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- 1. New Sector Fellowship Term1 Presentation Iris Jong
- 2. 2 We’ll be goingthrough… 2 Organization & Team Overview 3 Fellowship Project Update 1 My Professional Path 4 Thinking Ahead About Me Shop Talk
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- 4. 4 Past & Present Coaching/ Mentoring Community Organizing Social Justice
- 5. 5 My Personal MissionStatement 2015-2016 New Sector Fellowship Simply put, my mission is to strive toward my full potential as a leader. I will work effectively and perceptively with Year Up staff, students, and clients, as well as New Sector staff and fellows, and in doing so, I will sharpen my interpersonal sensibilities and clarify my personal ambitions.
- 6. Organization & TeamOverview
- 7. 7 Host Site Overview YearUp is a one-year intensive IT and professional development program for young adults, 18 to 24, from low-income communities who are high school graduates. 14 million unfilled jobs requiring post- secondary education in the next decade 6 million talented, driven, motivated young adults struggling to gain access to jobs Social Need Business Solution
- 8. 8 The Employment Placement(EP) Team Allie Fiffer EP Manager Kathleen Hunt EP Specialist Autumn Andrews EP Specialist Iris Jong EP Coordinator L&D 4 Months After GraduationInternship And Beyond We achieve Positive Outcomes by… • Working with companies, staffing agencies, and recruiters to find jobs and match grads to them • Providing job-specific mock interviewing, resume tailoring, and career coaching • Providing ongoing career support to older alum 360 students served this year 400 students to be served in 2016 Year Up Bay Area San Francisco and Silicon Valley
- 9. 9 What are PositiveOutcomes? L&D & Internship 4 Months After Graduation And Beyond 85% 70% $16 of grads working (full or part- time) and/or enrolled in college of grads working full-time in Year Up-track-related professional jobs average hourly salary of employed grads Year Up uses “Positive Outcomes” as a way to measure grad success 85%+ 75% of grads working (full or part-time) and/or enrolled in college of grads working full- time in Year Up- track-related professional jobs The EP Team’s goals…
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- 11. 11 Highlights so far… •Acted as advisor to four L&D students • Conducted three one-on-one resume reviews, a presentation prep coaching session, and four mock interviews • Substitute-taught a Professional Skills class on informational interviewing • Sat in on Business Communications, Professional Skills, Web Development, and IMC classes • Helped plan and attended two LGBTQ/gender non-binary Lunch & Learns • Attended discussions around building an Asian American Coalition Aaron Schutzengel, YU National Matt McCann, YU National Annie Latham, YU National Mae Tobin-Hochstadt, YU National Andrea Vaughn, EP Chicago Norma Marquez, EP Atlanta Charles Brackett, EP Boston Pieter Van Sciver, EP Providence Emily Schaffer, YUBA Program Emily Lad, Former EP YUBA Marie Angeles, Former EP YUBA Aquila Evans, YUBA Alumni Quinton Counts, YU Alumni Lynnea Trujillo, YU Alumni Project-related Conversations14 Scott Gullick, Corporate Engagement Mike Harris, Internship Services So Yem, Outreach Joey Parker, Operations Eliza Skinner, Events Chris Carmichael, Student Services Travis Keene, Volunteers Monique Recoder, Admissions Barry Nelson, Outreach Caitlin MacDonald, Strategic Planning Ellen Kimball, Program Janna Strain, Operations Conversations to Get to Know YUBA Staff 12
- 12. 12 Project Workstreams EP Team/ L&D Integration Career Bootcamp for Recent Grads Volunteer Career Coach Program Alumni Communication Alumni Association Board Etc. Create ways to introduce the EP Team to students earlier in the Year Up process The week after graduation, host workshops and working sessions for non- intern-converts to drive job search momentum Enhance and popularize the Volunteer Career Coach Program, which matches grads with volunteers for interview/resume help Strategize and implement ways to support and communicate effectively with older grads Support the YUBA Alumni Association Board as Alumni Steward, especially through restructuring and elections • Class 12 tracking • Mass email platform • Offboarding redesign • Advising
- 13. 13 The Year Ahead 12 3 4 5 6 79 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 79 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 79 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 79 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 79 10 11 12 EP / L&D Integration Career Bootcamp Volunteer Career Coach Program Alumni Comm. Alumni Association Board Past Month Heavy Load Month Light Load Month
- 14. 14 EP Team /L&D Integration • Created strategy PPT and facilitate team discussion, aligning on initiatives and owners • Developed Career Success presentation and agenda for 80-minute class period Accomplishments so far… Over the next 4 months • 1/12 – Present Career Success With the EP Team in Pro Skills to 60 L&D students • Help plan and host office hours, brown bag lunches Create ways to introduce the EP Team to students earlier in the Year Up process 1 2 3 4 5 6 79 10 11 Month 12 Insights Gained Skills Gained Students need to become familiar with our team early on to stay engaged and communicative through the job search and beyond • Curriculum development • Strategic thinking • Facilitation and team decision-making 1 2 3 4 5
- 15. 15 Career Bootcamp forRecent Grads • Gathered cross-site intelligence and materials for SUYA (Success After Year Up) programs • Secured dates for Cycle 14 Career Bootcamp Accomplishments so far… Over the next 4 months • Finalize Career Bootcamp agenda • 1/27 – Collaborate with PMs, IS Team to host 3-day Career Bootcamp The week after graduation, host workshops and working sessions for non-intern-converts to drive job search momentum 1 2 3 4 5 6 79 10 11 Month 12 Insights Gained Skills Gained It isn’t viable for the EP/IS teams to support an entire alumni base. We need to help them become self-sufficient in the job search • Curriculum development • Coaching and mentoring • Event planning 1 2 3 4 5
- 16. 16 Volunteer Career CoachProgram • Updated training materials, presentation, email templates, and interest/feedback forms • Formed five volunteer/alum matches Accomplishments so far… Over the next 4 months • Train all interested volunteers • Kick off marketing campaign with Alumni Association Enhance and popularize the Volunteer Career Coach Program, which matches grads with volunteers for mock interviews and resume reviews 1 2 3 4 5 6 79 10 11 Month 12 Insights Gained Skills Gained With an alumni base of 800+ and a team of four, we need to leverage external parties to support older alumni • Volunteer management • Training development • Process improvement 1 2 3 4 5
- 17. 17 Alumni Communication • Conducted10+ cross-site and alumni interviews • Planned launch of YUBAGradSupport email account Accomplishments so far… Over the next 4 months • Survey YUBA alumni and conduct follow- up one-on-one interviews • Host workshops and events led by older alumni Create ways to introduce the EP Team to students earlier in the Year Up process 1 2 3 4 5 6 79 10 11 Month 12 Insights Gained Skills Gained Various personal feelings can hinder an alum’s working relationship with YUBA. Also, texting students is surprisingly effective • Relationship building • Primary interviewing • Process improvement • Marketing & outreach 1 2 3 4 5
- 18. 18 Alumni Association Board •Interviewed board members on current sentiments and presented findings • Created election timeline • Gained alignment on 2016 budget Accomplishments so far… Over the next 4 months • Guide board through election and restructuring process Support the YUBA Alumni Association Board as Alumni Steward, especially through restructuring and elections 1 2 3 4 5 6 79 10 11 Month 12 Insights Gained Skills Gained Decision-making builds momentum and momentum strengthens motivation. Good facilitation is key • Forming partnerships • Facilitation and team decision-making • Navigating bureaucracy 1 2 3 4 5
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- 20. 20 Where do Itake my career next? Social Impact Strategy & Systems Creativity Strategic Projects Curriculum Development National Growth Strategy / Program Nonprofit Consulting Career Counselor Education Administrator Social Entrepreneur Creative Entrepreneur Product Manager Strategy / Growth / Innovation Training Development Art /Creative Director Illustrator / Designer Editor / Publisher Writer
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