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Accelerate Your Career Success
by joining the GWI Career Accelerator
Supercharge your job success, whether you're just entering the market or looking to move up. Our four-week intensive will arm you with the skills to move up: from networking like a pro to communicating like a CEO.
Unlock Your Potential with the Career Accelerator!
The Career Accelerator is a dynamic, 4-session program designed to help young women, 18-24, gain the essential skills and confidence needed to thrive in the workplace. Whether you’re just starting your career or looking to make your mark, this program empowers you with practical strategies to build a professional reputation, expand your network, and confidently navigate the challenges of early career life.
Launching January 2025! Put your name on the waitlist below!
About the Career Accelerator
What You’ll Gain
Strategic Communication Skills: Master effective communication, from giving and receiving feedback to crafting compelling presentations.
Networking Expertise: Build valuable professional relationships and learn how to leverage them for career growth.
Personal Branding: Develop a powerful personal brand that sets you apart and resonates with employers and colleagues alike.
Professional Execution: Gain practical tools to manage time, set priorities, and show up at your best—every day.
Micro-Credentials: Earn credentials that demonstrate your growth and mastery of essential workplace skills to future employers.
How It Works
4-Session Online Program: Participate in live, interactive sessions once a week, led by industry experts and experienced professionals.
Hands-On Learning: Engage in practical exercises and real-world scenarios designed to build your skills and confidence.
Capstone Project: In a 5-minute video presentation, students will showcase their personal-professional brand and offer key advice for new professionals. They will demonstrate mastery of strategic communication, everyday execution, and relationship capital through a polished, impactful video.
Why Join?
Practical Skills for Real-World Success: Gain the tools to confidently navigate your early career and make a lasting impact.
Personalized Guidance: Benefit from live coaching and feedback tailored to your individual growth journey.
Flexible and Accessible: Join from anywhere, fitting seamlessly into your schedule. All you need is a laptop and internet connection!
Put Your Name on the Waitlist
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Ready to Take Your Career to the Next Level?
Fill out our Interest Form and Start Building Your Future!
Don’t miss out on the chance to supercharge your career with Girls With Impact’s brand-new Career Accelerator program, launching this January! Designed to equip you with essential skills, confidence, and strategies to excel in the workplace, this program is your key to standing out in today’s competitive job market.
Be the first to know when enrollment opens—put your name on the waitlist now and take the first step toward building a brighter future!
Ready to make your mark? Fill out our waitlist today to show your interest!
Why it matters
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Based on research from Harvard, Carnegie Foundation, and Stanford, 85% of career success relies on strong soft skills, with hard skills contributing only 15%.
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The GWI Corporate Workshops have been developed by GWI’s leadership educators to fill that critical soft skills gap for early-career women.
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LinkedIn reports 80% of talent professionals emphasize the importance of soft skills. Despite this, in 2010, just 27.6% of budgets spent on US employee learning targeted soft skill development.
Top FAQs
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Through our Impact Driven Entrepreneurship training model, you will be equipped with the skills, confidence and tools to: Investigate, ideate, innovate and ignite a venture that takes her passion and turns it into an impactful business or non-profit.
We give you a unique way to differentiate yourself, show what you've done, and stand out from the crowd.
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Who are the programs for?
Our programs are for girls, and those who identify as girls, in ages 14-24. Students from anywhere in the world may join our program, although class times are based on eastern time zones in the USA.
How long is the academy program?
The live, online academy program consists of 8 live classes. There is a 1-class orientation in advance of the program, taking the total length of the program to 10-weeks.
Our summer live, online academy is 5 weeks (1 week orientation plus 8 classes over 5 weeks.
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Do you charge tuition?
Yes. Just as with the YWCA, swimming or other programs, it helps cover our professional coaches, technology, platform, curriculum, start-up kits and more.
Tuition fees are on a sliding scale, up to $995, based on financial need. This equates to about $30 per hour for the orientation, 8-week Academy, mentoring and review and in-person graduation. All course materials are included in this fee.
This program is worth substantially more for the education, network and business/venture development as well as the increased likelihood of scholarships and job earnings. Our program has been valued at $2,000.
Do you offer financial aid?
Financial aid is offered to students in the USA from low-moderate income households.
If you meet our financial aid requirements you will be awarded a funded / part funded place.
Please see here for our financial aid process.
Please indicate your need for financial aid by emailing ops@girlswithimpact.com.
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