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Nationwide - A high degree of social capital is one the greatest predictors of youth labor market participation and success. Edward DeJesus, a national youth workforce development expert, is sending this message out loud and clear in his new book entitled Making Connections Work (available at www.socialcapitalbuilders.com).
"Workforce programs focus mainly on increasing skills and credentials without helping youth develop the necessary social capital that could help put these achievements to work," states DeJesus. "By helping youth build social capital, workforce programs are creating the conditions necessary for development of skills, mature work ethics, and a sense of hope needed for students' long-term labor market success."
"Workforce programs focus mainly on increasing skills and credentials without helping youth develop the necessary social capital that could help put these achievements to work," states DeJesus. "By helping youth build social capital, workforce programs are creating the conditions necessary for development of skills, mature work ethics, and a sense of hope needed for students' long-term labor market success."
Making Connections Work is already a huge success with dozens of youth workforce programs coming on board and sharing DeJesus' social capital message with youth. "We have been using Making Connections Work to teach our youth about the importance of labor market connections, an invaluable resource that has too often been regulated to only a well-connected few," states Karine Kanikkeberg, a resource teacher in the Kern High School District, Career Resource Department.
DeJesus started to develop the social capital message back in 2009 but due to financing difficulties, he was never able to get the book to print. Good friends Joseph Williams and Keith Hosea offered financing in return for author credits on the book and a very successful Indiegogo campaign helped bring this much-needed message to young audiences everywhere.
DeJesus closes the interview: "It's a skill that most young people don’t realize is important until their senior year of college. The evidence is deafening - the facts are indisputable. Most jobs are not posted in newspapers; they do not appear on companies' websites or on social media platforms. They exist in the hidden labor market. And, in the hidden labor market, young people’s success in getting a job is not based on what they know or who they know; it’s based on who knows and likes them. If we want to connect more young adults to the world of work and the educational system that supports it, we must educate them about the importance of building social capital. Then we must do everything we can to help them spend it."
For more information, visit www.socialcapitalbuilders.com. Book shipping is free during the introductory period.
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