SkillStorm is providing the opportunity for college students to get up to speed in the business world.

On Jan. 13,  the San Diego-based company announced its newest development, SkillStorm Program for Extreme Employees Development. 

According to Adriana Toro, project manager for SkillStorm, SPEED is built similar to a “competitive training program.”

She said after a screening process, applicants are flown to the company’s training site in San Diego for a six week all expense training program, which is set up like a reality show.
Toro said participants will undergo sales and recruiting training for a part of the day and get hands-on experience working as a recruiter-in-training.  She said each week, trainees with the lowest score will be eliminated until the company has two or three candidates left. Then one of the them will be offered a full-time position in one of SkillStorm’s branches.

According to a company press release  other schools targeted for the program  include University of Florida, Indiana University, the University of Virginia, the University of North Carolina and the University of Arizona.

SkillStorm Chief Executive Officer Vince Virga  said, “We are very excited about the rolloutof this new program and look forward to seeing the results nationwide. We are looking for people [who] are willing to work hard in exchange for big financial rewards and career growth.”

SkillStorm, which provides consulting, outsourcing, and staffing solutions to companies in the information technology and engineering fields, was founded by UCF graduates in 2006.
Ranked 24th on Dallas Business Journal’s “2010 Largest Contingency Executive Search Firms List,” this opportunity aims to assist any upcoming graduates to find the right job, fast.

SMU freshman Anthony Palmer found the program appealing.

“It sounds like a good opportunity for college graduates. I think finding a job in a market as competitive as the business world is hard enough, especially in this economy,” he said. “Any help would be both beneficial to the graduates, as well as the companies since they’d be hiring, hopefully, more prepared employees.”

Freshman Rebekah Reistad said that if she is given the opportunity to apply to programs such as this one, she will.

If you are an upcoming graduate interested in the program, e-mail [email protected] or visit skillstorm.com.

Additional reporting by Praveen Sathianathan.