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Eclipse the Barriers: Empowering STARs in Today’s Workforce
Eclipse the Barriers: Empowering STARs in Today’s Workforce
As I reflect on my journey from the medical field to my dream role in marketing, I can’t help but draw parallels between today’s eclipse…
Kelly Powers
Apr 5
Lifting Our Voices: Black STARs Share How We’re Tearing the Paper Ceiling
Lifting Our Voices: Black STARs Share How We’re Tearing the Paper Ceiling
I grew up in a family full of Black STARs (individuals Skilled Through Alternative Routes instead of a bachelor’s degree), but we didn’t…
Danielle Guadeloupe-Rojas
Feb 21
I’m a STAR. Here’s what the Tear the Paper Ceiling campaign means to me.
I’m a STAR. Here’s what the Tear the Paper Ceiling campaign means to me.
“I’m not one in a million, I’m one of millions.”
LaShana Lewis
Oct 18, 2023
Our Heritage is Our Strength: 8 Pieces of Advice for Hispanic STARs
Our Heritage is Our Strength: 8 Pieces of Advice for Hispanic STARs
It’s been almost a year since I joined Opportunity@Work, and almost two years since I first learned about a category I fall into–STARs…
Nicholas Olmo, Director of STARs Innovation Lab
Sep 14, 2023
The Value of Skilled Credentials
The Value of Skilled Credentials
Yesterday, I returned from the Society for Human Resource Management’s conference in Las Vegas (their 2024 event is already underway!)…
Kristy LaFollette
Jun 16, 2023
AAPI Heritage Month: 3 Tips to Help STARs Thrive from Kenny Nguyen, CEO and STAR
AAPI Heritage Month: 3 Tips to Help STARs Thrive from Kenny Nguyen, CEO and STAR
Thirty-one percent of Asian American and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) in the US workforce are STARs–people Skilled Through Alternative Routes…
Ciara Pattugalan
May 5, 2023
Tearing the Paper Ceiling at ASU-GSV
Tearing the Paper Ceiling at ASU-GSV
As you step underneath the mass of paper and look up, it’s both startling and overwhelming. Thirty thousand pieces of carefully and…
Georgia Gillette
Apr 21, 2023
Tear the Paper Ceiling with Skills-Based Hiring
Tear the Paper Ceiling with Skills-Based Hiring
See how a shift in college degree requirements has helped displace over half of the U.S. workforce over time.
Ashley Edwards
Mar 15, 2023
A Year in Review: Rising with the STARs
A Year in Review: Rising with the STARs
Tearing the Paper Ceiling and Launching STARs into 2023
Cheston McGuire
Dec 19, 2022
Scholars Share Insights to Understand Labor Market Mobility for STARs
Scholars Share Insights to Understand Labor Market Mobility for STARs
Opportunity@Work organized panel to dive into how skills-based hiring overcomes labor market exclusion at APPAM, the largest conference…
Gina Rosen
Nov 17, 2022
Counting STARs: Reflecting on the First Two Years of Stellarworx
Counting STARs: Reflecting on the First Two Years of Stellarworx
You may have seen Opportunity@Work in the news recently — either for the launch of our national advertising campaign developed with the Ad…
Chris Francica
Oct 18, 2022
Space City reaches for the STARs
Space City reaches for the STARs
Greater Houston Partnership and Opportunity@Work join forces to accelerate pathways for workers Skilled Through Alternative Routes (STARs)
Bridgette Gray
Jun 2, 2022
Opportunity@Work shares findings from 4 presentations at APPAM
Opportunity@Work shares findings from 4 presentations at APPAM
Community of Academic Scholars Reveal New Insights to Improve Mobility for STARs at Recent Conference
Gina Rosen
Apr 13, 2022
Time to Close the Opportunity Gap
Time to Close the Opportunity Gap
Unemployment, income inequality, and a host of other economic challenges have all been blamed on the so-called “skills gap.” But addressing…
Bridgette Gray
Mar 8, 2022
An anti-racism framework inspired by the Haitian Revolution
An anti-racism framework inspired by the Haitian Revolution
In every generation, there are people who seek to disrupt systems of injustice, but lack the tools to enact change.
Rose Francois
Oct 28, 2021
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