Cape May County Chamber of Commerce

Students: Scholarship
Criteria & Application
Deadline: May 5, 2008

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School Counts Program

Sponsored by County Chamber Education Committee

How much does absenteeism cost your company?

When your employees don’t take their job seriously, how seriously does it affect you?

Start today to change tomorrow.

Become a School Counts! Employer and make a difference!

No fee for the program! No cost to YOU!

School Counts! is a statewide initiative that encourages employers to use high school performance records as one of the criteria used to evaluate high school job applicants. Employers can ask for the School Counts! credential during an interview to certify that an individual has:

Obtained a grade of “C” or better in every course;

Achieved a 95% attendance and punctuality record;

Completed, or is on track to complete, high school in eight consecutive semesters;

Taken more than the minimum graduation requirements.

Young people need to know that there is a correlation between working hard in school and finding a job- whether that job is in a Fortune 500 company or in the stockroom of a local retail store. They need to know that attendance, punctuality, attitude and effort count and that nothing succeeds like hard work. Employers can reinforce their messages by asking young adult job applicants for high school performance records. School Counts! will help students understand that school performance is important and will help develop a more highly qualified workforce.

Employer
Registration Form

Enroll your business…Businesses that register as School Counts! Employers are linked to a greater number of dependable entry-level applicants through participating schools’ career centers and “school-to-work” programs.

What you can do…

Use the School Counts! certificate as one the of criteria used to evaluate high school job applicants.

Encourage other companies to participate in and support School Counts!

Allow your company to be identified as a School Counts! Employer in media releases and on the School Counts! Webpage.

How Your Business Can Help!

Sponsorships allow the Cape May County Chamber of Commerce and the United Way of Cape May County to provide a first-rate event for those in attendance, while still affording both organizations the opportunity to give substantial rewards to those who are so deserving. Please consider a sponsorship for this very important event. For a minimal investment, your business will receive positive publicity within the community and the knowledge of knowing that you are helping the future business leaders of tomorrow - Cape May County’s own students.


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