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!

SYEP Summer Job Opportunity

Application Deadline – May 28th

The City and County of San Francisco’s Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) is offering paid work experiences for youth low-income youth ages 17-24 who live in San Francisco. SYEP provides young people with hands-on work experience, job readiness training and ongoing support through partnerships with local community-based organizations. You must meet income and SYEP program requirements to be eligible for this summer program. SYEP begins mid-June and ends in early August.
Apply NOW until May 28, 2010. Download an application here.

Real Estate for Tomorrow’s Adults Kicks Off

MatchBridge’s Real Estate 4 Tomorrow’s Adult Summer Internship program has started recruiting for Summer, 2010! Real Estate 4 Tomorrow’s Adults (RE4TA) was launched in 2008 by eight Bay Area Real Estate companies, in partnership with United Way of the Bay Area and MatchBridge. In its pilot year, eight Real Estate companies joined the RE4TA Founders’ Circle and pledged a five-year gift of support.

Interns will be expected to work an average of twenty hours a week and attend weekly seminars, focusing on ‘soft skills’ such as communication, conflict resolution and customer service. This provides a unique opportunity for students to learn from both their workplace experiences, various volunteering professionals, and their peers.

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.

Youth Profile | Tate I.

“The main impact Greentech Media has had on me as a young professional is the fact that my experiences there have inspired me to strive further than ever before in my International Business studies. The opportunity to work at Greentech Media has opened my eyes to the world of marketing and what it has in store for me.

The experiences I have received so far at Greentech Media have helped shape my
vision of what I hope to achieve in the future. Essentially giving me a glimpse of what the marketing world is like and what being a marketing associate entails. The most exciting thing about this internship

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

Youth Profile | Amy L.

“My experience at the Public Policy Institute of California allowed me to be more aware of the world around me. Just by talking to my colleagues and reading some of the documents I helped edit, I realized that public policy workers go through a lot to gather accurate information, spread awareness of economic and social problems, and provide well thought-out solutions. I was interested in how California budget cuts will affect youth in school. I became more aware of the policies around me related
to school budget cuts, child retention, transportation, immigration, and water. I am lucky to have worked there because it helped me understand a world that I was
previously oblivious to.

I am considering a career that allows me to work alongside youth. While working at the Public Policy Institute, I got the opportunity to talk to an education policy specialist. Meeting her helped me understand

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,