July 1, 2019 – Comcast held a graduation ceremony for participants in “Youth-to-Career Link” (CY2CL), the company’s career readiness and job placement program for high school seniors. During the graduation event at Studio Xfinity in Chicago tonight, a group of participants from Chicago’s Thomas Kelly High School received program completion certificates and signed “letters of intent” to ceremonially mark the potential beginning of their careers at Comcast. Ten of the students have been recommended for sales and technical operations positions within the company.
CY2CL is a high school pathway recruitment program offering eligible workforce-bound youth tools designed to help them pursue immediate career placement within Comcast. The program engages high school seniors who have an interest in taking a career exploration journey immediately following graduation.
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