CareerSpring is a national non-profit organization that empowers first-generation and/or low-income (FGLI) students and graduates with career information and skills, professional networks, and employment opportunities through a free Career Platform and community of volunteers and allies.
Career Spring partners with companies and organizations across the nation to help bridge the opportunity gap for FGLI students, empowering them to secure meaningful, high-quality employment and contribute to a more equitable workforce in the United States.
Since our founding, we have supported nearly 30,000 FGLI students and graduates with their career journeys, working closely with over 500 Partners and hundreds of volunteers to help us make a difference.
Join the CareerSpring Network today and help us empower the next generation of talent.
Our Model
One Network. EndlessPossibilities.
All through a state-of-the-art Platform. Our service model is straightforward, strategic, and successful at helping first generation students and graduates launch their careers.
Career Exploration
Advisees can explore different career paths and gain insights on various careers with our Career Interest Finder, videos from real-world professionals in Career Video Library, and virtual career panels.
Networking & Career Advice
CareerSpring gives Advisees access to our Advisor Network, enabling them to seamlessly schedule 1:1 virtual meetings with Advisors across the nation to build their professional network and social capital or get career advice.
Skill Development
Advisees can tap into CareerSpring’s resources to develop their skills for searching, applying to, and interviewing for career opportunities–whether it be by reviewing guides in our Resource Toolkit, or gaining insights and guidance from our Lunch & Learn event series or meeting with a Candidate Coach.
Career Opportunities
With CareerSpring’s support, Advisees can apply for early career programs, internships, or jobs with companies or organizations from ourEmployer Partner Network, a diverse network of allies that value FGLI talent and provide high-quality, meaningful work.
how to make a difference:
Help change the future of the American workforce, every penny helps us make a difference by:
■ Educating thousands of FGLI students across America about the career access resources they can obtain through CareerSpring.
■ Connecting FGLI Advisees with Advisors for consultations that include guidance, inspiration, and the opportunity to develop social capital.
■ Closing the career access gap for FGLI students and graduates, through meaningful employment opportunities.
■ Providing the ongoing maintenance (and improvement) of our Career Platform, accessed by thousands of users nationwide.
■ Expanding our Network of Partners that are explicitly interested in helping FGLI students gain and succeed in high quality employment.
■ Offering unique virtual learning experiences that help Advisees gain the knowledge and skills necessary to navigate the job market.
How to Get Involved with CareerSpring:
Volunteer
By volunteering with CareerSpring, you’ll transform lives with every career video, connection, advising session, or job opportunity you make possible. Below are two ways you can get involved to help us make a difference:
- Become an Advisor: As a volunteer Advisor on CareerSpring's Platform, you will be able to network with and provide advice for FGLI students/graduates who are just starting their careers. These virtual conversations are student-driven and planned around the volunteer Advisor’s schedule and availability.
- Create a Career Video: Share your professional story with our students in a short career video. Answer several key questions about how you got into your career, what your work is like, and what advice you have for FGLI college students considering a similar path.
- Register to volunteer by completing CareerSpring’s Interest Form here.
Become a Partner
- Employer Partners: CareerSpring looks to companies nationwide, across all industries to join our Network. Becoming a CareerSpring Employer Partner enables you to acquire diverse talent for entry level positions and internship opportunities, provides your employees with meaningful volunteer opportunities, and overall increases your company’s social impact by contributing to a mission that enhances our evolving labor market.
- Education Partners: CareerSpring partners with educational institutions and non-profit organizations that support first-generation and/or low-income (FGLI) college students across the nation. Our team will work closely with you to connect your FGLI students to our free resources.
- Register your interest in becoming a Partner by completing CareerSpring’s Interest Form here.
Make a Contribution
- Every dollar given to CareerSpring helps contribute to our mission,giving access to career resources and opportunities for an FGLI student. Givetoday at www.CareerSpring.org/donate.
Letter from the Founder, Paul Posoli:
After spending 20 years as a leader in the energy industry, I was blessed with the opportunity to become the president of a high school for students of limited economic resources in Houston, Texas. That experience fundamentally changed the way I view the world. It deepened my appreciation for the delicate relationship between human potential and life circumstances and opened my eyes to the challenges and opportunities we face as a society.
I believe in the dignity of work and that labor is a part of God’s plan for our lives. Unfortunately, with growing education and income inequality in the United States, finding a living wage job will become more challenging for the low income population. Fortunately, we have millions of Americans who are rising above their socioeconomic challenges and are often the first in their family to attend college. These first generation students bring grit, determination, and a set of life experiences that would add significant value to our labor market, but they often lack the social capital and information necessary to find meaningful employment. As a result, millions of first generation graduates are under-employed despite their education and massive potential. At the same time, the demographics of our labor market are evolving rapidly, and employers will need to find ways to attract high quality candidates with diverse backgrounds.
The combination of these factors creates an incredible opportunity to facilitate the movement of underemployed Americans into jobs that maximize their potential, and importantly, provide the dignity of meaningful work. To seize this opportunity, we have developed an efficient and scalable model to connect hundreds of thousands of young Americans with information and social capital that facilitates their career readiness and unlocks their employment potential. Our model also assists employers to reach their goals for diverse talent recruitment within a dynamic labor market. When we look forward, we see an America that optimizes the God given potential of every first generation student. Welcome to CareerSpring.
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HILTON STAMFORD HOTEL, STAMFORD, CT
