Having many teachers is beneficial. Having those teachers be business professionals in career paths you would like to follow is amazing.

More than 25 participants in the YMCA job training program spent the day with six professionals from Deloitte & Touche LLP USA who volunteered the morning of December 7, 2007 to help them practice their skills to gain employment.

Organized and hosted by United Way of Metropolitan Chicago, the program was a Day of Caring for Deloitte employees to give back to their community. The Deloitte volunteers brought breakfast for their “students,” hosted mock interviews to help participants gain confidence during the interview process, gave resume tips and facilitated a question-and-answer session led by a Deloitte employee who had previously worked in Human Resources.

“Because we have contacts at both Deloitte and the agencies we fund, United Way was proud to be able to connect the groups to bring new ideas and skills to YMCA clients,” said Brian Williams, United Way fundraising manager. “The Deloitte employees were able to share their skills with these clients who are looking to get into the job market. We are so grateful to Deloitte for giving back to the community both through volunteering and their employee campaign.”

In addition to its stellar record of volunteerism, Deloitte holds the #12 spot on the United Way list of Top 25 Corporate Citizens, as well as least year’s #2 in amount of Tocqueville Society giving.

Deloitte employees who took part in the Day of Caring included: Scott Skowronski (who led the workshop), Jason Calvario, Rebecca Bogie, Beth Memolo and Art Wong.