THEME: Work Readiness 1: Employability Skills & Etiquette

Guest Speaker: Rose Hedgemond, President

Licensed Protocol & Etiquette Officer

Avenues of Excellence Finishing School

As students prepare to explore careers through work-based learning opportunities in the form of internships, it is important to assess the workplace competencies employers want. We will review the top hard skills and soft skills most desired by employers.

Students will learn about business etiquette from an experienced and licensed professional.

Earn 3 service hours.  Registration is required.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER:

Rose Hedgemond is a wife, mother, author, veteran (The United States Navy-N.A.T.O.), Fortune 500 insurance company executive, Barry University Alumna, graduate of the prestigious Protocol School of Washington, and President and Founder of Avenues of Excellence, Inc. Rose Hedgemond's role as a corporate executive required her managing financial portfolios producing 10M top-line annual gross revenue and managing vast support teams. Now with a passion for protocol, decorum and professional development, Rose Hedgemond organized and developed Avenues of Excellence, Inc., a professional development company in Miami, Florida. Avenues of Excellence is dedicated to training and educating individuals, companies, and organizations in protocol, etiquette, work readiness and professional development. Through carefully created educational trainings and programs, Avenues of Excellence established a clientele list which expands across universities, youth groups, community organizations and Fortune 500 corporations. Rose Hedgemond expert advice have been published and aired across the nation on vast media outlets such as: SIRIUS XM Radio, HOT 105, The BIZ Radio, WMBM, TBN, CBS, The Florida Villager, SOMI Magazine, Pine Crest Magazine, Community News, The Miami Times, South Florida Times, The Miami Herald and many other media outlets.