Force In Training (FIT)
October 22, 2024
Force In Training is our largest volunteer day of the year! On one single day, 150 restaurant and Wells Fargo volunteers prepare thousands of ProStart students for their first jobs and first paychecks. Restaurant volunteers conduct mock interviews, discuss their career path, and provide advice on how students can land that all-important first job. Wells Fargo volunteers give students a solid financial foundation by breaking down a paycheck, learing about checking and savings, and other financial essentials.
2023 FIT Sponsors
LAND IT
Resume writing
Application completion
Job search
Interview skills
WORK IT
Appropriate workplace behavior
Communication
Professionalism
LEAD IT
Career mapping
Leadership
Confidence
How does it work? Sponsors are invited to fill volunteer spots first. We’ll match restaurant leaders with a high school in their local area. Volunteer assignments are 1-hour:
- 10 – ten minute introduction about who you are, where you work, and career paths at your company
- 20 – twenty minutes working with students on developing an “elevator pitch”.
- 30 – thirty minutes of mock-interview practice
Students also receive a series of videos and activities that their teacher presents in October to round out the training.
Outcomes
75% FIT is the only job preparation course offered to them in high school
65% Feel better prepared to apply for a job after taking the FIT training
68% Learned about career opportunities in the hospitality industry that they did not know about before FIT
79% Have a more positive view of restaurant jobs
3,500+ Students were prepared for their first jobs
