Dress For Success Cincinnati

Programs: Dress for success provides high quality interview appropriate apparel and image counseling services for women seeking to enter or re-enter the workforce. These women are referred by a diverse group of non-profit and government agencies, including homeless shelters, immigration services, job training programs, education institutions and domestic violence shelters. Beyond the suit, job readiness and employment retention programs are the cornerstone of dress for success cincinnati. The career center offers access to a professional human resources staff and volunteers, the internet, computers and printers to assist in resume preparation, job searches, effective self-promotion and interview techniques. The going places network (gpn) helps unemployed and underemployed clients gain career skills, utilize job search resources and build confidence because many women still need considerable coaching and support on resume writing, interviewing techniques and internet navigation before being truly ready to seek employment. Gpn consists of individual coaching and weekly small group workshops. The dress for success cincinnati professional women's group (pwg) is a unique job retention component offered exclusively by dress for success affiliates. Clients who obtain employment are invited to become members for life in the pwg, and through monthly meetings and special events, have access to a network of peer support, practical information and inspiration to achieve self-defined success in career and life. Through a specialized curriculum developed by dress for success worldwide, members receive coaching on topics such as financial education, corporate culture, health and wellness, creating work/life balance, and leadership. The dress for success cincinnati mobile career transformation center (mctc) provides services in the community where clients can readily access them. The mctc is housed in a custom-designed, commercial vehicle that accommodates racks of apparel and program materials. This has allowed dress for success cincinnati to serve women who have difficulty reaching the downtown location. Almost 800 women were served in 2017.