Metropolitan Moms Prepare Clients for the Job Hunt

Metropolitan Moms, a group of young professional women living in the city, recently joined Met Council to volunteer and help clients improve their resumes. The event was the launch of a two part workshop for career readiness, which will also include a mock interview session next week.
The workshop kicked off with a storytelling exercise. Each of the attendees was asked to improvise a portion of a story, incorporating small details about their lives into the ever-changing plot. This activity put participants in the mindset of sharing their story, in order to help them do the same with their resumes.

Each person was then paired with a Metropolitan Mom volunteer to begin work on their resumes. The experienced and caring volunteers instantly began to connect with their clients so that they could together prepare an extraordinary resume.

Many participating clients are recent graduates of the Met Council Empower RN program. The Empower RN program prepares immigrant nurses for the NCLEX ((National Council Licensure EXamination), an exam for the licensing of nurses in the United States. Other clients are victims of domestic violence and are now facing life changes, such as getting a job for the first time in many years or looking for new employment to better suit their situation.

An excellent resume is essential in finding employment in today’s competitive job market. Volunteers from Metropolitan Moms worked vigorously to understand their clients’ needs and goals in order to create professional resumes. Clients left the workshop, not only grateful for the experience, but also ready to send out their new and improved resumes to potential employers.
To learn more about Met Council volunteer opportunities, call 212-453-9619 or email volunteer@metcouncil.org.