Posts filed under: Career Building

A Decade Out: What Did We Learn From College Students Who Graduated During the Great Recession?

A Decade Out: What Did We Learn From College Students Who Graduated During the Great Recession? The first cohort of FirstGen Ahead students is graduating this spring during an especially challenging time in our country. To better understand what may... Read More

Pivoting During the Pandemic: Free, Online Career-Building Classes

We can all expect the summer of 2020 to be different than originally planned. How can we make the most of it, considering physical distancing and the struggling economy? One way to be productive and work toward building marketable skills... Read More

Creative Ideas for a Career-Building Summer

FirstGen Ahead coaches not only work one-on-one with college students, but they engage in problem-solving as a group. During the April Zoom Coach session, the coaches suggested creative ideas for students who might not land a summer internship due to... Read More
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