Your New Grad is Off to a Bright New Career. But Does He or She Have the Skills to Succeed? Today's graduates have it tough. Competition for entry level career jobs is ferocious. And when grads do land career jobs, overtaxed managers often don’t have the time or resources to make sure they succeed. Yet every hiring manager will tell you, getting off to a fast, positive start is one of the most critical factors in: Whether a new hire succeeds Whether they survive a layoff How much of a raise they’ll receive in their first-year performance review. How much success they’ll see in the early years of their career. New hires who struggle in their first weeks on the job rarely regain the traction they need to do well. By the time they find their footing, their peers have passed them by and they’ve already been labeled an underperformer. Make Sure Your Grad Has Everything He or She Needs to Succeed The surest path to career success for your new grad is to: When job seeking, rise above the competition by proving to hiring managers they have the skills to get themselves onboard and up to speed fast, with minimal hand-holding When starting a new job, get a fast, positive start, avoid bone-headed mistakes, and be seen by management and co-workers as a high-value go-getter. Give Your Grad the Gift of Success A gift membership to OnBoard Yourself™ will give your grad what they need to rocket to the top in their first year on the job. Here’s what they’ll get with membership: A Personal OnBoarding Plan. A series of fun e-learning courses that will teach them how to create their own personal onboarding plan. This plan will show them exactly how to get themselves up to speed quickly in any new job. And they can even bring their plan to job interviews to prove that they have what hiring managers are looking for. OnBoarding Certification. Proof that they have what it takes to succeed. After completing our e-learning courses your grad will receive an electronic badge to place on resumes and online profiles that proves to hiring managers they’re ready to rocket to the top! Rocket to the Top Program. A complete program designed to support and guide your graduate through the entire first year of their career. Our stage-by-stage program includes podcasts, vidcasts, screencasts, articles, webinars, discussion forums and more, all by nationally recognized career experts and real-life hiring managers. Better Performance = More Money. Most hiring managers agree that getting up to speed quickly and contributing right away in a new job leads to a higher raise at performance review time. Your gift of OnBoard Yourself might mean a thousand dollars or more at raise time, definitely a help with paying off school loans, buying a car or whatever your new grad needs. Help Your Grad Get Off to a Great Start. A good education is a solid investment your new grad's future. Isn't it worth spending just a little more to help them get a great start in their future career? Give Your Grad the Gift of Success! NEW GRADS Click here to join now. HIRING MANAGERS Click here to see how OnBoard Yourself can help you get new-hires up to speed fast.

Ask any hiring manager, and here’s what they’ll say: "Hiring managers want to hire new college grads, but they have to spend so much time teaching them basic work skills and how to get along in corporate life, it’s easier to hire experienced workers. For new grads to get hired, they need to be able to prove they can get themselves onboard and up to speed fast. OnBoard Yourself is a great way to do it." Liz Ryan, Yahoo! Hot Jobs Columnist, BusinessWeek Online Workplace Expert and CEO of www.asklizryan.com About Us Contact Us Who Should Join We Respect Your Privacy Terms of Use Affiliate Program The Boss Business Basics Communication Corporate Culture Getting Organized Learning Strategies Networking Performance Reviews Personal Brand Problem Solving Teamwork Technology Workplace Today