Employer Engagement and Job Development: Lessons from Three Employment Programs Serving People Facing Complex Challenges
Download
Clients
Key Findings
- Employer engagement and job development can be a win-win-win for participants, programs, and employers.
- Employer engagement and job development involve five key steps, each with specific strategies and factors that might shape success.
- There are common challenges and solutions when engaging employers and developing jobs for participants, such as right-sizing employer commitments and criteria and remembering the power of in-person connections.
Employer engagement and job development were key activities of three programs participating in the Next Generation of Enhanced Employment Strategies (NextGen) Project to help program participants with complex challenges find and keep jobs. Through an in-depth analysis of these program activities, this report finds that employer engagement and job development can be mutually beneficial for programs, participants, and employers. This report also identifies specific strategies and lessons for this work. The strategies and lessons summarized in this brief may help other employment programs serving similar populations.
More like this from Mathematica
Efficiency Meets Impact.
That's Progress Together.
To solve their most pressing challenges, organizations turn to Mathematica for deeply integrated expertise. We bring together subject matter and policy experts, data scientists, methodologists, and technologists who work across topics and sectors to help our partners design, improve, and scale evidence-based solutions.
Work With Us