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Career questions from inquiring young minds and answers from professionals. June 30, 2020 By Margan Mulvihill, Associate Director of Development & Communications “I learned from Angela about the power of not knowing–curiosity pushes you to become better and to learn.” —Elizabeth, Enterprise for Youth intern As part of Enterprise for Youth’s internship program, youth are given the…

Dropbox kicked off their relationship with Enterprise for Youth by hosting Mission High School student Marlon Ochoa as an intern. Jesus Bellot, Marlon’s boss in the IT Department, told his community that Marlon picked up new technologies faster than any adult during their training.  This all happened because both Enterprise and Mission High share the…

Enterprise Places Youth in Paid Summer Internships The extraordinary circumstances we face due to the COVID-19 pandemic has altered Enterprise for Youth’s ability to provide in-person internships for the majority of the young people we serve. In order to continue our commitment to young people this summer, we’ve had to create new programming and internship…

“Don’t do things just for the money—it could lead you away from what you actually want to do in the future.”—Skye, 16, Youth Council On April 23rd, Enterprise for Youth hosted Board Member Brent Hyder, President, Chief People Officer at Salesforce, and his HR executives during a virtual retreat for our youth. Brent has consistently…

Enterprise is pleased to share this essay written by high school senior Elizabeth Ouyang for a college application. The prompt given to her was, “Please briefly elaborate on one of your extracurricular activities or work experiences.” As a “Fixer-Upper” and “Mr. Kate” enthusiast, I fell in awe with the thrilling experience of transforming a home.…