“I really enjoy working here, which is great because I have always said that I wanted a job that I enjoy doing. I don’t have to get up in the morning with a bad attitude saying ‘I have to go to work and what a drag.’ Instead I wake up with a smile on my face saying ‘I am ready work,’ and I really enjoy every day.”
Shandrow Group is Participating in Long Beach’s Hire-A-Youth Initiative
When given the opportunity to participate in a meaningful summer employment program for Long Beach’s youth and community, Shandrow Group decided to provide a position for youth – and to help spread our passion for changing Long Beach’s housing market.
What is Hire-A-Youth?
The Pacific Gateway Workforce Investment Network’s Summer Youth Employment Training Program (Program) is your opportunity to help your community, help our youth and help your business. The Program, made possible through American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds, will provide salaries and workers’ comp for 1,500 eligible youth living in the Network’s service areas of Lomita, Long Beach, Signal Hill and Torrance. Candidates work approximately 180 hours during July and August.
What Does Hire-A-Youth Provide for Shandrow Group?
- Entry-Level Workers between the ages 14 and 24
- Work Readiness Training
- Wages & Workers’ Compensation Insurance
- Paycheck Generation and Distribution
- Hire A Youth Staff Liaisons to Assist You
Meet Areli Sanchez, Our Clerical and Marketing Assistant
Our Hire a Youth Candidate, Areli, says “I came across Hire a Youth by a letter I have received in the mail, which said I was chosen by the City of Long Beach to participate in the Hire a Youth program. At first, I have to admit, I wasn’t all that excited to join because the letter said that we needed to go to orientation – I really didn’t like that because I thought it was going to be super long.”
So What Changed Areli’s Mind?
“My younger sister had received the letter too and she decided to do the orientation program. When she came back she had told me that it was awesome and that there were a lot if positions on the medical field which is where I want to major in when I graduate from high school.”
“I decided to give them a call and they set me up with an orientation day, which was long by the way :), and after that they set me up for an interview to choose my job. On interview day the staff came out saying that there were no more jobs except for janitor jobs to clean schools etc…I was so mad because I went there for nothing, and I was not going to be a janitor. I asked if I could leave and they told me that I should wait until I talked to a worker.”
“So I waited and the worker told me that there was this one job and its position was Clerical and Marketing Assistant and the company’s name was Shandrow Group. When I read what I was going to be doing, I was so excited because I wanted to pursue real estate if I didn’t jump into the medical field. I called Linda, the manager for Shandrow Group.”
“When they told me to start working on Monday, July 7th, I was so excited that I couldn’t even sleep the night before. Now that I have started to work at Shandrow Group, I expect to learn all that I can so I can be part of this company.”
The Shandrow Group Work Site Provides:
- Meaningful Real Estate Firm Work Experience
- Introduction to Established Real Estate Infrastructures
- Supervision, Hands-on Training and Coaching
- All Materials and Equipment Required to Fulfill the Position
- Skills and Knowledge to Help our Candidates in the Future
What Does it Cost Shandrow Group to Participate in Hire-A-Youth?
There is no cost. Hire a Youth is a federally funded paid youth employment program. The Youth Opportunity Center coordinates payroll and provides liability and compensation insurance.
Why Did Shandrow Group Participate in the Program?
We hope that our work site will give our local youth, and future workforce, the training and confidence to pursue their passions. Shandrow Group is committed to providing our candidates with exposure to new career paths, community involvement and responsibility, and a true sense of accomplishment.
For more information about the Hire-A-Youth Program in Long Beach, visit: http://www.longbeach.gov/cd/workforce/business_services/default.asp
So help us welcome Areli to the Shandrow group team!
Sincerely,
Mark Shandrow
Real Estate Broker
office 562-364-9505 ext 100
mark@shandrowgroup.com
Shandrow Group
3970 Atlantic Ave., 210
Long Beach, CA 90807
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