On this week’s episode of the I Heart Costa Mesa Show, we talk about our first jobs, hiring and firing, local teens, the interview process, mentorship, employment in Costa Mesa, the power of a paycheck and giving back – with Executive Director of Youth Employment Service, Wendy Weeks. Youth Employment Service (YES) is a local non-profit that helps build up our city’s teens and young adults with the skills and training they need to land their first jobs. YES needs volunteers to help conduct mock interviews and they also want to connect with local employers and donors, too. So listen in to learn more, then contact YES to get involved and help mentor Costa Mesa’s next generation.

YES online: https://yesworks.org/

YES on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yesworksoc/

YES on Instagram: @yesworksoc

YES on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/YESWorksOrg

Post a job on the YES Job Board: https://yesworks.org/post-a-job/

Volunteer at YES: https://yesworks.org/get-involved/volunteer/

Donate to YES: https://yesworks.org/donate/

We talk about Youth Employment Service’s involvement with the following local employers, donors and organizations: 

https://www.mothersmarket.com/

https://www.dpr.com/

http://mastercraftresidential.com/

https://www.starbucks.com/

http://www.jambajuice.com/

https://www.papamurphys.com/

https://www.caferio.com/

https://ocfair.com/

http://thehoagfoundation.org/

In the Fast Final Five, Weeks brought up the following Costa Mesa restaurants, events and places: 

The Crack Shack on 17th Street: https://www.crackshack.com/

We Olive at SOCO: http://weolive.com/costa-mesa/

Costa Mesa Summer Concerts In The Park: https://www.costamesafoundation.org/

The OC Fair: https://ocfair.com/

I Heart Costa Mesa is sponsored by:

Music Factory School of Music

The Orange County Market Place

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Big thanks to everyone who helped make this podcast possible!

Producer: Danny Thompson (danny@themusicfactoryoc.com)

Intro / Outro Voiceover: Brian Kazarian

Music: Eddie “DJ Kaboom” Iniestra