“LinkedIn for Youth” Launches
“LinkedIn for Youth” Launches
FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE: 25 July 2016
A new social platform is
going live tomorrow to help New Zealand youth make the best
possible start to life after study.
YouthHub.co.nz connects youth,
educators, service providers and businesses together to
inspire and support students through education, training and
employment.
“It’s a bit like LinkedIn for
students and recent graduates,” explains Youth Hub founder
and creator Senthil Perumal.
“Youth Hub will
become the one-stop-shop for students and young people aged
between 16 and 24 to read inspiring stories about their
peers, tell their own story, and connect with prospective
employers or others who can help them as they go through
study, training and launch their careers.”
From
the one platform, students create a profile and gain access
to youth-friendly job listings, services and training such
as CV writing workshops, and read inspiring stories about
other youth embarking on their careers.
A small
group of students have been given early access to test the
Beta version of the platform. Their feedback has been
overwhelming positive.
"It's been great and super
easy to use," says 17-year-old Wellington East Girls College
student Maddie Wright.
“It's got the class
talking about what we want to do when we leave school."
“It’s an awesome way for the community and
youth to reconnect. Youth Hub has the potential to give us a
better future,” adds 22-year-old Beta tester Jasmine
Pene.
And it’s not just students full of praise for the new platform.
"It is clear many students want to
get involved with this platform and understand the value it
provides as they build their profiles and share who they
are. The teachers and parents I’ve spoken to about it
have all been really impressed and can’t wait to get
involved," says Wellington East Girls College Te Reo Maori
Head of Department Matiu Julian.
Perumal says he
built Youth Hub with youth at heart.
“Although there are fantastic services, businesses and educators doing great things for youth, there has been no central system to achieve collective impact. Youth Hub has all fundamentals of social media user experiences that our youth are so conversant with.
“We live in an incredibly
exciting time for youth because they’ve got more options
available to them than ever before. Our children can truly
become anything they set their minds to and work towards.
That’s an awesome opportunity but it can also be quite
overwhelming for some youth, so our platform is there to
help guide and inspire them to make the best possible start
to whatever career they choose.”
Youth Hub is a
free service for students and those educators, services and
businesses who would like to profile themselves on the
platform. It’s been over 2 years in the making with input
and support from a wide range of stakeholders around the
country.
ENDS