On Thursday, August 15, Capital One hosted a Career Exploration Day for students from the Hendrick Scholarship Foundation, Samaritan Inn and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Collin County (BGCCC). During the event, which took place at Capital One’s Plano Campus, students gained the opportunity to speak one-on-one with associates who specialize in the banking, corporate sponsorships, legal, finance, information technology, home loans, auto finance and human resources industries within the Capital One Financial Services Division.
“Capital One is committed to building programs and opportunities that enhance the lives of students in the places we live and work,” said David Haufler, Capital One’s North Texas market president. “Through an approach we call ‘Investing for Good’, Capital One seeks to empower local youth through specialized community development that generates a lasting, local community impact and valuable business results.”
Career Exploration Day marked the first chance for many of the more than 50 attending students to hear firsthand business advice from multi-disciplined professionals whose education and hard work have enabled them to achieve success within a Fortune 500 company. Encouraging the students to follow their dreams, Capital One’s associates shared their education and career backgrounds in addition to providing “real life” examples of what their job entails day-to-day.
Haufler added, “Capital One has always believed in equipping young people for successful futures and economic independence. Career Exploration Day is an opportune way to fuel the next generation’s professional ambitions and encourage our students that their hopes and dreams are within reach.”
About the Hendrick Scholarship Foundation
The Hendrick Scholarship Foundation, a 501(c)3 nonprofit, reaches out to disadvantaged students who have overcome significant adversity and who need financial and moral support to successfully obtain a college education.
About the Boys & Girls Clubs of Collin County
The mission of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Collin County is to enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring and responsible citizens.
About The Samaritan Inn
The Inn offers a comprehensive homeless program that helps willing people gain dignity and independence.
About Capital One
Capital One Financial Corporation (www.capitalone.com) is a financial holding company whose subsidiaries, which include Capital One, N.A., and Capital One Bank (USA), N. A., had $209.9 billion in deposits and $296.5 billion in total assets as of June 30, 2013. Headquartered in McLean, Virginia, Capital One offers a broad spectrum of financial products and services to consumers, small businesses and commercial clients through a variety of channels. Capital One, N.A. has more than 900 branch locations primarily in Texas, Louisiana, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia. A Fortune 500 company, Capital One trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "COF" and is included in the S&P 100 index.