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    Young Life Reviews

    Updated July 18, 2017
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    Pros

    • Great mission, great people and culture (in 11 reviews)

    • You feel well supported in an incredible community, great benefits, and serving one another (in 8 reviews)

    Cons

    • If you don't have balance in your life any non profit work will eat your lunch (in 6 reviews)

    • The only con I would say is that it can be very time-consuming, especially if you do not set strict time limits and manage your time well (in 6 reviews)

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    1. "Student Staff"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Corvallis, OR
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Corvallis, OR
      Recommends
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Young Life part-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Build great relationships. Work from coffee shops. Opportunities for personal growth.

      Cons

      I had to fundraise my own salary.

    2. "Great Place to Work"

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      Current Employee - Administrative Assistant in Manhattan, KS
      Current Employee - Administrative Assistant in Manhattan, KS
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook

      I have been working at Young Life part-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Flexible hours, kind people, great environment, good pay, great cause to work for, easy to fall in love with the job because of the AMAZING PEOPLE and their heart for God.

      Cons

      lacking in structure, behind the times in technology

      Advice to Management

      Honestly, due to the nature of this organization I don't know how you would fix the lack of structure. Its very relationship based so if someone needs something (wether it is in your job description or not) most everyone tries their best to help. This is a blessing and a curse. A blessing because you feel supported, that people care and that you are not alone in your struggle to accomplish any task, but a curse because when someone else needs something you are all but obligated to spend every waking minuet helping them accomplish their task, wether your on the clock or off.
      As for the technology, the home office is working on many of my major issues already, which is great! But there is still a lot to be done. This is very much an understandable issue because tech stuff is expensive and this is not what this organization is about so while it is sometimes frustrating (as with the severely outdated system used to build the m-site, or the crazy old time entry system) most of the time its an easy thing to brush off because I literally LOVE working here!

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    3. "Student Staff"

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      Current Employee - Student Staff in Chattanooga, TN
      Current Employee - Student Staff in Chattanooga, TN
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Young Life part-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Position is incredible. They work with you so much with you and really want you to grow.

      Cons

      You are responsible to raise your support.

      Advice to Management

      Allow for opportunity of growth and challenge themselves.

    4. "Interning After College"

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      Former Employee - Staff Associate in Fredericksburg, VA
      Former Employee - Staff Associate in Fredericksburg, VA
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Young Life full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Great mission and purpose, leadership cares for employees, good first job after college

      Cons

      Difficult finding a work/life balance, compensation not equivalent to time and effort put in

      Advice to Management

      Find more ways to invest into employees

    5. "Amazing Opportunity"

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      Current Employee - Volunteer Leader in Carmel, IN
      Current Employee - Volunteer Leader in Carmel, IN
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Young Life (More than a year)

      Pros

      Seeing lives change and being apart of something much bigger than yourself.

      Cons

      None, but I will you generally get what you put into it.

      Advice to Management

      none

    6. "Awesome"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Jacksonville, FL
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Jacksonville, FL
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Young Life full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Loved the people and mission

      Cons

      Not a con, but they love to train, and train, and train...

      Advice to Management

      Keep up the good work.

    7. "Area Director"

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      Current Employee - Area Director in Minneapolis, MN
      Current Employee - Area Director in Minneapolis, MN
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Young Life full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Young Life is unrivaled in its high calling and impact. The community you get from being a part of this organization is incredible!

      Cons

      This is a very high burnout job. If you aren't in it for the long run, it will be a very difficult job to have.

      Advice to Management

      There are far too many areas in the Twin Cities. To make the job manageable for staff, there needs to be fewer staff.

    8. "Amazing Org."

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      Former Employee - Area Director in Aurora, CO
      Former Employee - Area Director in Aurora, CO
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Young Life full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Incredible job if you are passionate about kids meeting Jesus.

      Cons

      Long hours and hard work with kids.

    9. "Relational place to work"

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      Former Employee - Student Staff Associate in Phoenix, AZ
      Former Employee - Student Staff Associate in Phoenix, AZ
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Young Life part-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Young Life extends its mission over into how they treat their employees--everything is very relational and personal. I loved getting to go to our area and regional meetings because it always just felt like catching up with friends and getting to work along side of them!

      Cons

      It is a challenge to raise your own pay--and I was only part-time! It's a neat experience to trust in the Lord with your finances, though, so I can't say it is a total con.

    10. "Great Organization"

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      Current Employee - Direct Ministry in Roanoke, VA
      Current Employee - Direct Ministry in Roanoke, VA
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      Pros

      -Flexible Hours
      -Everyday is different
      -Get to work for something you are passionate about
      -Good people

      Cons

      -Little room for growth
      -Unpredictable hours

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