Iris Jong New Sector Presentation_Term 1_v2

New Sector FellowshipTerm 1 Presentation

Iris Jong

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We’ll be going through…

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Organization & Team

Overview

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Fellowship Project Update

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My Professional

Path

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Thinking Ahead

About Me

Shop Talk

My Professional Path

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Past & PresentCoaching / MentoringCommunity Organizing

Social Justice

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My Personal Mission Statement2015-2016 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.

Organization & Team Overview

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Host Site Overview

Year Up 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 millionunfilled 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

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The Employment Placement (EP) Team

Allie Fiffer EP Manager

Kathleen Hunt EP Specialist

Autumn AndrewsEP Specialist

Iris JongEP Coordinator

L&D 4 Months After GraduationInternshipAnd

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

360students served

this year

400students to be served in 2016

Year Up Bay AreaSan Francisco

and Silicon Valley

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What are Positive Outcomes?

L&D & Internship

4 Months After GraduationAnd

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…

Fellowship Project Update

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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 NationalMatt McCann, YU NationalAnnie Latham, YU National

Mae Tobin-Hochstadt, YU National Andrea Vaughn, EP ChicagoNorma Marquez, EP AtlantaCharles Brackett, EP Boston

Pieter Van Sciver, EP ProvidenceEmily Schaffer, YUBA Program

Emily Lad, Former EP YUBAMarie Angeles, Former EP YUBA

Aquila Evans, YUBA AlumniQuinton Counts, YU AlumniLynnea Trujillo, YU Alumni

Project-related Conversations14

Scott Gullick, Corporate EngagementMike Harris, Internship Services

So Yem, OutreachJoey Parker, Operations

Eliza Skinner, EventsChris Carmichael, Student Services

Travis Keene, VolunteersMonique Recoder, Admissions

Barry Nelson, OutreachCaitlin MacDonald, Strategic Planning

Ellen Kimball, ProgramJanna Strain, Operations

Conversations to Get to Know YUBA Staff

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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

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The Year Ahead

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EP / L&D Integration

Career Bootcamp

Volunteer Career Coach

Program

Alumni Comm.

Alumni Association

Board

Past Month

Heavy Load Month

Light Load Month

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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

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Month

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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

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Career Bootcamp for Recent Grads

• Gathered cross-site intelligence and materials for SUYA (Success After Year Up) programs

• Secured dates for Cycle 14 Career Bootcamp


• 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

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Month

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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

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Volunteer Career Coach Program

• Updated training materials, presentation, email templates, and interest/feedback forms

• Formed five volunteer/alum matches


• 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

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Month

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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

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Alumni Communication

• Conducted 10+ cross-site and alumni interviews

• Planned launch of YUBAGradSupportemail account


• 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

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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

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Alumni Association Board

• Interviewed board members on current sentiments and presented findings

• Created election timeline

• Gained alignment on 2016 budget


• Guide board through election and restructuring process

Support the YUBA Alumni Association Board as Alumni Steward, especially through restructuring and elections

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Month

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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

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Thinking Ahead

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Where do I take 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 DevelopmentArt /Creative Director

Illustrator / Designer

Editor / Publisher

Writer

Questions?

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