Talking Talent Episode 6: The importance of providing youth with a work experience and how it can transform their work ethic

Keith Kirkpatrick from the KPM Group and who serves as the chair of the Youth Employment Council of the Northwest Indiana Workforce Board, discusses how the Council is working to ensure employers in the region understand the importance of hiring youth and providing them with a work experience, whether it’s full time, part-time, seasonal, or project-based.  He and host Linda Woloshansky also talk about employer expectations and how their region implemented a Work Ethic Certificate strategy that is now being used in high schools in Northwest Indiana.