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Partner with FirstGen Ahead if you are an employer seeking to support diverse talent through direct hires, internships, or job shadowing.
Over a 17-month period, students participate in project-based learning, networking, and hands-on opportunities to be career ready. FirstGen Ahead students are eager to succeed and ready to contribute to your organization.
In group activities and through one-on-one coaching, FirstGen Ahead students are guided to achieve competencies identified by NACE for career readiness:
Career & Self Development
Proactively develop oneself and one’s career through continual personal and professional learning, awareness of one’s strengths and weaknesses, navigation of career opportunities, and networking to build relationships within and without one’s organization.
Students are coached on how to navigate and explore job options, understanding and taking the steps necessary to pursue opportunities, and learning how to self-advocate for opportunities in the workplace.
Communication
Clearly and effectively exchange information, ideas, facts, and perspectives with persons inside and outside of an organization.
Students practice public speaking skills; expressing ideas to others; and writing/editing memos, letters, and complex technical reports clearly and effectively.
Critical Thinking
Identify and respond to needs based upon an understanding of situational context and logical analysis of relevant information.
Students practice public speaking skills; expressing ideas to others; and writing/editing memos, letters, and complex technical reports clearly and effectively.
Leadership
Recognize and capitalize on personal and team strengths to achieve organizational goals.
Students practice assessing and managing their emotions and those of others; using empathetic skills to guide and motivate; and receive coaching on how to organize, prioritize, and delegate work.
Professionalism
Knowing work environments differ greatly, understand and demonstrate effective work habits, and act in the interest of the larger community and workplace.
Students are coached on what it means to act with integrity and ethical behavior, with responsibility to the interests of the larger community in mind, and the importance of learning from their mistakes in a professional setting.
Teamwork
Build and maintain collaborative relationships to work effectively toward common goals, while appreciating diverse viewpoints and shared responsibilities.
Students practice working within a team structure and are coached on successful ways to negotiate and manage conflict.
To discuss your talent management needs, career readiness benefits, and FirstGen Ahead’s business partner opportunities, please contact Carolyn Brandes, carolyn@firstgenahead.org.