# Fun-Oriented Unemployment Workshops Career Skills Incubator is a Place for Recent Graduates By Tiana Reid | Published 2013-07-12 | Social Good Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/career-skills-incubator References: [facebook](https://www.facebook.com/CareerSkillsIncubator) & [careerskillsincubator](http://www.careerskillsincubator.com/) Career Skills Incubator is a start-up that is based out of Toronto, Canada's Centre for Social Innovation that attempts to bring positive energy to unemployment and underemployment for recent graduates like themselves. "CSCI (pronounced "see-sky") started one day because, as recent graduates, we were frustrated to see very qualified friends unable to find fulfilling work," they write on their website "Having had success developing relevant career skills through volunteering, we wanted to create this opportunity for other people as well, regardless of their background." Some of the services include mentorship programs, workshops, tailored volunteer positions, meet-ups and more. Current examples of volunteer positions include CSCI Solar Researcher and CSCI Mentor and Manager. **Contact Information** Career Skills Incubator [website](http://www.careerskillsincubator.com/) Career Skills Incubator on [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/CareerSkillsIncubator) Career Skills Incubator on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/CSCIncubator) ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.2/10 - Popularity: 23% | Activity: 66% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Social Good](https://www.trendhunter.com/socialgood) > [Social Business](https://www.trendhunter.com/socialbusiness) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Fun-oriented Unemployment Workshops:** Opportunity for start-ups to develop fun, engaging, and low-cost workshops to help recent graduates develop career skills. - **Tailored Volunteer Positions:** Opportunity for recruiters to develop volunteer positions that are specific and beneficial to the volunteers to develop relevant career skills. - **Career Skills Mentorship Programs:** Opportunity for companies to start offering free mentorship programs to help young professionals develop their career skills and enter the workforce. ### Who This Affects Most - **Human Resources:** Human Resources industry has the opportunity to create innovative employee development programs that can also bring potential candidates to the company. - **Start-ups:** Start-Ups have the opportunity to create their own career development centers for recent graduates, which will help them in their hiring process and also be beneficial to the graduates' career paths. - **Non-profit Organizations:** Non-Profit organizations have the opportunity to create innovative programs to attract more volunteers by developing volunteer positions that are tailored to help the volunteers develop their career skills. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Human-First Incubators](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/with-life-cultivator.md) - [Youth-Focused Mentorship Programs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/career-accelerator-1.md) - [Workplace Learning Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lifeskylls.md) - [Youth-Focused Mentorship Programs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/career-accelerator.md) - [Experience Cocktail Workshops](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/spirithouse-toronto.md) - [Employment-Focused Charity Initiatives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/free-tech-training.md) - [Practical Practice Coding Projects](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/skillreactor.md) - [Student-Targeted Tech Programs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/jump-start-your-career.md) - [Young Professionals Recruitment Support](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/haystack.md)