THE VISION...
SuccessAHEAD!® is
a program that teams experienced professionals with technology savvy
students. The goal for the professional is to learn how to apply business
skills and experience to a technology world and to use these new found
technology-related skills to develop exciting new career possibilities.
The goal for the students, our "younger kids" is to apply their technical
knowledge in real-world projects and to learn more about the "real world"
from "older kids", our experienced professionals.
THE IDEA...
SuccessAHEAD!® stems from Fran Quittel's "Junior
Ments" article which appeared in June 1998 in Computer Currents
in her High Tech Careers column. Here, Quittel explored the exciting
possibilities of cross-pollinating younger and older workers, to complement
and capitalize on the strengths of each. The resulting program, SuccessAHEAD!®
is a cross-mentoring program which pairs experienced workers who possess
business ideas and content with student and other high technology "younger
kids" (YK's) mentors who have the latest technology experience but lack
the in-depth content and business acumen which the "older kids" possess.
THE PLAN...
This cross mentoring program is exciting because it complements the
strengths of each group while filling in the gaps each group needs to
be more successful in the years ahead. "Younger" kids become technology
teachers for experienced "older" kids who are eager to express their
business acument in today's technological terms. "Older kids" become
business mentors to young people just getting out of school who want
to know how the world of business works and what they need to do to
get their first jobs.
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contact information:
PHONE
: 415. 281. 5981 FAX
: 510. 653. 0260 E-MAIL:
successahd@aol.com