EDD News Release
Contact: Loree Levy
Patti Roberts
(916) 654-9029
Empowering California’s youth to find summer jobs
New Employment Development Department web page offers
tips, tools and resources
SACRAMENTO –
As part of its 2015 Summer Youth Employment campaign, the California Employment Development Department (EDD) introduces the
Path to Summer Youth Employment,
a new online resource that offers California’s youth the latest tips,
tools and resources that will help guide them toward a summer job.
The
new EDD resource web page features information about training
workshops, enhancing skills like resume writing, and finding job
openings, all designed to increase employment
opportunities for the state’s youth and help them get a jump in their
future care
ers.
Path to Summer Youth Employment will help applicants assess their
current skills, examine industry talent needs, target training sources,
find open positions, and prepare for interviews.
“Every
summer many young Californians set out in search of their first jobs or
focus on building their career skills,” said EDD Director Patrick W.
Henning, Jr. “Job hunting
can be overwhelming, and EDD’s new Path to Summer Youth Employment
web page will give young people access to valuable online tools
designed to help them transition to independence or achieve their
educational and career goals.”
This
online resource is part of EDD’s continued efforts to promote greater
employment among the state’s youth. Recently, the EDD conducted research
that revealed 25‑30 percent
of California’s nearly 2 million youth ages 16 through 19 years old
would work if offered the opportunity. The research also found that
entry‑level positions for youth are typically concentrated in retail
sales, and the food and service industries.
In
the effort to help bring young job seekers and employers together, EDD
is also reaching out to businesses to encourage them to take advantage
of available no-cost employment
services designed to match them up with the right candidates for their
vacancies. Employers that have partnered with the EDD to provide jobs or
prepare youth for the workforce see the benefits both for their
companies and for their young employees.
Several tips for youth on the
Path to Summer Youth Employment web page include:
·
Add the link to
Path to Summer Youth Employment
page to your smartphone for easy one-stop access to important job search assistance.
·
Visit your local America’s Job Center of CaliforniaSM
(AJCC) to receive no-cost, one-on-one assistance with all of your job
search activities, such as job referrals and interviewing techniques.
·
Register on CalJOBSSM,
EDD’s online job system, which has the largest pool of job postings in
California. And sign up to receive alerts and manage your job search
while using the CalJOBSSM
mobile app.
·
Attend job fairs to meet lots of employers in one location – and many are often ready to hire on the spot.
·
Sign-up for an Education and Training Program. A summer job can turn into a life-time career with the right training.
·
If
you are under 18, get a work permit. California law requires minors to
have a work permit before they can be hired. Ask your school about
getting one.
·
“Like”
EDD on Facebook and follow EDD on Twitter to stay on top of the latest
news, such as workshops, job fairs and hiring events near you.
For more information, please see EDD’s new
Path to Summer Youth Employment
online resource web page.
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