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Enhance Your Career Search by Participating in a Virtual Job Shadowing

By Pnina Steiner FirstGen Ahead Master Resume and Interview Coach In a time when virtual interactions are the norm, virtual job shadowing can be an excellent way to further your career exploration and networking. The upcoming winter break is a... Read More

Visualizing Personal Current and Projected Networks

Networking might not come naturally to the majority of us, which is a problem since well over 70% of people in the U.S. obtain their positions based on people they know. We cannot ignore this fact and need to be... Read More

How Much Information is Needed to Make a Decision?

Some decisions are deeply consequential, other decisions can shape your life for a period of time, and still, other decisions are less impactful. Getting married and having a baby are two examples of consequential decisions that change your life forever.... Read More

Founder’s Message November/December 2021

I am a firm believer in giving thanks and creating joy throughout the year, which is especially important during the holiday season. I am particularly grateful to the FirstGen Ahead students who put their faith in us as they navigate... Read More

A Story from the Field: How to Decide on Multiple Job Offers?

Great news! One of our FirstGen Ahead students was offered two positions and had four more interviews scheduled – and it’s only October of her senior year. She was in a bit of a quandary as to what she should... Read More