M.E.A.N. Girls Empowerment proudly introduces our Summer M.E.A.N Girls University Internship Program! This program is meant to give high school students the opportunity to develop their careers as they navigate through their journey in higher education. Each intern will be paired with a mentor in various positions within our organization. The program will include career development workshops that will focus on goal setting and time management, work/life balance, leveraging LinkedIn and resume prep, networking, financial literacy and much more.
M.E.A.N. Girls University LEVEL UP Career Readiness & Leadership Program for girls ages 16 to 18; provides workforce training and educational enhancement opportunities for girls who live in the Chicagoland area and surrounding suburbs. There are a total of 8-sessions and each session is approximately 2 hours. The sessions are designed to outline skills necessary for post-graduation, professional and career development, and mental wellness.
Our program offers participants the opportunity to attend seminars and workshops on resume building, interview skills, workplace etiquette, leveraging LinkedIn, and financial literacy. Participants are equipped with the skills and tools necessary to be productive in their careers. Through seminars, interactive activities, and mock interviews, our young ladies build on their pre-existing leadership skills and character traits such as honesty, personal accountability, learning to listen to the viewpoints of others, critical thinking about life and sound decision making that they gained during their matriculation throughout all of MGE programs.