Life After High School Website Among Ten best in World

www.whatsnext4me.com honored alongside national brand names

A website developed by (add)ventures for the US Department of Labor and Johnson & Wales University has been named one of the world's 10 best sites in 2006 by the Interactive Media Council.

The "Life After High School" website ranked alongside nine other websites advancing national products and name brands, such as Sony, Red Bull, McDonald's, Bacardi, and Warner Brothers Pictures.

The Interactive Media Council is a nonprofit organization of leading web designers, developers, programmers, advertisers, and other web-related professionals. To win the award, the Life After High School website had to successfully pass through a rigorous, points-based judging system that analyzes design, content, functionality, standards compliance, and usability. Out of a possible score of 500, our site earned 489 points.

Strategically designed to appeal to youth and provide in-depth information on the hospitality industry, whatsnext4me is a multilingual career exploration tool that incorporates real stories from real people in real jobs including corporate chefs, marketing managers, and other hospitality professionals. Their personal profiles and information on their salaries, education, home lives, and hobbies are documented and serve as an incentive to get young people thinking about careers in the hospitality industry.