OnBoard Yourself™ Helps New Grads Compete for Jobs
and Succeed in First Career Year

BEND, Ore. -- (May 5, 2010) -- This year's crop of college graduates is poised to embark on shiny new careers. But are they ready? Even if they land a job in this economy, today's hiring managers struggle to give new hires the attention they need to succeed. New grads may be left to sink or swim.

A new subscription-based website -- www.onboardyourself.com -- can help. OnBoard Yourself™ offers a 12-month program of e-learning courses, articles, podcasts, vidcasts and forums designed to guide graduates to success in their first career year.

“When newbies struggle in their first weeks on the job, they almost never regain that lost momentum,” says Onboard Yourself™ President Todd Hudson. “We created OnBoard Yourself to help them get a fast, positive start that sets them up for long-term career success.”

OnBoard Yourself also helps job seekers. Members who complete the site's e-learning courses receive a certification badge to place on resumes and online profiles showing hiring managers they have extra success skills. Certified OnBoard Yourself members arrive at job interviews with a personal onboarding plan.

“Hiring managers struggle with onboarding recent college grads,” says Hudson. “Job candidates who can demonstrate ability to get themselves up to speed quickly have a huge advantage.”

OnBoard Yourself subscriptions make great graduation gifts. “Let's face it,” Hudson says. “Most graduation gifts just end up in a drawer. A gift of OnBoard Yourself can launch a graduate's entire career.”

OnBoard Yourself makes learning career success skills fun, with:

* OnBoard Yourself Certification: Helps members develop a personal onboarding plan.
* Rocket to the Top: A 12-month program that guides new hires through their first career year.
* Learning Resources: Articles, podcasts, vidcasts, checklists and webinars.
* E-learning Courses: Learn-at-your-own-pace success skills.

Graduation gift (one-year) memberships to OnBoardYourself.com are $199.95 or $19.95 per month. Hiring managers can receive a free trial subscription.  More info at: www.onboardyourself.com.

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ABOUT ONBOARD YOURSELF
Bend, Oregon-based OnBoard Yourself™ is a subscription-based site that helps new college grads take charge of their onboarding and achieve success in their first career year. OnBoard Yourself is based on the Maverick Institute's Lean Learning System, making corporate education efficient, productive and cost-effective. www.onboardyourself.com.

Contact:
Tamara Greenleaf  303.565.6161  tgreenleaf@onboardyourself.com