Entering the workplace as a young adult isn’t easy. Seeking out a good job that offers a meaningful and fulfilling career path can be stressful and trying, regardless of location or career track. Youth employment and employability are important globally, and the Alliance 4 YOUth organization has been helping young people from around the world gain meaningful work experience, internships and the skill sets they need to make the transition since 2014. With a strong foothold in Europe, the Alliance 4 YOUth, which Nielsen is a global partner in, recently launched with great success in the Middle East, North Africa and Pakistan (MENAP), significantly broadening the organization’s reach and impact.
Peluncuran resmi, pada 11 Februari 2017, berlangsung di American University of Dubai, dan melibatkan Nielsen, perusahaan mitra aliansi lainnya, serta 150 anak muda dari berbagai universitas di wilayah tersebut.
Arslan Ashraf, Managing Director of the Arabian Peninsula and Pakistan cluster at Nielsen, was on hand at the event to sign the pledge for Alliance 4 YOUth in the Middle East. Other Alliance 4 YOUth partner companies and organizations in attendance included UAE Ministry of Culture, Youth and Community Development, Moebi Logistics, LinkedIn, L’Oreal, HR Access, Emaar, Engie, Publicis and the American University of Dubai.
During the event, a panel discussed wide ranging topics around youth unemployment in the region, how the Alliance aims to reduce youth unemployment, as well as career advice to the young people in attendance that included workshops such as resume clinics facilitated by Nielsen, LinkedIn and L’Oreal. Students enjoy these events because they focus on providing advice to students about their resumes, how to present themselves in interviews and offering other tips and tricks that enhance their overall employability.
Diprakarsai pada tahun 2014 oleh Nestlé, Alliance 4 YOUth merupakan inisiatif yang digerakkan oleh bisnis untuk mempromosikan ketenagakerjaan bagi kaum muda dengan membantu kaum muda mendapatkan pengalaman dan kemampuan kerja melalui kesempatan kerja dan pelatihan, serta melalui pendidikan. Perusahaan-perusahaan mitra organisasi ini juga mengerahkan karyawannya untuk terlibat dengan masyarakat dan membantu kaum muda mempersiapkan diri untuk bekerja dengan memberikan saran praktis, klinik resume, dan persiapan wawancara.
