5. 5
My Personal Mission Statement
2015-2016 New Sector Fellowship
Simply put, my mission is to strive toward my
full potential as a leader. I will work effectively
and perceptively with Year Up staff, students,
and clients, as well as New Sector staff and
fellows, and in doing so, I will sharpen my
interpersonal sensibilities and clarify my
personal ambitions.
7. 7
Host Site Overview
Year Up is a one-year intensive
IT and professional
development program for
young adults, 18 to 24, from
low-income communities who
are high school graduates.
14 million
unfilled jobs
requiring post-
secondary
education in the
next decade
6 million talented,
driven, motivated
young adults
struggling to gain
access to jobs
Social
Need
Business
Solution
8. 8
The Employment Placement (EP) Team
Allie Fiffer
EP Manager
Kathleen Hunt
EP Specialist
Autumn Andrews
EP Specialist
Iris Jong
EP Coordinator
L&D 4 Months After GraduationInternship
And
Beyond
We achieve Positive Outcomes by…
• Working with companies, staffing agencies, and
recruiters to find jobs and match grads to them
• Providing job-specific mock interviewing,
resume tailoring, and career coaching
• Providing ongoing career support to older alum
360
students served
this year
400
students to be
served in 2016
Year Up
Bay Area
San Francisco
and Silicon Valley
9. 9
What are Positive Outcomes?
L&D &
Internship
4 Months After Graduation
And
Beyond
85%
70%
$16
of grads working (full or part-
time) and/or enrolled in college
of grads working full-time in Year
Up-track-related professional jobs
average hourly salary of
employed grads
Year Up uses
“Positive
Outcomes”
as a way to
measure grad
success
85%+
75%
of grads working
(full or part-time)
and/or enrolled in
college
of grads working full-
time in Year Up-
track-related
professional jobs
The EP Team’s goals…
11. 11
Highlights so far…
• Acted as advisor to four L&D students
• Conducted three one-on-one resume
reviews, a presentation prep
coaching session, and four mock
interviews
• Substitute-taught a Professional
Skills class on informational
interviewing
• Sat in on Business
Communications, Professional
Skills, Web Development, and IMC
classes
• Helped plan and attended two
LGBTQ/gender non-binary Lunch
& Learns
• Attended discussions around building
an Asian American Coalition
Aaron Schutzengel, YU National
Matt McCann, YU National
Annie Latham, YU National
Mae Tobin-Hochstadt, YU National
Andrea Vaughn, EP Chicago
Norma Marquez, EP Atlanta
Charles Brackett, EP Boston
Pieter Van Sciver, EP Providence
Emily Schaffer, YUBA Program
Emily Lad, Former EP YUBA
Marie Angeles, Former EP YUBA
Aquila Evans, YUBA Alumni
Quinton Counts, YU Alumni
Lynnea Trujillo, YU Alumni
Project-related
Conversations14
Scott Gullick, Corporate Engagement
Mike Harris, Internship Services
So Yem, Outreach
Joey Parker, Operations
Eliza Skinner, Events
Chris Carmichael, Student Services
Travis Keene, Volunteers
Monique Recoder, Admissions
Barry Nelson, Outreach
Caitlin MacDonald, Strategic Planning
Ellen Kimball, Program
Janna Strain, Operations
Conversations
to Get to Know
YUBA Staff
12
12. 12
Project Workstreams
EP Team / L&D
Integration
Career Bootcamp
for Recent Grads
Volunteer Career
Coach Program
Alumni
Communication
Alumni Association
Board Etc.
Create ways to introduce
the EP Team to students
earlier in the Year Up
process
The week after graduation,
host workshops and
working sessions for non-
intern-converts to drive job
search momentum
Enhance and popularize
the Volunteer Career Coach
Program, which matches
grads with volunteers for
interview/resume help
Strategize and implement
ways to support and
communicate effectively
with older grads
Support the YUBA Alumni
Association Board as
Alumni Steward, especially
through restructuring and
elections
• Class 12 tracking
• Mass email platform
• Offboarding redesign
• Advising
13. 13
The Year Ahead
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EP / L&D
Integration
Career
Bootcamp
Volunteer
Career Coach
Program
Alumni
Comm.
Alumni
Association
Board
Past Month
Heavy Load Month
Light Load Month
14. 14
EP Team / L&D Integration
• Created strategy PPT and facilitate team
discussion, aligning on initiatives and
owners
• Developed Career Success presentation
and agenda for 80-minute class period
Accomplishments so far… Over the next 4 months
• 1/12 – Present Career Success With the
EP Team in Pro Skills to 60 L&D students
• Help plan and host office hours, brown
bag lunches
Create ways to introduce the EP Team to students earlier in the Year Up process
1 2 3 4 5 6 79 10 11
Month
12
Insights
Gained
Skills
Gained
Students need to become familiar
with our team early on to stay
engaged and communicative
through the job search and
beyond
• Curriculum development
• Strategic thinking
• Facilitation and team
decision-making
1 2 3 4 5
15. 15
Career Bootcamp for Recent Grads
• Gathered cross-site intelligence and
materials for SUYA (Success After Year
Up) programs
• Secured dates for Cycle 14 Career
Bootcamp
Accomplishments so far… Over the next 4 months
• Finalize Career Bootcamp agenda
• 1/27 – Collaborate with PMs, IS Team to
host 3-day Career Bootcamp
The week after graduation, host workshops and working sessions for non-intern-converts to
drive job search momentum
1 2 3 4 5 6 79 10 11
Month
12
Insights
Gained
Skills
Gained
It isn’t viable for the EP/IS teams
to support an entire alumni base.
We need to help them become
self-sufficient in the job search
• Curriculum development
• Coaching and mentoring
• Event planning
1 2 3 4 5
16. 16
Volunteer Career Coach Program
• Updated training materials, presentation,
email templates, and interest/feedback
forms
• Formed five volunteer/alum matches
Accomplishments so far… Over the next 4 months
• Train all interested volunteers
• Kick off marketing campaign with Alumni
Association
Enhance and popularize the Volunteer Career Coach Program, which matches grads with
volunteers for mock interviews and resume reviews
1 2 3 4 5 6 79 10 11
Month
12
Insights
Gained
Skills
Gained
With an alumni base of 800+ and
a team of four, we need to
leverage external parties to
support older alumni
• Volunteer management
• Training development
• Process improvement
1 2 3 4 5
17. 17
Alumni Communication
• Conducted 10+ cross-site and alumni
interviews
• Planned launch of YUBAGradSupport
email account
Accomplishments so far… Over the next 4 months
• Survey YUBA alumni and conduct follow-
up one-on-one interviews
• Host workshops and events led by older
alumni
Create ways to introduce the EP Team to students earlier in the Year Up process
1 2 3 4 5 6 79 10 11
Month
12
Insights
Gained
Skills
Gained
Various personal feelings can
hinder an alum’s working
relationship with YUBA. Also,
texting students is surprisingly
effective
• Relationship building
• Primary interviewing
• Process improvement
• Marketing & outreach
1 2 3 4 5
18. 18
Alumni Association Board
• Interviewed board members on current
sentiments and presented findings
• Created election timeline
• Gained alignment on 2016 budget
Accomplishments so far… Over the next 4 months
• Guide board through election and
restructuring process
Support the YUBA Alumni Association Board as Alumni Steward, especially through
restructuring and elections
1 2 3 4 5 6 79 10 11
Month
12
Insights
Gained
Skills
Gained
Decision-making builds
momentum and momentum
strengthens motivation. Good
facilitation is key
• Forming partnerships
• Facilitation and team
decision-making
• Navigating bureaucracy
1 2 3 4 5
20. 20
Where do I take my career next?
Social
Impact
Strategy &
Systems
Creativity
Strategic Projects
Curriculum Development
National Growth Strategy / Program
Nonprofit Consulting
Career Counselor
Education Administrator
Social Entrepreneur
Creative Entrepreneur
Product Manager
Strategy / Growth / Innovation
Training Development
Art /Creative Director
Illustrator / Designer
Editor / Publisher
Writer
