{"id":25225,"date":"2020-05-24T10:33:07","date_gmt":"2020-05-24T17:33:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=25225"},"modified":"2020-05-24T10:33:07","modified_gmt":"2020-05-24T17:33:07","slug":"fifth-third-bank-partners-to-offer-free-career-and-financial-coaching","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=25225","title":{"rendered":"Fifth Third Bank Partners to Offer Free Career and Financial Coaching"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Expands availability of NextJob toolkit, offers Operation HOPE financial recovery services to help those impacted by COVID-19<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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CINCINNATI, May 21, 2020 \u2013 Fifth Third Bank, National Association, today announced it is making its NextJob Job Seekers Toolkit available to the public through January 2021. It also is offering Operation HOPE\u2019s financial coaching services to individuals and small businesses. These two programs are among the Bank\u2019s efforts to assist those who are seeking jobs, either temporarily or permanently, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as to assist people with understanding and overseeing their finances.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cWe want to empower individuals, families and small business owners to manage their finances, reduce their anxiety and assist with their ability to rebound from this crisis,\u201d said Greg D. Carmichael, chairman, president and CEO of Fifth Third Bank. \u201cWe are proud to expand our collaboration with NextJob and Operation HOPE to deliver assistance across our footprint to help equip people with the skills to succeed in their next job opportunity and assist them with reestablishing their financial stability.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fifth Third initiated the partnership with NextJob, a nationwide reemployment solutions company, in 2012 to launch the program to assist individuals facing mortgage hardship due to job loss. In 2016, an enhanced version of the program became part of the Bank\u2019s five-year, $32 billion Community Commitment.<\/p>\n

The NextJob toolkit, which previously had exclusively been offered to Fifth Third customers, is now offered through the Bank\u2019s Workforce Development Program. It is an educational resource for those looking to enter the job market or secure a different job opportunity. It offers lessons and video advice from job-search experts, hiring managers and job seekers, as well as additional tools and activities. The information focuses on career literacy topics such as transferable skills, resume writing, networking, interviewing tips and how to use social media to land hidden jobs.<\/p>\n

Fifth Third and NextJob are also expanding its Toolkit offerings to help community partners and their job seekers through job coaching scholarships and virtual workshops covering\u00a0topics such as job search strategies during hard economic times.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are pleased to partner with Fifth Third to offer these tools to those who are seeking jobs,\u201d said John Courtney, NextJob\u2019s CEO. \u201cThe pandemic has severely impacted the workforce, and we want to do everything we can to empower people and to assist them with getting back to work.\u201d<\/p>\n

Operation HOPE serves as one of the nation\u2019s first lines of disaster response through its financial preparedness and recovery division, HOPE Inside Disaster. Through partnerships with the American Red Cross, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency and industry leaders, HOPE teams deploy in response to federally declared disasters to serve as financial advocates and intermediaries for affected homeowners, renters and small business owners. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the organization\u2019s financial wellbeing coaches are providing financial recovery coaching, like assistance with CARES Act qualifications, debt deferment, credit counseling, recovery budgets, guidance obtaining small business loans and referrals for recovery support.<\/p>\n

John Hope Bryant, founder, chairman and chief executive of Operation HOPE, said it is critical to work with companies like Fifth Third to bring financial recovery solutions to the public, especially during times of crisis. \u201cWe are proud to partner with Fifth Third to connect us to individuals, families and small business owners who need our guidance and resources during these times,\u201d he said. \u201cWe are confident that our partnership will give us the opportunity to collectively reach those who need our services the most.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fifth Third and Operation HOPE are partnering to provide free virtual financial coaching services to individuals, families and small business owners who have been affected by COVID-19. \u00a0It will also provide opportunities for Fifth Third Bank employees to volunteer and assist with recovery and response efforts as subject matter experts.<\/p>\n

For more information about the Bank\u2019s expanded NextJob Job Seeker\u2019s Toolkit in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, please visit\u00a0here<\/a>. To learn more about Operation HOPE, please visit\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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