… Students prepare to be ‘workforce ready’ in new partnership South Dakota State University students are participating in a new program designed to prepare them for their careers while marketing the Brookings community as a place to live and work beyond graduation. The SDSU Office of Career Development and the Brookings Area Chamber of Commerce developed a free, four-session “Work Ready … planning-to-stay percentage,” Casey Stickland, outreach coordinator for the Brookings Chamber, said. Four topics The Work Ready Bootcamp covered four main topics including career preparation, professional communication, financial literacy and offerings in the Brookings community. The program was designed around feedback from Brookings-area businesses on what they …