Rock Your Block

11/10/2014

Exciting News!! Rock Your Block is joining the global discussion led by World Bank on improving youth employment. We hope to leverage our technology to expand globally, helping MORE youth find jobs and develop the skills they need to be successful.

With some 75 million young people in the developing world unemployed and hundreds of millions more underemployed, youth employment is one of this century’s most pressing problems. Every year, 20 million young people enter the labor force in Africa and Asia alone. In the Middle East and North Africa,…

11/08/2014

Everybody has to start somewhere. That includes all of the celebrities, billionaires, executives and CEOs of the world — even U.S. presidents.

So where did they begin their careers? Read on to find out what 11 U.S. presidents did before landing in office.

http://rockyourblock.com/jobs-before-they-were-president/

Reposted via CareerBuilder.com Everybody has to start somewhere. That includes all of the celebrities, billionaires, executives and CEOs of the world -- even

11/06/2014

to Sarah's VERY FIRST job as the neighborhood dog walker. All her clients came to celebrate Maggie's (her own dog's) birthday party.

11/06/2014

The constant battle our young job seekers are facing... Who will step up to give youth their first work experiences? Post a job today.

10/30/2014

Haneul Aharoni and Srah Srah Young at the Women 2.0 Conference a few weeks ago!

Founders and co-founders, introduce yourself and your startup to us! We want to promote your accomplishments on our website. By Jessica Schimm (Digital Audience Engagement Lead, Women 2.0) There are women with incredible tech startups all over the world, and we’re trying to get to know all of them.…

10/27/2014

Monster Dash Half, 10 Mile, 5K more pictures! Team Ortho Foundation athletes village, 5K finish line with the Edina High School softball team workers!

10/27/2014

Monster Dash Half, 10 Mile, 5K - Rock Your Block workers from the Edina High School Girls' Softball team started before the sun came up - setting up the athletes village, a water stop and then handed out medals to the runners at the 5K finish line! A BIG thank you Team Ortho Foundation and congratulations on another great race!

10/20/2014

LOL!

10/13/2014

Happy ! Be a winner and take charge of your job search and career path --> "Make it happen!"

10/11/2014

Who can solve the youth jobs crisis?

When we hear about youth unemployment, the words ‘global’ and ‘crisis’ are usually not far behind. But has the state of youth joblessness been exaggerated? What is really driving it and how do you get young people into employment? And whose job is it to care? We asked nine professionals from across…

10/06/2014

Check out these famous comedians' first jobs! http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKCN0HS12720141003?irpc=932

In Reuters' latest installment of our First Jobs series, where we talk to prominent American achievers about the early gigs that set them on the path to success, we spoke to a few of the country's top comedians.

10/05/2014

Take Action – Build Your Reputation as an Outstanding Worker http://rockyourblock.com/ryb-10-step-action-guide-for-getting-a-job-step-7/