Hess, Peter

Career Success : Right Here, Right Now!

YAPA, Young Adult Professionals, Inc. is an organization committed to bringing quality professional and the top employers in the nation together to foster mutual success. YAPA has researched and developed several products, inclusive of www.yapa.com, to provide job seekers with a competitive edge in the career search process. For corporate recruiters, YAPA offers a state-of-the-art recruitment tool and the advantage of knowing that YAPA members are among the most prepared for the career placement process. YAPA is far different from other on-line recruiting services. YAPA includes live on-campus recruitment, speaking engagements at college and community organizations on achieving success in work and in life. YAPA also produces and distributes a magazine and multi-media presentations that reinforce the message of success. By extending Corporate Partnerships to prospective employers, corporate members gain access to the resumes of all YAPA members along with the ability to search for candidates by skill, experience, geography, or date of resume posting. Employers are then able to contact candidates in real time, respond to inquiries from job seekers, and review an applicant flow log specific to their postings Membership in YAPA is included in the purchase of the Career Success Kit. The kit includes the handbook Career Success, Right Here, Right Now, a CD-ROM with an interview video and a 30-day trial of AT&T Worldnet service(an Internet access program). Benefits of YAPA membership include unlimited access to all the various forums, workshops, and services on the YAPA website, the ability to post resumes on the YAPA website, and access to the thousands of employers actively seeking professionals.