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 PRIDE PATH Orientation Connecting LGBTQ + Young Adults 18-24 to affirming Career Opportunities

General Program Overview Trainings are Tuesday and Thursdays, April 3rd - May 1 Week 1 Week 2 Orientation CONFLICT RESOLUTION COMPUTER LITERACY GOAL SETTING April 3th April 10th April 12th April 5th 1-3 PM 1-3 PM 1-3 PM 1-3 PM • Describe current achievements • Identify your triggers 1) Welcome and introduction • Learn basic functions of Microsoft Word, 2) General program overview PowerPoint and Excel • Assess where you are now in relation to goals • Know how to communicate 3) Employee of the Center effectively through writing, • Know how to use job search sites like • Visualize a positive future for yourself speaking, and moving 10-minute break Idealist • Brainstorm tangible goals • Compare and contrast effective and 4) Young adult supports • Create and use email effectively noneffective examples of avoiding 5) Reflection and next steps • Know about additional resources to build on and managing conflict 6) Assessment • Review your social media presence to what you learn today 7) Refreshments and networking ensure that it reflects the you you want to • Understand what sets you off and present to employers how to manage your own behavior • Explore strategies for effective communication Paid four-weeks training – 13/hr You have to attend the workshop in person in order to get compensated.

General Program Overview Week 3 Week 4 FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT RÉSUMÉS & LINKEDIN PROFILES DRESSING FOR SUCCESS WHAT IS LEADERSHIP? April 17th April 24th April 26 April 19th 1-3 PM 1-3 PM 1-3 PM 1-3 PM • Identify your strengths, skills and • Learn the fundamentals of budgeting • Know how to dress as you want to be Moderated by: Floyd Rumohr, Executive accomplishments including income and expenses seen: professional and successful Director, Brooklyn Community Pride Center. Panelists: Sandy Hong, Co-Founder/Director, • Draft an accomplishments statement to • Understand the Importance of a checking • Present in a way that is consistent with New Women Space, David Kilmnick, include in a résumé and savings account companies’ professional standards, brand, President/Chief Executive Officer, LGBT etc. Network; Carlos Menchaca, NYC Council • Develop an outline for a • Learn the process of filing for taxes including Member District 38, Gabrielle Royal, Vice professional résumé or revise your 1099s (contracted work), W2 withholding • Know grooming techniques President at Citi, Campus Diversity professional résumé (when employed), and resources for free tax Recruitment and more TBA. filing • Understand how to posture, gesture, and • Know the basics of how to correctly format speak with confidence and craft a professional résume • Gain knowledge of tax and investment strategies, securities, and life insurance • Draft a cover letter Week 5 • Learn about the LGBTQ+ dollar and how it • Know how to set up a LinkedIn page effects the national economy (personal financial power) INTERVIEWING FOR SUCCESS May 1 1-3 PM SIGN-UP TO ATTEND TRAINING WORKSHOPS • Understand how to conduct yourself during different types of interviews including one-on-one, www.lgbtbrooklyn.org/curriculum-training/ group, phone, and videoconference • Develop a 5 minute sales pitch of “You, Inc.” • Understand how to determine cultural “fit” within an organization • Know how to conduct basic research on a company

Program Incentives Metro Card to get to and from training and internships. • 2 Trip for Training Sessions = 2 cards each week • 7 Day Metro for Internship = 1 each week Training - See SahLeem after each session to sign out your 2 Trip Metro. Internship - See SahLeem at the start of each week to sign out your Weekly Metro. Refurbished Laptop Flash Drive Solar Charge Conclusion of Orientation Starting Intern Internship

Pick 3 Internships you Schedule Meeting are interested in with Intern about and draft Cover choices made Letter to send to SahLeem Internship Process SahLeem will Contact Business about potential Placed in Intern and INTERNSHIP!!! Schedule an interview date for intern. Prep for Interview Participants are also encouraged to contact SahLeem after the interview if they have any problems or reservations regarding the potential internship site.

Internship Opportunities Program Intern Fashion Design/Marketing Intern Real Estate Office Intern Writing and Social Media Intern Research and Business Development Intern Retail Intern THE BROOKLYN PRESS PLEASE VISIT THE WEBSITE FOR MORE INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES www.lgbtbrooklyn.org/internship-opportunities/ Executive Assistant Intern (Financial Services) Garment Print Making Internship

Brooklyn Community Pride Center Supervisor Roles Floyd Rumohr SahLeem Butler EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR YOUTH PRIDE PROGRAM MANAGER Manages Human Resources Manages Youth Pride and and Center logistics Pride Path Program

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Youth Supports Callen-Lorde Community Health Mobile Unit Pride Celebrations Parked outside the Center starting around April 15th Talk to a mental health professional for free… June 9th Ask questions about your physical health.. and Brooklyn Pride Festival get other medical needs addressed if needed. Pride Parade After Party at City Point Mall.

Resume Guidelines and Tips The primary purpose of the pre-internship resume is for you to introduce yourself to potential future supervisor. It is important that your resume be well-written and free of grammatical, punctuation, and spelling errors . • The average review is 15-30 seconds • Resume should be no longer than one page • Margins should be no more than one inch • Do not use fancy fonts; fonts should be 10.5 – 12 • Use consistent formatting for headings and dates • Do not use sentence or paragraph formatting • Limit use of abbreviations • Do not lie, exaggerate or use clichés (i.e., “out of the box thinker”) • Put your actual GPA; do not round up • Leave out information about marital status, gender, height, weight, or health • Do not list references • PROOF READ YOUR RESUME

Cover Letter Tips This letter introduces you to a potential internship supervisor and is their first impression of you. This letter allows you to go in-depth about important experiences/skills and relate them to expertise needed in the field. It is important that the letter is well written as it provides a sample of your writing skills and shows the supervisor that your are invested in demonstrating your interest and commitment to your field of study. The letter of introduction should: * Be no more than one single spaced page * Avoid redundancy and wordiness * Use the same paper as your resume (in case you are asked to bring a paper copy to an interview) * Not have any TYPOS * Sign your name in ink between your close and typed name * Be given to friends and/or colleagues for proofreading or suggestions * Be PROOFREAD after a few hours or days (improve sentences, grammar, typos)

Reflections and Next Steps What was your take-a way from today? What questions do you still have? **Remember** >>> Thursday is our goal setting workshop. Please sign up online for all workshops so we can plan ahead for materials needed.

Final Information • Application process must be complete and submitted in order to get paid for training and to get placed into an internship. Further Questions? • Contact: SahLeem Butler • 347 - 378-7300 or sbutler@lgbtbrooklyn.org