MatchBridge

MatchBridge Application Changes

Attention all job seekers!

Steps to take to access employment opportunities through MatchBridge.

MatchBridge is making some important changes to our program as we continue to grow and evolve. As you may know, our Youth Specialist is no longer with MatchBridge, and there is no one at her old phone number (415-808-4419) to answer the phone. Therefore, if you have questions or concerns, you can call (415) 861-JOBS and you will be directed to someone on MatchBridge staff who can help you. You may also e-mail our general e-mail box matchbridge@uwba.org and your question will be abswered within 72 hours.

To access training and employment opportunities posted by MatchBridge, we ask that you follow these simple instructions listed below.

1.) Check our Job Opportunities page regularly for upcoming recruitment events and job opportunities.
2.) Check your e-mail regularly for opportunities (make sure we have your most current e-mail address).
3.) Download, print, and complete our Membership Application Packet (make sure you include current resume and recommendation form). You can access the download after completing our Intake Form.
4.) If you would like to register for an upcoming Employer Recruitment event at MatchBridge, please visit our Job Fair Registration page.
5.) Submit your Membership Application Packet by appointment, at an orientation event, or at the time of your first MatchBridge Employer Recruitment event you attend.

Please take note of these changes to our program moving forward. Thanks so much!

MatchBridge, MYEEP and Priscilla Abaurrea

Matchridge encourages businesses to open their doors and work with young people to enjoy the benefits they can bring to a workplace and to invest in the workforce of tomorrow. Since its inception, MatchBridge has taken every opportunity possible to offer paid internship opportunities to youth in the community including within their own organization.

Most recently, MatchBridge was able to create another internship opportunity within the program thanks to the Mayor’s Youth Employment and Education Program (MYEEP).

The San Francisco Youth Employment Coalition and Larry Robbin

The San Francisco Youth Employment Coalition (YEC) is the nation’s longest running group of its kind, dedicated to promoting policies and programs that provide opportunities for youth to access the workplace and to improve the lives of young people. Since 1988, the YEC has been committed to improving employment and training opportunities for all of San Francisco’s young people, expanding the job-base and increasing general support for youth employment providers and the many employment related issues affecting young people today. If you are a youth worker and interested in joining the YEC please visit www.sfyec.org to sign up today!

The YEC also promotes opportunities that provide training and professional development to youth workforce service providers as well. This winter season, the Youth Employment Coalition and MatchBridge have been hosting free training seminars lead by Larry Robbin, Executive Director of Robbin and Associates.

Larry Robbin is widely regarded as a national expert in the workforce development and youth employment fields. He has over forty-five years of youth employment experience as a direct service provider, program developer, evaluator, consultant, and keynote speaker.

‘Tis The Season | Seasonal Hiring at MatchBridge

This year’s Seasonal Job Fair series has been MatchBridge’s best yet. Companies such as Best Buy, Gap, Old Navy, Ross, UPS, Skechers, Macy’s, and Nordstrom Rack participated this year and hired a total of 26 young jobseekers.

The Winter holidays are the busiest retail season of the year, where retailers do a high volume of hiring for seasonal employees- an ideal time for motivated youth with an interest in customer service to break into the retail industry. Between 25% and 50% of total annual retail sales take place during the holidays and retail employers usually increase their workforce by at least 4% just for the holiday gift-buying rush.

RE4TA 2009 | Real Estate 4 Tomorrow’s Adults

The Real Estate 4 Tomorrow’s Adults (RE4TA) program is a partnership between MatchBridge, United Way of the Bay Area, and the San Francisco Real Estate sector to provide paid internship opportunities to young men and women interested in careers in the industry.

This summer, twenty-six young San Franciscans benefited from internships provided MatchBridge’s RE4TA program. Interns were assigned to various property and real estate companies as workers. Youth also attended seminars tailored to give them all the initial skills they need to get their careers started whether or not they decide to stay in the industry long term.

The seminars targeted the general skills they would need to

Summer Youth Mapping | The Green Sector

The Community Youth Mapping project is a partnership between MatchBridge, San Francisco Unified School District and the National Academy Foundation to learn about and identify emerging and thriving industries in San Francisco; despite the troubled economy.

This summer, eight high school students in San Francisco interned with MatchBridge as youth mappers to “map” the “Green job” sector of San Francisco. By conducting employer interviews and surveys, the “MatchBridge Mappers” identified
“green” employers, learned about the required skill sets needed to break into the industry, current job opportunities,