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Equipping young professionals with skills to succeed in the labor market
Company name:
YoungCapital NEXT
Industry:
Recruitment & Talent Management
Company size:
1,000–5,000 employees
Table of Content
About the company
YoungCapital NEXT is part of YoungCapital, Europe’s leading recruitment agency for young professionals. Every week, YoungCapital prepares 20,000 candidates for the labor market, connecting them with clients across various industries. With a strong focus on innovation, ambition, and speed, YoungCapital helps young professionals gain a strong start in their careers by combining recruitment expertise with practical training through strategic L&D partnerships.
Business need
Preparing young professionals for the labor market
Many young professionals leave school without the practical skills needed to stand out in today’s competitive labor market. Employers often request years of experience, leaving candidates unsure how to bridge the gap. YoungCapital NEXT identified the need to equip its trainees with both hard and soft skills, giving them the confidence and knowledge to step into professional roles effectively.
“Young professionals should be able to take their first step into the job market with confidence. We want to accelerate their knowledge and experience, combining soft skills with a solid foundation of hard skills.”
Training solution
Structured learning paths with Lepaya
To address this challenge, YoungCapital NEXT partnered with Lepaya to create development trajectories that prepare young professionals for real-world work scenarios. The program includes:
- Growth Mindset Screening: Trainees’ attitudes toward challenges and problem-solving are assessed to tailor development.
- Take Charge Program: A personal leadership track designed to instill the right mindset for professional growth.
- Bootcamps: Intensive two-week programs focused on data-driven skills, Power Skills, and applied knowledge, culminating in presentations for potential employers.
“We offer the best of both worlds with the growth mindset we train in our personal leadership program and the knowledge and skills Lepaya trains during substantive bootcamps. The right combination of soft and hard skills for the best start on the job market.”
Impact
Boosting confidence and employability
The bootcamps create measurable results: trainees gain practical knowledge, develop critical soft skills, and show readiness to contribute immediately in client teams. Feedback from participants is consistently positive: “super fun, very valuable,” reflecting the rapid growth achieved in a short, intensive period.
The added value of the development program is that trainees are not starting from scratch. By training the right skills, they enter the job market at a higher level. Many clients report that trainees are real additions to their teams.
The program also adapts to labor market trends, ensuring trainees develop skills that align with current demands, while YoungCapital and Lepaya continuously enhance the curriculum for ongoing relevance.
By combining YoungCapital NEXT’s recruitment expertise with Lepaya’s tailored skill development, young professionals enter the labor market equipped with the confidence, mindset, and practical skills to succeed. This approach accelerates career readiness, increases employability, and helps both trainees and clients achieve tangible results.
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