Volunteers from Moody's and students from One World Middle School participated in a job interview simulation challenge called SuitUp. The goal was for students to secure a mock "job" by pitching to judges. Team 3 won. Students felt more confident in their skills and 100% of volunteers believe Moody's made a positive impact. 86% of students said the experience influenced their career choices and interests such as business, education, fashion, finance, and healthcare. Both students and volunteers enjoyed interacting and want to participate again in the future.

1. SuitUp with Moody’s
06.15.2023
Opening Doors and Reimagining Pathways for
Students Everywhere…

2. students
served
volunteers
engaged
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About Moody’s
Moody's Corporation is an
American financial
services company that
acts as the holding
company for Moody's
Investors Service and
Moody's Analytics.
Moody's Investors Service
provides investors with
credit ratings, risk
analysis, and research for
stocks, bonds, and
government entities.
About One World Middle
School
Located in the Bronx, NY,
One World Middle School is
committed to understanding
‘who’ the child is in order to
teach them. They are
dedicated to creating a
respectful environment where
diversity is celebrated. At their
school, they not only provide
students with rigorous
standard-based academics,
but they also provide students
with a place where learning is
self-directed.

3. Volunteers Gender Students
33% Female 60%
63% Male 30%
4% Prefer Not Say 10%
Meet the Participants
Volunteers Race/Ethnicity Students
3% African American 10%
33%
Asian / Pacific
Islander N/A
3% Black 27%
27% Caucasian/White N/A
13% Hispanic/Latinx 17%
10% Multi-Racial 30%
4%
Not Listed / Another
Identity 13%
7% Prefer Not Say 3%

4. 4
Business Case Challenge
Through SuitUp, volunteers from Moody’s and students from One World Middle School
worked through a job interview simulation challenge with the goal of securing the “job”
by the end of the event. Volunteers coached students in various departments before helping
them pitch to judges for a cash prize.
Winning Team:
Team 3
SuitUp to the Challenge

5. From Student to CEO…
A look at how we are changing life trajectories
through corporate skills-based volunteering

6. Competitions Make a Difference…
92%
of students feel more confident in school
and preparing for a career after working
with SuitUp and their coaches
100%
of volunteers believe their company
made a positive impact through SuitUp
100%
of volunteers see SuitUp as a way to
encourage more students to explore their
industry or company
AFTER SUITUP...

7. Moody’s Impact
SuitUp asked students if Moody’s SuitUp competition made an impact on
their future career choice. 86% of students said that engaging with the
volunteers influenced their career choice and now they can see themselves
using skills such as communication, teamwork and public speaking. Students
are now interested in exploring the following fields:
Business Administration / Entrepreneurship 27%
Education 17%
Fashion Design 13%
Financial Services 27%
Graphic/Web Design 13%
Healthcare 30%
Marketing 20%
Media/Public Relations 20%
STEM 3%
Other 43%

8. Same time
next week?
100% of volunteers are interested in doing a SuitUp competition again
100% of students enjoyed interacting with their SuitUp coaches
100% of students would like to participate in SuitUp again

9. During the competition, we
overheard…
““I love seeing the students’ presentations! They did such a good job
public speaking!” - Moody’s Volunteer
“I loved the part where the coaches were helping us and we got to
know them!” - SuitUp Student
“I loved talking with the Moody’s volunteers!”
- SuitUp Student

10. Get Involved
A huge thank you from all of us in the SuitUp family…
JOIN SUITUP’S
CORPORATE
BOARD
VOLUNTEER
AT FUTURE
EVENTS
MAKE AN
INTRO TO
ANOTHER
COMPANY
GIVE
A
GIFT
This board meets 4x a year and
helps SuitUp implement its
strategic plan to scale and serve
more students.
Follow us on social media
and stay engaged in order to
sign up for other volunteer
opportunities in the future.
SuitUp is always seeking
new corporate partners to
host and sponsor SuitUp
competitions and events.
We work across the US
and even the UK.
As a 501(c)(3) non-profit,
SuitUp is always seeking
financial or in-kind support to
continue our work in
communities that need it most.
All gifts are tax deductible.

11. THANK YOU
www.volunteerSuitUp.org
Hope to see you again soon!