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For refugees and immigrants rebuilding their lives in the United States, finding a job can be only one piece of a much larger journey. Learning English, navigating an unfamiliar workforce, translating international experience, and finding time for profess

In the US, networking is one of the most important ways to get work-to put your elevator pitch (and yourself!) in front of new people. As an immigrant professional, you may not have a large network right now, but you can build that network one connection

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If you had five hours and an internet connection, could you come up with an idea that uses AI to advance the programmatic work of your organization (or solve a life problem!) without copying any of the thousands of offerings that are already out there? Co

Internationally trained professionals arrive in the United States with years of education, experience, and a deep commitment to their professions. Leaving behind the systems that recognized those credentials and the careers that once defined them, they mu

Words are more than letters and syllables. They are how we tell our stories, preserve our heritage, and share our humanity with the world. Common American dialects and phrases comprise a slew of words that are rooted in the immigrants who brought their ho

Who are you? What do you do? These are common questions we hear every day. Most of the time, they can be answered without blinking an eye. But what about when it counts? Would you be able to tell your story compellingly? Whether you are attending a networ

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For refugee professionals rebuilding their lives in the United States, the challenge is rarely a lack of talent. More often, it is access to information, credential recognition, training, and networks that connect years of education and experience into ca

Upwardly Global hosts first community engagement session to discuss AI's impact on the U.S. job market and connect jobseekers to real-time resources. Coffee chats that lead to real, in-person connection - that was what Upwardly Global's Community Engageme