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Published: Tuesday, 08 Sep 2009, 5:02 AM PDT
Job Shop: Career Coaching To Go!
eLearners.com's Empowerment Tour comes to LA.
"In this Job Shop report, we'll be taking a look at a great program available to job seekers... eLearners.com's Empowerment Tour.
eLearners.com is running what it's calling the "Empowerment Tour" as part of its Career Stimulus Package to help people retool their skills for future job and career opportunities."
Read more at http://www.myfoxla.com/dpp/job_shop/Career_Coaching_To_Go_20090908
Last Update: 8/24 5:28 pm
Career Stimulus Package rolls through Utah
"A group of career coaches stopped by Salt Lake City on a 40 city tour Monday.
As part of the Empowerment Tour, the career coaches offer free coaching sessions and give participants an opportunity to win full-tuition scholarships.
Organizers call the "Career Stimulus Package" a chance for unemployed or underemployed Americans to improve their career situations."
Read more at http://www.abc4.com/content/news/slc/story/Career-Stimulus-Package-rolls-through-Utah/wKQOCcRzykqR1t8qV5aLNw.cspx
August 17, 2009
Signs the recession is over: Why millions of families may not feel like it is for some time
"Even if some are smiling on Wall Street, it's not fair to paint the economic picture as rosy for everyone.
"From the human side, the human story it's a difficult situation because a lot of people have been unemployed for a long time," career coach Michael Cushman said Monday.
First time claims for unemployment went up again, with 558-thousand in the latest weekly report. And the forecasters predict unemployment to hit double digits before the end of the year.
"The truth is it's slow to pick people back up; they won't do that until the business is there," Cushman said of businesses re-hiring laid off workers.
Today the Empowerment Tour, led by Cushman, stopped at the Mall of America. Its part of a national program to help folks looking for work, find the work, or schooling that is right for them. "
Read more at http://www.kare11.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=822280&catid=391
Posted on Wed, Aug. 12, 2009 11:04 PM
Career coaches to provide free advice at Power & Light District
"Career coaches affiliated with the eLearners.com national “Empowerment Tour” will provide free advice from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today at the Power & Light District.
The national program primarily is aimed at helping adults who lack bachelor’s degrees and need continuing education and career preparation, especially from online college programs."
Read more at http://www.kansascity.com/business/story/1380044.html
Monday, August 10, 2009 3:04 PM CDT
Career Stimulus Package Empowerment tour comes to St. Louis
"Tomorrow (Tues., Aug. 11), the “Empowerment Tour”, part of eLearners.com’s Career Stimulus Package campaign, will come to St. Louis to offset the crisis of undereducated, underemployed adult Americans.
St. Louis is one of the designated metropolitan areas for the 40-City Empowerment Tour which features career coaches, full-tuition scholarships and Job shadowing opportunities. The event will be held at Union Station on 1820 Market St. from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m."
The national program is aimed at helping adults, of whom more than 70% do not have a bachelor’s degree, kick start their careers through education.
Read more at http://www.stlamerican.com/articles/2009/08/10/news/local_news/localnews000000000000001.txt
8/10/2009
"Empowerment Tour" Makes Indy Stop Today
"Empowerment Tour 2009, a summer-long coast-to-coast tour of career coaches, is making a stop in Indianapolis on Monday.
In partnership with eLearners.com, the tour has a team of career coaches, guest speakers and scholarships for online courses.
Michael Cushman with the Empowerment Tour says the economy is forcing many people to reevaluate their careers and educational requirements. He says being a generalist isn't as attractive as it was when the economy was booming."
Read more at http://www.wibc.com/news/Story.aspx?ID=1123932
Posted: Aug 08, 2009 10:55 PM EDT
National tour makes a stop in Elkhart
"With high unemployment numbers across the county, A national organization is hitting the road to offer help. It's called the career stimulus empowerment tour and they're focused on helping adults get back to work.
The tour stopped in at the Elkhart Y-M-C-A. They offered everything from life coaching, career advice, and education. They say confidence is first on the agenda, but time is the second challenge adults face when readjusting their lives."
Read more at http://www.fox28.com/Global/story.asp?S=10872279
Posted: 7/31/2009 7:31:05 AM
Stephanie Clark: Visit the Empowerment Tour
"Entrepreneur and Career Coach Stephanie Clark talks with us about her experiences starting 3 businesses as a single mom. She also explains the goals of the Empowerment Tour which strives to help those with education in order to attain a successful career."
Read more at http://www.wkyc.com/life/programming/shows/goodcompany/gc_article.aspx?storyid=118888
POSTED: 11:34 am EDT July 29, 2009
Free Career Counseling At Waterfront
"If you're looking for a new job, or considering changing careers, you may want to swing by The Waterfront in Homestead on Wednesday.
eLearners.com is hosting the "Career Stimulus RV Tour" until 5 p.m. It's part of a 40-city tour."
Read more at http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/money/20213344/detail.html
Sunday July 26, 2009, 2:03 PM
Getting over fears clears the path to success
"According to Ayn Fox, a career coach currently participating in a nationwide Empowerment Tour sponsored by eLearners.com, "one of the underlying causes of fear in the job process is a concern that you will fail, be rejected and made to feel incompetent and worthless."
Read more at http://www.nj.com/business/index.ssf/2009/07/getting_over_fears_clears_the.html
Tuesday July 21, 2009, 6:07 AM
Newark hosts career empowerment tour
"Council President Mildred Crump is doing everything in her power to transform and kick start careers through education. The Empowerment Tour, which is part of the Career Stimulus Package by eLearners.com, came to Newark City Hall Monday with the goal of helping adult Americans overcome the barriers of time, money, and confidence in attaining a college degree. Council President Crump was joined by Mayor Cory Booker in welcoming the tour to Newark.
The tour is traveling by RV to 40 U.S. cities across the country from Denver,Colorado to Los Angeles, California, in an effort to educate, empower, and employ Americans. At each stop, the tour sponsors motivational speakers, career clothing drives, and free career coaching sessions with nationally renowned career experts."
Read more at http://www.nj.com/newark/index.ssf/2009/07/newark_hosts_career_empowermen.html
Thursday, 16 July 2009 2:28PM
In Phila., Online Universities Promote Scholarship Availability
"The "Empowerment Tour," carrying what it called a 'career stimulus package,' arrived in Philadelphia on Thursday.
A recreational vehicle painted in red, white, and blue patriotic insignia was the centerpiece of the event on Dilworth Plaza, sponsored by eLearners.com, representing hundreds of online university programs."
Read more at http://www.kyw1060.com/In-Phila---Online-Schools-Promote-Scholarship-Avai/4817643
July 14, 12:20 PM
Empowerment Tour 2009: Coming to a city near you
"Would you like to go back to school, but don’t have the money to make this dream come true? Do you feel stuck in your career or job search and need some advice? If you answered yes to either, this may be your ticket to advancing to your goal!"
July 10, 2009
Meet Flavia Colgan: Touring for the Greater Good
"The Empowerment Tour is part of eLearners.com’s , Career Stimulus Package campaign. It is dedicated to raising awareness about the Career Stimulus Package which raises millions in scholarships and paid job training to millions of American people who may be reconsidering their career path or are actively struggling with the idea of continuing an education. Educate, Empower and Employ; the motivating and honest slogan of the Empowerment Tour."
Read more at http://envymags.com/2009/07/meet-flavia-colgan-touring-for-the-greater-good/
Thursday, July 9, 2009, 11:54am CDT
Career coaches coming to Nashville
"Free career and educational assistance is coming to Nashville as part of a roving, 40-city “Empowerment Tour” sponsored by eLearners.com.
The event is 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday, July 10, at the Nashville Farmers’ Market.
It is aimed at helping adults, especially those without a college degree, break the cycle of unemployment or underemployment by helping them continue their education. "
Read more at http://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/stories/2009/07/06/daily24.html
July 5, 2009
Career Stimulus Package offers career coaching, scholarships, internships
"Over 100 full-ride scholarships and 100 paid internships will be offered at an upcoming RV Empowerment Tour stopping in 40 cities throughout the summer.
The RV Tour is part of a larger campaign called "The Career Stimulus Package," which is sponsored by eLearners.com along with major college and corporate sponsors from across the country. "
July 1, 2009
'Empowerment Tour' Offers Career Coaching for Adults
"Adults looking to make a career change, whether they have been laid off or not, have the chance to get some free advice, thanks to a national tour.
The Empowerment Tour, sponsored by eLearners.com is making two stops in Atlanta, as part of a nationwide tour. Wednesday, the tour stopped at the Margaret Mitchell House in Atlanta. Tuesday the tour will stop at Atlantic Station. "
Read more at http://www.11alive.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=132013&catid=3
June 24, 2009
Tour brings education, employment assistance to Tampa
"The Empowerment Tour, on a 40-city agenda to help people get educated and employed, is in Tampa today.
The program which helps undereducated, underemployed adults focus on careers will take place until 5 p.m. today at Joe Chillura Courthouse Square on the 600 block of Kennedy Boulevard in downtown Tampa."
Read more at http://www2.tbo.com/content/2009/jun/24/tour-brings-education-employment-assistance-tampa/
Pegasus News
June 16, 2009
Audio interview: Flavia Colgan brings the Empowerment Tour to the Dallas Public Library
"eLearners.com is a collective of 200 colleges and universities offering online degree programs ranging from Associate to Ph.D. They've just kicked off what they're calling the Empowerment Tour (a.k.a. the Career Stimulus Package), with Dallas as their second stop amongst the forty cities they'll be visiting over the next couple of months. (The tour ends in Los Angeles on Sept. 7.)
Acting as ambassador for the tour, and for the concept of online degree programs as a way of getting more adults back into the workforce through improved education, is Flavia Colgan. Colgan served as Chief of Staff for the Lt. Governor of Pennsylvania after graduating from Harvard University. More recently, she's been a correspondent and political commentator on MSNBC, CBS's Early Show, Extra, Travel Channel and FOX News. She is currently an associate editor for the Philadelphia Daily News and has served on that paper’s editorial board."
Read more at http://www.pegasusnews.com/news/2009/jun/16/audio-interview-flavia-colgan-brings-empowerment-t/
June 12, 2009
Tackling undereducated, underemployed working adults
"They came for free on the spot career coaching to kick start careers. With Colorado unemployment at a 22 year high, jobs that are being filled require advanced education.
Out of reach for more than 70 percent who don't have college or advanced degrees or just can't go back to school."
Read more at http://www.kdvr.com/news/kdvr-careers-061209,0,329558.story
Tuesday, June 9, 2009, 4:03pm MDT
Adult-education tour kicks off Friday at Skyline Park
"A new national program to promote education for adults kicks off its national tour Friday at Skyline Park in Denver.
The “Career Stimulus Package Empowerment Tour,” sponsored by Hoboken, N.J.-based elearners.com, takes place from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. outdoors at the park, which is at 17th and Arapahoe streets.
The program “will offer under-educated, under-employed adults access to online education opportunities ... and job-shadowing programs at some of America’s most innovative companies,” according to a news release.
The event offers career coaching and the opportunity to apply for full-tuition college scholarships, with a total of up to $4 million to be awarded by eight schools: American Public University, Ashworth College, Bryant and Stratton College, Capella University, Ellis University, Everest University, Virginia College and Western Governors University."
Read more at http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/stories/2009/06/08/daily44.html