, there are key features that will help participants optimize their experiences with Champions
Communication
Communication
How do you build your network?
How do you build your network?
Communication is central to professional success. Participants prove their understanding of effective communication and tools that strengthen connections.
Virtual professionalism
Virtual professionalism
Ready for the future of work?
Ready for the future of work?
Learn how to stand out in a world that’s increasingly hybrid and remote. By the end of this session, participants will know how to project professionalism in any virtual space.
Accountability
Accountability
Can I count on you?
Can I count on you?
Participants explore accountability in the workplace and build habits that encourage responsibility, an invaluable skill for every career path.
4 sessions that build readiness
Each session builds practical skills that help participants communicate confidently, use tools effectively, and grow with accountability.
Tech tools
How ready are you?
Participants master tech skills used in SpeakHire programs. In this session, there are key features that will help participants optimize their experiences with Champions
Communication
How do you build your network?
Communication is central to professional success. Participants prove their understanding of effective communication and tools that strengthen connections.
Virtual professionalism
Ready for the future of work?
Learn how to stand out in a world that’s increasingly hybrid and remote. By the end of this session, participants will know how to project professionalism in any virtual space.
Accountability
Can I count on you?
Participants explore accountability in the workplace and build habits that encourage responsibility, an invaluable skill for every career path.
Before you can make the most of the opportunities with career professionals
Before you can make the most of the opportunities with career professionals
You need a solid foundation of best practices that boost online dialog and improve chances of building strong network connections that lead to opportunity.
You need a solid foundation of best practices that boost online dialog and improve chances of building strong network connections that lead to opportunity.
That’s exactly why we created First Step—your gateway to professional readiness
That’s exactly why we created First Step—your gateway to professional readiness
Why it matters
These sessions help participants build confidence, see real possibilities, and connect with people who can guide their next step.
Foundation year preparation
Foundation year preparation
Required first step before the Foundational Year if looking to enroll more than 20 Interns for Foundational Year; ensures participants being prepared and confident.
Required first step before the Foundational Year if looking to enroll more than 20 Interns for Foundational Year; ensures participants being prepared and confident.
Higher success rates
Higher success rates
Mastery of these skills increases likelihood of completing Foundational Year with confidence and ensuring stronger network connections leading to greater opportunity
Mastery of these skills increases likelihood of completing Foundational Year with confidence and ensuring stronger network connections leading to greater opportunity
Earn a digital certificate
Earn a digital certificate
Every participant who completes all 4 sessions receives a certificate to showcase their achievement.
Every participant who completes all 4 sessions receives a certificate to showcase their achievement.
Seamless integration and expanded learning
Seamless integration and expanded learning
Built to match partner priorities and expand participants’ hybrid learning opportunities.
Built to match partner priorities and expand participants’ hybrid learning opportunities.
Moments that tell the story
A glimpse into the people, programs, and shared experiences that bring the SPEAKHIRE community to life.
Build the foundation for future success
Partner with SpeakHire to help participants develop confidence, career readiness, leadership skills, and meaningful professional connections.
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SpeakHire is a 501c3 organization. EIN 47-4132773
SpeakHire is a 501c3 organization. EIN 47-4132773
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