[City of Virginia Beach] SYEP Applicant

SYEP Recommendation Request

The Virginia Beach Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) is a positive youth development program that partners with local businesses, agencies and organizations to provide VB youth and young adults ages 16-21 with paid, work experiences for 8 weeks of the summer (June 24 – August 7, 2024).

The feedback you provided on the SYEP Recommendation Form is needed to properly locate a successful job placement for each young person. Please take the time to answer each question fully.

Contact SYEP@VBgov.com or 757.385.0432 with questions.

Agency/Organization (enter 'NA' if not applicable):

Position/Job Title (enter 'NA' if not applicable):

Email:

Phone:

Select your relationship with the applicant (select all that apply; if other, select the empty box and enter details):

Counselor

Coworker

Supervisor

Teacher

Volunteer coordinator

PLEASE CHECK THE BOX THAT BEST DESCRIBES THE APPLICANT (ABOVE AVERAGE, AVERAGE, BELOW AVERAGE OR NA) **Please be honest in your responses, as we use this information to place youth in a job allowing them to be successful.

PLEASE CHECK THE BOX THAT BEST DESCRIBES THE APPLICANT (ABOVE AVERAGE, AVERAGE, BELOW AVERAGE OR NA) **Please be honest in your responses, as we use this information to place youth in a job allowing them to be successful.
	Below Average	Average	Above Average	N/A
ABILITY TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH OTHERS	ABILITY TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH OTHERS/Below Average	ABILITY TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH OTHERS/Average	ABILITY TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH OTHERS/Above Average	ABILITY TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH OTHERS/N/A
ATTENDANCE (DO THEY SHOW UP ON TIME)	ATTENDANCE (DO THEY SHOW UP ON TIME)/Below Average	ATTENDANCE (DO THEY SHOW UP ON TIME)/Average	ATTENDANCE (DO THEY SHOW UP ON TIME)/Above Average	ATTENDANCE (DO THEY SHOW UP ON TIME)/N/A
DEPENDABILITY/RELIABILITY	DEPENDABILITY/RELIABILITY/Below Average	DEPENDABILITY/RELIABILITY/Average	DEPENDABILITY/RELIABILITY/Above Average	DEPENDABILITY/RELIABILITY/N/A
LEADERSHIP QUALITIES	LEADERSHIP QUALITIES/Below Average	LEADERSHIP QUALITIES/Average	LEADERSHIP QUALITIES/Above Average	LEADERSHIP QUALITIES/N/A
ORAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS	ORAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS/Below Average	ORAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS/Average	ORAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS/Above Average	ORAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS/N/A
WORK ETHIC	WORK ETHIC/Below Average	WORK ETHIC/Average	WORK ETHIC/Above Average	WORK ETHIC/N/A
WRITTEN COMMUNICATION SKILLS	WRITTEN COMMUNICATION SKILLS/Below Average	WRITTEN COMMUNICATION SKILLS/Average	WRITTEN COMMUNICATION SKILLS/Above Average	WRITTEN COMMUNICATION SKILLS/N/A
WORK INDEPENDENTLY WITH LITTLE TO NO ASSISTANCE	WORK INDEPENDENTLY WITH LITTLE TO NO ASSISTANCE/Below Average	WORK INDEPENDENTLY WITH LITTLE TO NO ASSISTANCE/Average	WORK INDEPENDENTLY WITH LITTLE TO NO ASSISTANCE/Above Average	WORK INDEPENDENTLY WITH LITTLE TO NO ASSISTANCE/N/A

Please elaborate on any above response where you rated the applicant "below average"?

Describe applicant's strengths (are there any jobs you feel they would do well?):

Describe applicant's weaknesses (are there any jobs you feel the applicant would not do well?):

Enter other relevant information about this applicant that would be helpful to SYEP staff when considering job placement.

Sign here and check the box below to submit your recommendation.

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I have completed this form truthfully, to the best of my knowledge, and endorse this applicant for the SYEP program.

Applicant Recommendation Summary:

I have completed this form truthfully, to the best of my knowledge, and endorse this applicant for the Virginia Beach Summer Youth Employment Program.

I have completed this form truthfully, to the best of my knowledge, and do NOT endorse this applicant for the Virginia Beach Summer Youth Employment Program.