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Year Up gives young adults skills for the job search

Clip: 6/23/2014 | 8m 33s

Year Up raises employment odds for young adults with job-ready skills

Year Up, a career development program for urban young adults, starts with a six-month crash course in job skills like accounting and the value of self-presentation, followed by a paid internship designed as entree to a secure, well-paying job. Economics correspondent Paul Solman revisits the program to see how trainees have fared during the recession.

06/23/2014 | Rating NR

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