Rising New Firm Saves Colleges $100,000-Plus Annually, Promotes Thousands of Unemployed MBA Students

Aug. 27, 2009 - PRLog -- DALLAS – Slashing college overhead costs by more than $100,000 per year and empowering job-seeking MBA students and alumni from development through workforce placement is how new company Resume Your Life (RYL) affects change in Texas’ No. 1 area of unemployment.

RYL’s virtual mode saves potentially millions of dollars in overhead expenses for financially strapped colleges by reducing office and staffing costs by about 50 percent, replacing pricey on-site functions. Schools spend about $100,000 annually on salary, benefits and operations for a minimal one-person career office on campus.

This woman-owned B2B firm focuses on MBA students first – rather than on recruiters – by collaborating with universities, colleges and professional schools. Its innovative virtual setting gives candidates unprecedented 24/7, 365-days-a-year access to a web-based career portal.  Another major difference: RYL comprehensively assesses and coaches all students, including those who are unsure of their career paths and who lack work experience.

Major advantages include one-on-one time with a board-certified career counselor; wide-ranging placement; personalized, secure and 100% trackable progress for each student; and for employers, RYL-administered background checks and drug testing through partner firms.

This one-of-a-kind high-tech operation is the brainchild of former University of Dallas Career Services Director Tracee Ali. With nearly two decades of career development experience, Ali saw the growing need for more comprehensive on-demand career services tailored to the needs of the contemporary student, and launched RYL last month.

“With the current state of the economy, more universities are going to choose the same route – laying off career office staff and relying solely on placement firms – leaving behind students who are undecided or inexperienced,” CEO Ali said. “I want to help all the students, not just the ones who are already marketable.”

Key RYL components range from individual assessment and career coaching to personalized interactive tools, such as a Job Openings Database, Job Search Maps, Networking Contact Lists, Event Calendars, Career Resources, Member Chat Boards, Online Career Fairs, Document Vaults, and most importantly, a Virtual Showcase that provides each student the opportunity to highlight their accomplishments in an online portfolio to send to prospective employers.

Resume Your Life focuses on MBA students and alumni, guiding them to new career beginnings. This highly experienced career management company blends traditional practices with new technologies and capitalizes on its extensive background in education, career counseling and management.

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About Resume Your Life: Your School's Virtual Career Office! RYL provides a suite of online career tools to schools and universities to make MBA programs more marketable and save over $100,000 a year on student services.