Yes2jobs

YES2JOBS DEVELOPS AND POSITIONS TALENT FROM UNDER RESOURCED COMMUNITIES IN SOUTHLOS ANGELES FOR JOBS IN HIGHER EARNING CAREER PATHWAYS IN LOS ANGELES COUNTYFOCUSED ON TECHNOLOGY, MEDIA, FINANCE AND HEALTHCARE SERVICES. THE CURRENT YES2JOBS IS BASED ON A PROGRAM THAT WAS FOUNDED IN 1987 AND LASTED FOR 20 YEARS. THAT PROGRAM IMPACTED OVER 2000 PARTICIPANTS, THE MAJORITY CREDITS THEIR CURRENT SUCCESS IN LIFE, WHETHER IN ENTERTAINMENT OR OTHER CAREERS TO THEIR EARLY EXPOSURE TO INTERNSHIPS AND EMPLOYMENT AS HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE STUDENTS.100+ COMPANIES HIRED 2,000+ STUDENT INTERNS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE LEVELS.1991 SAW Y.E.S. TO JOBS AWARDED AN NAACP IMAGE AWARD FOR OPENING THE DOORS OF THEENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY TO MINORITY YOUTH. THIS METHODOLOGY HAS A PROVEN TRACKRECORD OF SUCCESS.YES2JOBS HAS DONE ITS RESEARCH AND DISCOVERED THAT THE KEY PROBLEM IS THAT ZIPCODES DEFINE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY & ACCESS TO HIGHER EARNING CAREER PATHWAYS ANDTHAT THERE IS A LACK OF DIVERSITY IN THESE KEY HIGH PAYING INDUSTRIES. FOREXAMPLE, THE US TECHNOLOGY WORKFORCE IS 90% WHITE OR ASIAN AND 75% MALE. BLACK ANDLATINA/O GRADS EARN 21% OF COMPUTER SCIENCE DEGREES BUT REPRESENT ONLY 10% OFTECHNICAL COMPUTING WORKFORCE. 45% OF THEATRICAL TICKETS SOLD IN THE US WEREBOUGHT BY MINORITIES. HOWEVER, FOR THEATRICAL FILMS, MINORITIES WERE LESS THAN20% LEAD ROLES, 13% ARE FILM DIRECTORS AND 8% ARE FILM WRITERS, WHICH INDICATES ALACK OF DIVERSITY IN AT THE DECISION MAKING LEVEL IN FILM AND TELEVISION. WE KNOWTHAT DIVERSITY IS GOOD FOR BUSINESS. A 2015 MCKINSEY REPORT ON 366 PUBLICCOMPANIES FOUND THAT, THOSE IN THE TOP QUARTILE FOR ETHNIC AND RACIAL DIVERSITY INMANAGEMENT WERE 35% MORE LIKELY TO HAVE FINANCIAL RETURNS ABOVE THEIR INDUSTRYMEAN.YES2JOBS PROVIDES A SOLUTION TO INCREASE DIVERSITY. WE EXPOSE AND PREPARE HIGHSCHOOL AND COLLEGE STUDENTS FOR A VARIETY OF POTENTIAL CAREER PATHS THROUGHPROFESSIONAL BRANDING AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT TRAINING. OUR STUDENTS AREPREPARED TO DISCOVER, DEVELOP AND PRESENT THEIR PROFESSIONAL BRANDS FOR CAREERS;GAIN KNOWLEDGE OF WORKPLACE CULTURE AND COMPETE FOR INTERNSHIPS AND JOBS. ONCESTUDENTS HAVE COMPLETED INTERNSHIPS AND GAIN EMPLOYMENT, WE PAIR PARTICIPANTS WITHMENTORS THAT CAN HELP WITH CAREER COACHING AND PLANNING SESSIONS, PROVIDE ACCESS TO OTHER PROFESSIONALS AND HELP BUILD A NETWORK FOR PARTICIPANTS TO ADVANCE THEIRCAREERS. OUR ULTIMATE GOAL IS TO HELP PARTICIPANTS PROGRESS FROM INTERN TO THEVP.THROUGH 12/2021 OUR PARTCIPANTS INCLUDED:FOUR 10-WEEK COHORTS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, COMMUNITY COLLEGE & FOUR-YEAR. COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY STUDENTS AND GRADS93 APPLICANTS68 PARTICIPANTS51% WOMEN74% BLACK21% LATINA/O5% OTHER NATIVE, AAPI, CAUCASIANOUR TRAINING INCLUDED:INTERN TO VP TRAINING - GROUP & INDIVIDUAL SESSIONS (2 PER)WORKSHOPS & SEMINARS 20 SESSIONSTOPICS INCLUDED CONTENT CREATION; THE MUSIC BUSINESS YESTERDAY AND TODAY; ENTREPRENEURSHIP; SOCIAL/DIGITAL MARKETING; PRODUCTION; SHAPING/MARKETING YOUR PERSONAL BRAND; STREAMING AS A BUSINESS, AND OTHERS.PANELISTS & MODERATORS INCLUDED TOP INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS SUCH AS CARL BEVERLY (PRINCIPAL, TIMBERMAN/BEVERLY), MICHAEL ARMSTRONG (EVP, VIACOM/PARAMOUNT), LATANYA NEWT (VP, VIACOM/BET), AND MANY MORE.GET THE JOB TRAINING - GROUP & INDIVIDUAL SESSIONS (2+ PER)CULMINATION WITH KEYNOTE SPEAKERS SUCH AS ISSA RAY, ALOE BLACC AND GUY PRIMUSOUR PARTICIPANTS TELL THE SUCCESS OF OUR PROGRAM THROUGH THESE TESTIMONIALS:I WANTED TO TELL YOU TO THANK YOU FOR ALL THE TIME AND RESOURCES YOU INVESTED IN US. I HAVE SO MUCH GRATITUDE FOR NOT ONLY YES2JOBS BUT TO YOU INDIVIDUALLY FOR BEING ALONGSIDE ME AND MY PEERS FOR THE DURATION OF THIS PROGRAM AND THE UNYIELDING ENCOURAGEMENT AND SUPPORT YOU SHOWED US.THANK YOU FOR SUPPLYING ME WITH THE NECESSARY TOOLS AND CONNECTIONS THAT WILL NOT ONLY ALLOW ME TO ENTER THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY, BUT EXCEL WHEN I ARRIVE. YES2JOBS HAS GIVEN ME A BEAM OF HOPE FOR MY FUTURE. I WILL CONTINUE TO STRIVE FOR EXCELLENCE AND MASTER THE SKILLS IVE LEARNED THROUGH THIS PROGRAMYOU HAVE TAUGHT ME WELL. I'VE BEEN TO SO MANY EVENTS AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT TEND TO NOT MEET EXPECTATIONS, BUT YOU HAVE EXCEEDED ANY AND ALL EXPECTATIONS IVE HAD . I WILL DEFINITELY TAKE ALL OF THE TEACHINGS AND USE EVERY BIT OF WHAT I LEARNED IN MY EVERYDAY LIFE. I AM SO EXCITED TO BE PART OF THE YES2JOBS FAMILY.