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Talent Bound leverages the continuum of work-based learning to ensure Indy's young adults are positioned to meet the future needs of the local economy. To accomplish this, EmployIndy connects employers with educators using the activities listed below so students can have meaningful career exploration experiences.
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Career Exposure
Students learn introductory business or industry information inside the classroom
TALENT TALK |
Talent Talks allow business representatives the ability to step into the classroom and share information about a career, business, or industry with a room full of students, typically in a high school setting or with a group at a community organization. Teachers can incorporate Talent Talks into existing curriculum, augmenting learning opportunities with real-world work.
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TALENT PREP |
Talent Prep activities are great for interactive time with students, and include mock interviews, resume reviews, and other ways to build confidence in young people for work. Students work with professionals to see how to make connections between their existing skills, educational interests, and real-world employment competencies that allows them to make the most of their education.
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TALENT DAY |
A Talent Day is an event in which representatives from various businesses come together at a school to share information about their companies, their jobs, and skills needed for their workplace. Schools can create talent days around curriculum topics, industries, or as a means to better inform student decisions as they explore their postsecondary options. Imagine a job fair without the recruitment.
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TALENT MENTOR |
Through the Talent Mentor activity, students are matched with adult professionals to explore potential careers and related educational training or pathways. The mentor shares information and guidance, serving as a career resource through organized meetings. These interactions help students see how their educational choices create a path toward a future career.
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Career Engagement
Knowledge is increased as fields of interest are identified through more in-depth activity
TALENT TOUR |
"How will this topic apply to real life?" is a phrase high school students say too often. Workplace tours provide students the ability to see "real life" work in a way that connects their education to something tangible. This understanding simultaneously allows students to consider the varying opportunities businesses, industries, and careers offer by witnessing skills applied in-person, in the workplace, in a space that affords inquisitive interaction.
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TALENT SHADOW |
Job shadowing offers an in-depth, hands-on, one-on-one experience for a student to be immersed in the work of a local business and industry. By seeing what a “day in the life” at a workplace looks like, students see themselves and their possibilities take shape. EmployIndy can help ensure that time spent shadowing connects to student coursework, sparking greater interest in both their education and their career path.
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TALENT CHALLENGE |
In a workplace challenge, small groups of students are engaged in solving a real-world problem or a challenge issued by an employer, and students work as teams to identify possible solutions and then create and deliver a presentation on their findings. The employer and instructor work together with EmployIndy's guidance to identify a challenge that fits directly into the students' curriculum to enhance natural curiosity.
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Career Experience
Specific skills are developed and education is applied in during paid work experiences
TALENT HIRE |
Research shows that young adults who work summer or part-time jobs during their teen years stand to make more money in their careers than those who don't. Offering entry-level jobs to young adults builds their skill sets while providing both labor and leadership opportunities for employers. EmployIndy's role as the operational administrator of Project Indy, Mayor Joe Hogsett's youth jobs program, provides the ideal position to support schools and employers seeking to provide work experiences for young adults.
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TALENT INTERN |
Internships provide a direct benefit to employers through on-site talent that immerse themselves on a path to understanding a specific job. They also provide students the opportunity to learn by doing real work individually, in teams, on a project, or rotating through departments. Research shows that high school students who participate in an internship have improved graduation rates compared to those who do not. Internships are not limited to any particular industry or skilled trades – EmployIndy can facilitate internships with businesses across the professional spectrum.
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TALENT APPRENTICE |
Similar to internships, apprenticeships are not limited to skilled trades or any particular industry. EmployIndy can help employers in any line of work develop an apprenticeship program that provides real work experience during a training or certification process. Apprenticeships are not as complicated as many think, though they do require a thoughtful, long-term commitment – and EmployIndy's employer engagement managers able to help every step of the way.
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