Chaplin Student Lands Job after Using Symplicity for the First Time

When Chaplin School junior Diosmary Vega created a Symplicity account to begin her job search in May 2014, she did not know what to expect. She learned about the web-based program from e-mails sent by the career development staff at the Chaplin School and decided to give it a try. She applied for about seven different jobs, and just few days later, she was already interviewing with two hotels in Miami. Diosmary landed a job with the Courtyard Cadillac Miami Beach Oceanfront in June 2014, a hotel with a history of recruiting from the Chaplin School.

“I think Symplicity is great for finding job opportunities and the process is really simple. I was working at a bank before and had no experience in hospitality. Symplicity helped me get my foot in the industry,” Diosmary said.

The J. Willard & Alice S. Marriot Foundation Career Development Program has made Symplicity available to Chaplin School students in January 2012. During the 2013-2014 academic year, over 1,700 opportunities for jobs, internships, and volunteer positions were posted. Currently, close to 4,000 students are actively using the system and over 2,000 employers are registered. The office has a dedicated staff who assists students and alumni with professional development workshops, resume and portfolio advising, as well as targeted job search.