February 2001
Press Release
" Colleges, Universities, and Students Embrace 'On-Demand' Career Counseling Service"

New York, Feb. 19 2001: Less than seven months after its launch, ReadyMinds has directors of career services and students applauding its service. ReadyMinds is a rapidly growing company whose proprietary educational distance career counseling program provides students with a systematic program that assesses their knowledge base and personal interests, and helps them use this information in their quest for a meaningful career. With career choices becoming more complex and workplace demands for higher education more prevalent, students, parents, companies and employees are seeking out educational and career services that will give them a competitive advantage. ReadyMinds is meeting this need. To date, ReadyMinds is working with fifteen Colleges & Universities and is in discussions with another 25.

The ReadyMinds Program bridges the gap between education and the "Real World" by integrating on-line assessment content with customized career development tools and personalized career telecounseling from National Certified Counselors. Major colleges and universities as well as student-clients have enthusiastically endorsed the ReadyMinds Program as an excellent resource and supplement to other student support services. This unique distance career counseling service is adaptable and student-centered in both its philosophy and its delivery system. The programs methodology was developed in collaboration with university career counselors and national career development experts, and provides students with Career self-management, In-depth distance career counseling, Self-assessment tools, Exploratory/research techniques, Strategies for effective decision-making, and Self- marketing skills.

These program components empower students with knowledge and motivation so they can achieve their immediate career goals and deal successfully with future career planning issues.

With career services and placement centers at Colleges and Universities being overwhelmed with demand, the ReadyMinds Program is a welcome addition. Working in collaboration with educational institutions, the ReadyMinds program becomes an extension of, and supplement to, on-campus career counseling. Students can access career counseling services "on-demand" using the ReadyMinds web site and extensive network of certified counselors. This enables the schools own counselors to be more effective as students come to them better prepared.

Praising the ReadyMinds program, career counseling veteran Karen Ganz, Associate Dean of Career Services at Manhattanville College said "ReadyMinds is structured extremely well. It far exceeded expectations and the students were entirely enthusiastic about the experience. I am pleased to endorse this program."
As a leader in distance career counseling, ReadyMinds is committed to ensuring that all students have access to the ReadyMinds program. This is being accomplished through a series of partnerships with public and private institutions.

ReadyMinds is a privately held company based in New York City. ReadyMinds abides by the guidelines set forth by the National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC); the NBCC Code of Ethics and the Standards for the Ethical Practice of WebCounseling. For more information on the company, please visit www.ReadyMinds.com

Contact Info:
Kim Hargraves
Director of Communications
ReadyMinds
50 West 23rd St.
New York, NY 10010
(888) 225-8248
(212) 633-8889 fax
kim@readyminds.com

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