My participation at the JFY Screening Day was a pleasure! I was interviewed by a very nice person (Vicenta Arrizon) who also gave me feedback on how I did during my interview. She gave me positive feedback and gave me some advise on what I should do if I needed time to think when asked a question. I should pause... and not use the words “like" or "um.” She also took the time to look through my resume and cover letter to make corrections. She helped me fix those errors. Overall, after the interview, I was really glad that I went. The advice Vicenta gave me, I will use for next time because I know she is helping me to become a better communicator and to write my resume and cover letters, which I made for the first time. So it wasn’t as bad as I thought. Everyone that was part of JFY and the volunteers were very helpful and I really appreciate them for doing this for the youth!
- Julie Guintu
I believe that the mock interview I had on the Youth Screening Day was extremely helpful. My interviewer offered helpful constructive criticism regarding large and small issues. She even pointed out mistakes that I had in my cover letter that I didn't even realize myself. Thus, with her help, I was able to polish my resume, cover letter, and interviewing skills. I believe that this interview will help me enormously when I go to future interviews. I want to say thanks to Jobs for Youth for offering this opportunity. Thank you!
17 yr old, Lowell High School
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Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Friday, May 11, 2007
Congratulations Jeremy
Hello, I had a great experiance with Jobs for Youth. I loved how easy it was to get interviews and I got lots of offers through them. All I really had to do was choose the best offer and take it. I love the job i have now! I am a Reservations Agent for a very successful cruise company. The job, the people I work with, and the PAY is GREAT!!! I am so happy. Thank You Mayela and Jobs for Youth.
---Jeremy H.
---Jeremy H.
Thursday, May 3, 2007
HEY JFY!
Honoring Emancipated Youth (HEY) and Jobs for Youth (JFY) are community impact projects of United Way of the Bay Area. At the annual HEY Breakfast that was held on May 1st, 2007 JFY worked with the HEY staff as volunteers to show their support for the program, it's mission, and it's youth. HEY Interim Director Sara Razavi had this to say...
"Dear JFY Members and Supporters,
I just must say it… yes I just have to… JFY members and supporters, you have some of the finest people in your corner! The staff at Jobs For Youth: Yuri, Mayela, Kevin, and Ed are all so amazing! Not only are they out there doing the daily work making sure youth in San Francisco have jobs but they also help other agencies so that together we can all do a better job supporting youth in transition! Organizations, like the one I work for - Honoring Emancipated Youth (HEY), a San Francisco based organization providing leadership to the Bay Area foster care (www.heysf.org) – are doing a better job because of our partnership with Jobs For Youth!
May is National Foster Care Month and to help kick-off the celebrations, HEY hosted our 4th Annual Foster Youth Connections Breakfast on Tuesday, May 1st, 2007 at The Palace Hotel in San Francisco. The event celebrated HEY’s work and connected community leaders, foster care provider agencies, and foster youth for a job shadow day. Following the breakfast, youth participants traveled to job sites and shadowed community leaders who had volunteered to host a youth for the day. On this day, each year, local foster youth are connected to professional mentors in a wide range of career fields and this year we were able to introduce the foster youth to Jobs For Youth as well!
60% of foster youth who age out of foster care have no job experience. Many youth, having little or no work experience and limited adult support, are unable to find, acquire, and retain employment. While focused on trying to meet their basic needs, many foster youth never ask the question, “What do I want to be when I grow up?” However, given the proper support, most foster youth can find and retain employment and excel in the workplace. In fact, youth in foster care who have worked before their 18th birthdays are more likely to graduate from high school and more likely to work after emancipation. The breakfast and following job shadow experience is a first step in helping foster youth to think about their future and envision what they can achieve in life. Again a great big thanks to the Jobs For Youth team for their great work supporting the local foster care youth and making sure they were ready for the day. Jobs For Youth devoted their time as well as a Friday evening two weeks before the event, to make sure the foster youth attending HEY's Breakfast were given every opportunity to have a great day on May 1. Youth came from four of our partner agencies: San Francisco Independent Living Skills Program, Larkin Street Youth Services, First Place for Youth, and San Francisco State University Guardian Scholars Program. Thank you Jobs For Youth for helping foster youth in San Francisco bay area!
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Sara Razavi, HEY Director"
Thanks Sara. Anytime.
"Dear JFY Members and Supporters,
I just must say it… yes I just have to… JFY members and supporters, you have some of the finest people in your corner! The staff at Jobs For Youth: Yuri, Mayela, Kevin, and Ed are all so amazing! Not only are they out there doing the daily work making sure youth in San Francisco have jobs but they also help other agencies so that together we can all do a better job supporting youth in transition! Organizations, like the one I work for - Honoring Emancipated Youth (HEY), a San Francisco based organization providing leadership to the Bay Area foster care (www.heysf.org) – are doing a better job because of our partnership with Jobs For Youth!
May is National Foster Care Month and to help kick-off the celebrations, HEY hosted our 4th Annual Foster Youth Connections Breakfast on Tuesday, May 1st, 2007 at The Palace Hotel in San Francisco. The event celebrated HEY’s work and connected community leaders, foster care provider agencies, and foster youth for a job shadow day. Following the breakfast, youth participants traveled to job sites and shadowed community leaders who had volunteered to host a youth for the day. On this day, each year, local foster youth are connected to professional mentors in a wide range of career fields and this year we were able to introduce the foster youth to Jobs For Youth as well!
60% of foster youth who age out of foster care have no job experience. Many youth, having little or no work experience and limited adult support, are unable to find, acquire, and retain employment. While focused on trying to meet their basic needs, many foster youth never ask the question, “What do I want to be when I grow up?” However, given the proper support, most foster youth can find and retain employment and excel in the workplace. In fact, youth in foster care who have worked before their 18th birthdays are more likely to graduate from high school and more likely to work after emancipation. The breakfast and following job shadow experience is a first step in helping foster youth to think about their future and envision what they can achieve in life. Again a great big thanks to the Jobs For Youth team for their great work supporting the local foster care youth and making sure they were ready for the day. Jobs For Youth devoted their time as well as a Friday evening two weeks before the event, to make sure the foster youth attending HEY's Breakfast were given every opportunity to have a great day on May 1. Youth came from four of our partner agencies: San Francisco Independent Living Skills Program, Larkin Street Youth Services, First Place for Youth, and San Francisco State University Guardian Scholars Program. Thank you Jobs For Youth for helping foster youth in San Francisco bay area!
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Sara Razavi, HEY Director"
Thanks Sara. Anytime.
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