Nation Jun 25 How this community college student turned her biggest weakness into a marketable strength By Stephanie Pinto
Nation Jun 24 What employers really want: Skills get you hired; behavior gets you fired How does Year Up, a career development program for urban young adults, place students without college degrees in stable jobs? Paul Solman speaks with Year Up founder and CEO Gerald Chertavian about teaching the cognitive abilities that land their students… By Gerald Chertavian
Economy Jun 23 Watch Year Up raises employment odds for young adults by teaching job-ready skills By PBS News Hour
Nation Jun 23 The soft skills that make Shaquilla just as employable as Shannon Shaquilla Boyce used to apply to jobs with her middle name, Shannon, because she'd get more returned calls. But through a program called Year Up, she and other inner-city young adults are mastering the soft skills that get them in… By Shaquilla Boyce, Daniel Alexandre
Arts Dec 23 Watch Program Helps At-Risk Youth Find Corporate Jobs To alleviate the 30 percent unemployment rate among urban youth, the Year Up program gives at-risk youth lessons in corporate culture and work ethic. Paul Solman reports on this approach to training young, would-be entrepreneurs.