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Where Students Learned About SYETP

Family members (4)

School/teacher/TAP (3)

Newspaper/ads (3)

Employer

Relatives (6)

Newspaper/radio (4)

School counselor

What Participants Liked Best about Summer Program

Got more job experience (3)

Meeting new people (2)

Help from staff

Help from co-workers

Learned new job skills

Got more job experience

Help from staff

"People cared about you"

Meeting new people

New experiences

Job itself was enjoyable

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Greatest Barrier/Obstacle to Job Performance

None (6)

Office visitors

Not respected as a professional/looked down upon

Learning to use the equipment

Too much "busy work/" dead time (2)

Conflict with supervisor

Too much close supervision

Interference from co-workers' parents

Competitive work environment

Communication problems with co-workers

Lack of access to equipment

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One Thing that Would Have Helped Students Do Their Job Better

Don't know/no response (8)

More info about the organization, its rules & operating procedures

To feel freer to ask questions

Didn't want to provide advanced training to "temporary" workers

More money (greater salary than minimum wage) - general agreement

To not have to "cover" for other workers

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(For women only) How They Were Prepared to Think About/Work In "Nontraditional" Jobs

Given info & opportunities but chose "traditional" jobs (7)

Given info & opportunities but chose "traditional" jobs (2)

Liked to work outside, so wanted to try a "nontraditional" job

No such thing as "nontraditional" job anymore - men & women are doing all kinds of work

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How SYETP Staff Treated Student Workers

Treated me well (3)

Felt respected/"treated me like an equal" (3)

"Willing to help in any way"

Treated me well (4)

Felt respected/"treated me like an equal" (3)

Felt patronized/treated like a little kid

Experienced communication conflicts

Any Training to Help Students Understand Other Cultures

No (10)

No (10)

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Quality of Planning of Summer Workshops & Jobs by JTPA Staff

Career Day was 'boring'(8)

Should match activities to students' interests (e.g., Business fair for those interested in Business) (3)

Need more small-group activities (3)

Need more input from students themselves (vs. planned speakers)

Got to practice interviewing

Workshops should "stay the same"

Felt "talked down to"

Wanted to be paid for attending training

Inefficiencies in training & job placement

Should try & match job placement to students' interests

Should lower the age of eligibility of students

Should keep minimum age of eligibility at 16 (2)

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Students' Ranking of Staff's Performance

Good (9)

Excellent

Excellent (2)

Good (2)

"Okay, all right" (4)

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Some Things the Staff Could Do Next Year to Better Prepare Students

More focus on matching career choices with available jobs (5)

"Not repeat stuff"/new workshops, activities (2)

Make seminars/training optional so as not to disrupt job duties (2)

Better information dissemination (2)

Request more detailed job descriptions from prospective employers

More focus on matching career choices with available jobs (2)

Expedite interview process

More field trips

More realistic job placements

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Any Other Comments?

None

Start the program earlier

Provide an opportunity to make more money