Interns who successfully complete Project SEARCH see many lifelong benefits:
-Confidence in their abilities to learn job skills and become a self-advocate
-A guided transition from student life to working adult life with lifelong skills
-Opportunities to learn what they want (and realize what they don't want) in a prospective job
-Increased self-esteem, work ethic and relationship-building ski
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-A brighter outlook to be a gainfully employed and independent adult
-Receive the tools needed to set goals and turn experiences into resume and job interview assets
Project SEARCH interns have an 88% success rate of procuring gainful employment after their internship is completed. For Project SEARCH to succeed, interns need a passion to improve their vocational skills and a desire to work. Individuals must apply for the program, and have appropriate hygiene, some communication skills and the determination to learn new employability skills.
