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Teach to Work [audio] with Patty Alper
On this episode we ask: Do college graduates have the necessary skills needed to enter the workforce?
And, if they don’t, what can we as leaders do about it?
As a leader (in any capacity), you’ve likely encountered a college graduate applying for a position that they are highly qualified for…at least on paper, but rarely are prepared for in the real world.
So how can we effectively prepare the next generation for the jobs of tomorrow?
Well stay tuned because we are about to find out!
Our guest on this episode is… Patty Alper. She is the president of the Alper Portfolio Group, a marketing and consulting company. She is also a board member of both the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (N.F.T.E) and US-2020, the White House initiative to build mentorship in STEM careers.
A trustee of the Alper Family Foundation for the last 18 years, Patty’s unique approach to philanthropic giving and entrepreneurial mentorship has been featured in The New York Times, The Huffington Post, The Washington Post, TIME, and Philanthropy Magazine.
Patty Alper is the author of the brand new book,Teach to Work: How a Mentor, a Mentee, and a Project Can Close the Skills Gap in America
On this episode we dive into:
- What happens to the Massive Skills Gap with 78 Million Baby Boomers entering Retirement Age
- Are Internships the answer?
- The Adopt-a-Class program she founded in 2001
- How companies are stepping up into the world of education
- How big companies like EY, Accenture, Mastercard have taken on the power of Mentoring
- The biggest mistake/most common mentors make
- How a potential Mentee can find the right mentor
- How to find the right person to mentor
And so much more:
To find out more about Patty Alper and her amazing projects: www.pattyalper.com
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Published on 6 years ago