Press release
Fifth Third Bank Partners to Offer Free Career and Financial Coaching
Expands availability of NextJob toolkit, offers Operation HOPE financial recovery services to help those impacted by COVID-19 CINCINNATI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
About this update from Fifth Third Bancorp
[{"type":"text","content":"\nExpands availability of NextJob toolkit, offers Operation HOPE financial recovery services to help those impacted by COVID-19\n\n CINCINNATI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nFifth 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’s financial coaching services to individuals and small businesses. These two programs are among the Bank’s 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.\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200520005714/en/Greg D. Carmichael, chairman, president and CEO of Fifth Third Bank (Photo: Business Wire)\n\n“We 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,” said Greg D. Carmichael, chairman, president and CEO of Fifth Third Bank. “We 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.”\n\n\nFifth 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’s five-year, $32 billion Community Commitment.\n\n\nThe NextJob toolkit, which previously had exclusively been offered to Fifth Third customers, is now offered through the Bank’s 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.\n\n\nFifth Third and NextJob are also expanding its Toolkit offerings to help community partners ...