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THE 2008 SUMMER JOBS CAMPAIGN FOR YOUTH
EMPLOYERS:
Recently employers received a letter from Holyoke Mayor Michael Sullivan, Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley, the Holyoke Chamber of Commerce, and the Regional Employment Board of Hampden Country, which states:
"This campaign is a collaborative effort to match pre-screened 16-21 year old youth to job openings provided by employers like you. Your support is vital to our success at helping youth get a summer job. If you have a part-time or full-time summer job available, please contact CareerPoint...Youth receive up to 10 hours of work readiness training before referral to you. You make the final hiring selection.
If you do not have a job opening, please consider a $150 donation which will pay one youth for one week of work in a community betterment project.
We believe this 2008 Summer Jobs Campaign for Youth is a great way to support our young people by giving them a valuable work experience, a paycheck and a safe environment. Please join us in making this a productive summer for youth."
To place a job order or learn more about making a donation, please contact Yolanda Ruiz at CareerPoint, 532-4900, extension 136.
Thank you for your support.
YOUTH/JOBSEEKERS:
If you are a young person wanting to acquire a Work Readiness Certificate, learn about job opportunities, or are ready to complete a GED or MCAS exam, please contact Gladys or Johanna at (413) 532-4900.
THE 10 COMMANDMENTS OF
GOOD COMMUNICATION
Review any job posting in the market today, and you’ll find that almost all of them look for people with “good communication skills.” But what exactly does an employer mean by that phrase? Are you confident that your communication skills make the grade?
Meaningful communication requires self-awareness, awareness of others, and most importantly, a willingness to change and grow. Here are 10 “commandments” to help you clarify what constitutes “good communication.”
- Make sure you know what it is you want to communicate. Seek to clarify your ideas in your own mind before you begin.
- Examine the true purpose of each communication you initiate. Do you want to share information? Seek information? Persuade? Criticize? If you pretend you are doing one of these things, but are really trying to do another, your listener will pick up on your “hidden” agenda and respond accordingly.
- Consider the timing and location of your communication. Choose wisely.
- When planning to communicate something, consult others when necessary. An objective ear often helps a lot!
- Be aware of body language and tone. These non-verbal messages make up 60 - 80% of your message!
- Make sure you offer something of value to the receiver—positive as well as negative.
- Follow up! Make sure that the other person hears and understands what you said.
- Communicate for tomorrow as well as today. Don’t put off undesirable communication—you’ll feel better if you just get it over with.
- Seek to understand as well as to be understood.
- Be sure your actions support the message you communicate.
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