Profile: ProMatch

ProMatch, the Silicon Valley chapter of Experience Unlimited, is an interactive career resource center for professionals who are seeking work in Silicon Valley and the greater San Francisco Bay Area. ProMatch is sponsored by the California Employment Development Department (EDD) and the NOVA Workforce Investment Board. There are no fees associated with ProMatch.

ProMatch offers:

- Professional networking opportunities
- Targeted job search workshops
- Success Teams to help you add accountability and team support to your job search
- ProMatch alumni contact opportunities, to increase your networking opportunities
- Guest speakers
- Career coaching

ProMatch is part of the CONNECT! Job Seeker Center, a "one-stop" collaborative career services center comprised of over 25 local organizations that provide services for job seekers and businesses in Silicon Valley.

To be a ProMatch member, you must actively participate in your job search. The following are reasons why you should join ProMatch, what are the requirements of all ProMatch members, and how to join ProMatch.

Why Join ProMatch?

1. To access the "hidden job market": Most positions at the professional level are filled through the "grapevine". Candidates need personal contacts to uncover opportunities in the hidden job market. A successful job search cannot be conducted in isolation.

2. To build professional relationships: ProMatch members, through active participation at ProMatch, develop an increased professional information and support network. ProMatch members refer each other to industry contacts, share valuable industry and technical information, keep each other accountable and motivated in their job search, and frequently hire one another!

3. To continuously meet new contacts: New ProMatch members are enrolled twice each month. Our members therefore have the opportunity to meet someone new almost every time they come to ProMatch for meetings, workshops, and other activities. During a member's 7-month membership term, a member has an opportunity to regularly interact with hundreds of professionals from a diversity of industries and functions, and to expand her/his professional network for continued career resilience.

4. To contact working ProMatch alumni: ProMatch has hundreds of alumni working in companies throughout Silicon Valley. These alumni help current ProMatch members in their search for company information and employment opportunities. ProMatch alumni often check our web site for current Member Profiles when their companies are hiring.