ConstructReach Young Adult Advisory Council (YAAC) Application

Who We Are

The ConstructReach Young Adult Advisory Council (YAAC) comprises highly motivated, determined, and hard-working young adults. This council will strengthen the bridge between employers, educators, and students. It will also serve as a voice for the next generation by sharing the challenges the youth face. These individuals will be advocates within the industry by providing relevant feedback to industry leaders, investing in the next generation of leaders, sharing professional development resources, and creating a broader network to expose a younger demographic to opportunities across various career pathways. YAAC's goal is to transform workforce readiness beyond the classroom.

Mission

The mission of YAAC is to bridge the gap between employers, educators, and students and transform workforce readiness beyond the classroom. Members make a difference by:

• Educating the youth on construction careers
• Creating pathways for young people to connect with industry professionals 
• Promoting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives in construction 
• Positioning ConstructReach to be a facilitator uniting employers, educators, and students 
• Creating national best practices and standards 

Membership Criteria 

1.  Members must be selected, recommended, and/or pursuing a career in 
   (technology, design, urban planning, education, economics, finance, engineering, architecture, or construction)                                                                                                                                                                
2. Recommendation Letter                                                                                                            
3. Members must be between the ages of 18-24                                                                                     
4. Ability to participate in monthly advisory meetings                                                                                                                                                              
5. Ability to commit to a 2 year term                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

Expectations 

1. All YAAC members will treat one another with dignity and respect. Any violent, threatening, discriminatory, or harassing behavior is cause for dismissal from the Advisory Council.                                                                                                                                                              
2. Youth Advisory Council members should notify the President of any unresolved conflict among members. The conflict will be resolved fairly and equitably.                                                                                                              
3. Demonstrates professional oral and written communication skills; using discretion and appropriate professional language in addressing clients/staffand peers.                                                                                                                                      
4. Attend 90% of meetings & be punctual.                                                                                                                             
5. Preform assigned duties.                                                                                                                            
6. BE YOURSELF.

If you would like to see these roles in more detail click here to see an outline of all roles and descriptions in YAAC with ConstructReach.

Next Steps

In order to proceed, please create a short video between 3- 10 minutes that includes the following:

• Introduce yourself (name, hometown, career goals, leadership experience, areas of interest)
• What do you feel you can contribute to the Young Adult Advisory Council?
• Why do you think there's a gap between employers, educators, and students and why do you think this gap exist in the construction industry?

• Why does this opportunity interest you?

Creativity is recommended (NO explicit words)

Please attach your resume and submit all videos to 

info@constructreach.com

Thank you for your time. When you are happy with your answers please sign and hit the 'submit' button below. 

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