Todd Davis
Company: Innovative Partners, Inc.
Position: Direct Placement Consultant
Welcome:
Charleston Young Professionals is a dynamic initiative, with the purpose of engaging and connecting both existing and future young professionals to the tri-county area. By building relationships with other young professionals and business leaders, CYP seeks to empower and inspire young professionals to advance their career and ultimately impact the greater community. Read more.
Young Professionals Survey Results
CYP sent a survey to young professionals in the community that included both members and non-members to find out why young professionals are attracted to the Charleston region? How do young professionals help make our community even better? How engaged are the YPs in our community and how do we compare to our competition (i.e. YPs across the country)? With the 411 responses, they found that young professionals in Charleston are invested in the community where nearly 96 percent are registered voters and 85 percent voted in the last local election. They are also involved in charitable work (64 percent volunteer average five hours per month) with 68 percent donating over $50 to non-profits. It was also shown that most are transplants (75%), well educated (91 percent have a four-year degree or higher) and perceive quality of life as important.
Top issues for young professionals in Charleston are cost of living, job opportunities, traffic and congestion. Click here for the survey results.
CYP Mentor Program Kicks-off July 2009
The CYP Mentor Program will begin July 2009. The purpose of the program is to foster meaningful relationships between members of CYP and business leaders in the region. The mentor program is a six month program, which matches CYP members with experienced professionals for guidance and support, while offering mentors an opportunity to strengthen ties with young, future community leaders.
To see a list of past mentors click here.
