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February 14, 2018

2018 Summer Youth Employment Program Application

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The Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) offers work experience, teaches valuable employment skills, financial literary and provides you with a summer income. SYEP educational activities will enhance your summer experience, allowing you to develop career awareness, understanding of personal money management and work- related social skills.

SYEP: Summer Youth Employment gives students a unique opportunity to explore their interests and discover new ones through various pathways:

✔ Pre-employment Training: Receive help with résumé and cover letter writing, and interviewing skills. Learn essential workplace readiness skills and business etiquette.

✔ Paid Summer Internships: Paid internship opportunities available in a variety of industries to accommodate student interests.

✔ Newark Public Schools (Academic Enrichment): Paid internship opportunities available in a variety of industries to accommodate student interests.

✔ Academic Acceleration: Youth will attend specialized classes at NJIT in coding and architecture and design. SYEP also partners with many year-long youth programs to compensate their participants in the summer.

Who is Eligible? ✔ Youth between the ages of 14-24✔ Resident of the City of Newark ✔ Legally allowed to work in the United States

Before starting your application, please ensure you have:✔ Turned 14 or will be 14 by June 1st of application year✔ An ACTIVE email address that can receive and send emails ✔ Your CORRECT social security number ✔ Alien Registration Number (if it applies) ✔ Civil Service number or proof of completion.

PLEASE NOTE: that you may only submit one application for SYEP. Selection into SYEP is based on a lottery. Submission of an application does not guarantee that you will be offered a job.

Access the Summer Youth Employment Program application on here!

The deadline to submit applications is 3/31/2018 at midnight.