Career Day
Each year, nearly 400 College and University students gather in Chicago for the CAF's Annual Career Day program to find out more about the advertising industry. In addition to benefiting the students, this program is a great opportunity for Chicago's advertising professionals to give back to the community, by sharing their experiences with the students and sitting on a panel discussion.
Professional Enrichment Seminars
Chicago's advertising agencies and companies host bi-monthly seminars to provide in-depth information on various aspects of the advertising business. It's a great way to learn about something that you've always been intrigued about and didn't know where to go for more information, not to mention an easy and inexpensive training tool for employees. The seminar series provides a variety of educational opportunities ranging from beginning to mid to senior level material.
Cultural Connection Initiative
Founded in 1994 as the Partnership for Success program, the Cultural Conenction Initiative stands today as an effort to promote diversity in the Chicago ad community. Its signature program is the Connect Multicultural Internship which provides 10-15 bright, young, and diverse students the opportunity to gain valuable experience and inside exposure to the ad industry in Chicago. The program lasts for 10 weeks running from June to August.
