NEW YORK, Oct. 24, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Young & Rubicam
Group is proud to announce the launch of its new career reboot
program, PowerOn. In recognition of marketing and
advertising professionals facing the challenges of re-entering the
workforce after leaving to be full-time parents or caregivers, the
training program aims to reclaim this untapped talent and
recruitment potential. The 12-week training program is open to both
men and women and offers hands-on experience, resources and
training necessary to kickstart the next chapter of their
careers.
Studies from the Center for Talent Innovation show that those
who leave the workforce to care for children or other family
members face increasing difficulty when they opt to re-enter, with
women being disproportionately more affected. Today, an estimated 3
million women with college or advanced degrees are seeking to
re-enter the workforce.
"It's time for our industry to embrace this untapped pool of
talent – so often the decision to depart from the workforce to
focus on family or childcare unfairly impedes opportunities for
growth down the line. But we know these candidates offer an
incredible skillset, life experience, diverse points of view and
much more. We developed PowerOn to offer a channel for these
professionals to come back," said Madeline
Park, Chief of Talent and Operations, Young & Rubicam
Group.
Participants will be supported by mentor teams, both experienced
executives and reciprocal learning opportunities from emerging
talent. The program's robust learning and development curriculum
includes professional workshops, speaker series and a range of
professional skills and knowledge training sessions. Training
sessions will be open for all employees to encourage networking,
collaboration and shared learning. The optimal goal will be
to place participants in full time positions at the close of the
program.
Y&R Group's PowerOn program seeks to support and mentor
professionals who primarily have experience in Account Management,
Strategic Planning and Project Management. Applicants must have
held a management or senior level position prior to leaving the
industry.
The program will begin on January 16,
2018 based in Y&R Group's New
York office locations. Participating companies include:
Y&R, Wunderman, Red Fuse, WPP
Health and Wellness companies, Sudler & Hennessey, Grey
Healthcare and Hogarth.
Applications are open now thru December
1, 2017. For additional information about PowerOn or to
apply visit www.poweronyrg.com.
ABOUT YOUNG & RUBICAM GROUP
Young & Rubicam Group is a federation of leading marketing
and communications companies built to align with evolving client
needs. Y&R Group delivers precise and powerful solutions
leveraging an extensive network of superior talents and resources.
Global companies within the group include iconic advertising
agency, Y&R; Wunderman, a leader in data-inspired digital
marketing; top public relations and communications firms
Burson-Marsteller and Cohn & Wolfe; brand and design
consultancy, Landor Associates; and healthcare communications
leader, Sudler & Hennessy. Peter Law-Gisiko is the CEO of
Y&R Group, a part of WPP (NASDAQ: WPPGY).
Contact:
Aviva Ebstein
Aviva.ebstein@yr.com
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