Dear Colleague,
This past May, STA launched
Project: The Graduate
, an effort that asked college seniors, regardless of major, to reach out for one-on-one virtual conversations. It was a small, but sincere gesture to help the Class of 2020, a group that has been greatly disrupted by COVID-19 in their search for a job.
The response was overwhelming. The emotional and practical support provided was meaningful and once the effort concluded we were able to share with the larger community some of the common themes that surfaced in our conversations, in the hopes that our findings added value.
Now, as part of our STA Job Re-entry (STAR) initiative we will be replicating a similar effort, this time geared towards those individuals who are currently unemployed and are seeking re-entry into the financial services industry.
As an industry association composed of individuals who serve individuals, STA has a personal sense of what many of you are experiencing right now, and we want to help. Moreover, we understand the power of community and the many positive results that can be achieved when individuals working together.
So, please if you are in-between jobs within our industry, please schedule a call to discuss your job search strategy and to seek input on what we are seeing.