July 20, 2010
The West Coast stop of the PGA tour known as the Reno-Tahoe Open (RTO) held July 15 – 18, 2010 brought our area a much-needed economic boost. Applied Staffing Solutions sends a HUGE thank you to all of its hospitality and food service staff. Your contributions and pride in your work helped make this year’s RTO a success. We appreciate you!
July 13, 2010
On June 8, 2010, Applied Staffing Solutions looked at the Washoe County Ready for Life initiative. What does it mean for employers that Nevada has the worst high school dropout rate in the nation? It translates to losing our competitive edge locally and globally.
Nevada’s dropout rate weakens the labor market and hinders economic growth. Dropouts are more likely than high school graduates to be:
unemployed and underemployed
living in poverty
living with low expectations
receiving welfare
incarcerated
parents of children who dropout.
Employers who take the time to set up a youth internship, coaching/mentoring or job shadow program provide opportunities to:
explore potential career interests
gain valuable work-related skills, attitudes, and traits
establish community relationships
strengthen résumés
earn extra income.
We understand the challenges facing employers when asked to work with youth. With a workforce doing more with less people, finding time to train inexperienced young people is difficult. Trades people are staying in positions longer and not leaving the workplace like previous generations. This results in a bottleneck and an unbalance between proven experience and raw talent.
You do not have to re-invent the wheel. Local employers utilize proven procedures to create a “doable” plan. Your first step is to contact a local youth work program provider. There are many organizations designed to help youth prepare and find jobs. For example, in Washoe County you can email the following:
Washoe County School District Learn & Earn Work-Based Program
Stacie Peterson, Career & Technical Education Program Liaison/Recruiter
speterson@washoe.k12.nv.us
Washoe County School District Transitions Program
Laura DuPree, Job Developer
ldupree@washoe.k12.nv.us
Sierra Nevada Job Corps
Joy Erdelt, Work-Based Learning Specialist (Entire state of Nevada contact)
erdelt.joy@jobcorps.org
The Children’s Cabinet
Jeremy Stocking (775) 352-8090
jstocking@childrenscabinet.org
Future Washoe County Ready for Life installments will include tips to help employers build an on-going youth work program and tips for youth on how to work with employers.
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