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Welcome Job Seekers!
Welcome to The Career Project! We are a new interactive database of career profiles in hundreds of professions. We provide a unique and free service where you can learn about careers directly from the people who work them. If you are new to the workforce or looking at your second or third career shift The Career Project is the perfect place to start your journey! Learn what people really
make and do all day, what they really love/hate about their position,
how they got their job and what they suggest for you to do to find a
similar position and much more!
To conduct searches, view profiles and use our resources we are 100% free! We charge a one time yearly $4.99 fee for the "Ask Me" aspect (the ability to directly question our mentors) to protect our mentors from spam and solicitation. If you would like to ask a mentor a question, REGISTER HERE.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What does a profile include?
A profile has three sections. Every mentor had to fill out a our thorough questionnaire in "We asked." They were also asked to fill out what "A Day in the life of..." is like a their job in hour-by-hour detail. The third section is "Ask me" where if you register you are able to ask our mentor's any questions you feel we haven't covered.
How do you recruit mentors?
We began with contacting family,
friends and co-workers in a variety of fields in the beginning of 2007. We compensate our
mentors with specialty coffee cards once their profile has been
verified as complete. We are proud that we have thousands of profiles of
mentors from all walks of life in hundreds of different professions. We have to shut off registration monthly because so many people want to participate!
How many profiles do you add a month?
We add on average 100-300 monthly depending on the batch.
How do you screen mentors?
Only
the director has the final approval before a profile is made live. The
Career Project has an acceptance rate of about 60%. We do
not accept profiles that don’t meet our criteria, are not quality in
information and are possibly “fake.” (fake profiles are very rare) We
do require mentors to use their work email and if they do not have one
they must provide a contact phone number for work verification.
Criteria includes but is not limited too, at least 23 years of age, has
at least an associate degree or has been working for a minimum of three
years and works at least 25 hours per week.
How do I become a mentor?
For all information regarding becoming a mentor please go to www.TheCareerProject.com!
I have seen grammar errors on the profiles, will these be fixed?
We
do not alter the mentor's content. We do not want to alter their voice,
message or information in any capacity. This includes spelling and
grammatical errors. We do ask them to review their profile before
submitting it to be live on The Career Project.
Some of the profiles I have viewed are incomplete, how come?
We post profiles that are at least 50% complete. Either their questionnaire has to be completely filled out or the first section of the questionnaire and their entire "A day in the life of."
Why do you charge for the "Ask Me" feature?
The Career Project started out completely free but soon our mentors started receiving spam. To keep our mentors happy and safe we now charge a small fee of $4.99 for one year. You can ask an unlimited amount of questions for that duration.
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