CINCINNATI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fifth Third Bank today announced that job search help in the form of the Job
Seeker’s Toolkit is now available on its two Financial Empowerment
Mobiles, commonly known as eBuses.
Fifth Third Bank’s eBuses are 40-foot retrofitted city buses that
feature Internet connectivity powered by satellite technology. Fifth
Third’s eBus I and eBus II travel throughout Fifth Third’s markets to
reach individuals and neighborhoods in low- and moderate-income areas
that have been traditionally underserved by banks. eBuses provide
community members access to professional financial advice and guidance.
Now, in addition to one-on-one credit counseling and financial
education, the eBuses offer free access to NextJob’s proprietary job
search and training software to all eBus event guests. The Bank and
NextJob have previously worked together to offer the homeowner
reemployment program to troubled mortgage borrowers, and the Job
Seeker’s Toolkit to all Fifth Third customers who bank online and who
desire to find a job and or take the next step in their career path.
“The mission of our Financial Empowerment Mobiles is to take quality
financial services directly to people and empower them to take control
of their financial future,” said Camino Smith, vice president and
director of Community and Economic Development, Fifth Third Bank.
“Certainly helping people find jobs is foundational to that. Offering
the Job Seeker’s Toolkit onboard our buses is a special access pass for
people in underserved neighborhoods—frankly, for those who may benefit
most.”
Fifth Third Financial Empowerment Mobiles tour year-long through the
Bank’s geographic footprint, often in partnership with government and
community development and non-profit organizations that help the bank
coordinate events in which people can gain assistance—from basic needs
events to job fairs to financial education seminars. Tour
schedules for both buses are available at the Bank’s financial
empowerment website, www.53.com/financial-empowerment.
The Job Seeker’s Toolkit is NextJob’s exclusive and proprietary online
job search software. It is a web-based, multi-media program that teaches
how to:
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Create an effective resume, compelling cover letters and a detailed
marketing plan
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Network and find the hidden job market
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Train and prepare for interviews
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Assess career direction and transferable skills
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Develop a personal brand
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Learn latest techniques to use social media effectively
Once accessed on the eBus, an individual can continue to use the toolkit
wherever he/she has access to a computer and the Internet, including at
their homes, local libraries or other free Wi-Fi retail locations.
The first eBus began its tour in 2004. Since that time, the number of
cities it visited has increased year after year and more than 100,000
people have boarded the bus to gain access to financial education and
services. In 2011, Fifth Third Bank facilitated the retrofit of a second
eBus to reach an even greater number of individuals. eBus II enables the
Bank to more deeply penetrate and serve low- and moderate-income
communities.
Fifth Third Bank’s commitment to financial empowerment spans multiple
generations, with programming designed to help people at every stage of
life make smart financial decisions. Signature programming includes
Young Bankers Club as well as sponsorship of the American Bankers
Association’s Teach Children to Save program and Dave Ramsey’s Foundations
in Personal Finance high school curriculum. Fifth Third Bank also
offers multiple programs for adult financial empowerment, including the
NextJob reemployment program for mortgage borrowers and the Job Seeker’s
Toolkit for online customers, and its Fifth Third Financial Empowerment
Mobiles. For more information, visit www.53.com/financial-empowerment.
Headquartered in Bend, Oregon, NextJob is a nationwide firm focused on
full employment in America. Founded on the Golden Rule, its mission is
to provide creative reemployment solutions for employers, lenders,
government and others to help job seekers land jobs and avoid the many
impacts of unemployment. NextJob’s service provides high quality,
one-on-one job coaching and multimedia online learning that is highly
effective, affordable and accountable. To learn more, visit www.nextjob.com.
Fifth Third Bancorp is a diversified financial services company
headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Company has $123 billion in
assets and operates 18 affiliates with 1,326 full-service Banking
Centers, including 104 Bank Mart® locations open seven days a week
inside select grocery stores and 2,432 ATMs in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana,
Michigan, Illinois, Florida, Tennessee, West Virginia, Pennsylvania,
Missouri, Georgia and North Carolina. Fifth Third operates four main
businesses: Commercial Banking, Branch Banking, Consumer Lending, and
Investment Advisors. Fifth Third also has a 28% interest in Vantiv
Holding, LLC. Fifth Third is among the largest money managers in the
Midwest and, as of June 30, 2013, had $313 billion in assets under care,
of which it managed $27 billion for individuals, corporations and
not-for-profit organizations. Investor
information and press
releases can be viewed at www.53.com.
Fifth Third’s common stock is traded on the Nasdaq® National Global
Select Market under the symbol “FITB.” Fifth Third Bank was established
in 1858. Member FDIC.
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Fifth Third Bank
Stacie Haas, 513-534-5113