MatchBridge Interns Receive Valuable Mentoring

August 26, 2009 by Olu Johnson

BRE Properties', President and CEO, Connie Moore spoke to the interns about “Careers In Real Estate.”

Real Estate 4 Tomorrow’s Adults is a partnership between MatchBridge, United Way of the Bay Area, and the San Francisco Real Estate sector to provide paid internship opportunities to young men and women interested in real estate careers.

This summer, 26 interns worked at various San Francisco property and real estate companies.  The young people also had the opportunity to attend seminars tailored to give them the initial skills they need to start their careers. The seminars taught entry level job skills pushed them to realize their goals, and helped them to facilitate a plan of action.

Professionals from the business community volunteered to lead each seminar based on their own work experiences.  United Way of the Bay Area’s Rebecca Riley and Kim Pham spoke about the power of networking,  while Hank Ramirez of Wardrobe for Opportunity, showed the youth how to create a professional image.  This volunteer-driven nonprofit provides professional clothing and career support to low-income job-seekers in the Bay Area which enables them to become economically self-sufficient.

Another speaker, BRE Properties’ President and CEO, Connie Moore along with colleagues Michael McKann and Sheryl McKibben spoke about careers in the real estate sector.  Connie Moore is part of the Founders Circle that helped create Real Estate 4 Tomorrow’s Adults.

And finally, Wells Fargo’s Gregory Michail finished off the seminars by teaching the interns the values of budgeting and financial planning.

United Way and MatchBridge thank all of the volunteers, companies, and interns for taking part in this year’s program and investing in tomorrow’s workforce.