- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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60 people are interested
Volunteer with high-skilled immigrants and refugees!
ORGANIZATION: Upwardly Global
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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60 people are interested
Upwardly Global, founded in 2000, is a national, award-winning non-profit organization with offices in San Francisco, New York, and Chicago. Upwardly Global helps work-authorized, skilled immigrants rebuild their professional careers in the U.S.
You can help by joining us at a variety of upcoming events!
Be a Mock Interviewer
Mock interviewers conduct a practice interview with a jobseeker of a similar professional background and provide feedback on their interview performance.
Duration: 2 Hour Workshops
Be a Resume Developer
During resume workshops, volunteers attend a brief training and receive support materials on how to work with immigrant professionals to create an American-style resume.
Duration: 2 Hour Workshops
Be a Mentor
Volunteer mentors help jobseekers identify and understand the type of positions to which they want to apply and to prepare for job interviews. Mentors also provide one-on-one advice by answering questions about American workplace culture, the US job search process, professional organizations, and networking.
Time commitment minimum is 5 hours per month -- for a period of 4 to 6 months.
Benefits of Group Volunteer Engagement
Develop cultural competency and communication skills and practice cross cultural interviewing skills
Expand professional networks
Increase employee referrals of diverse candidates for open positions at your company
Make a significant difference for refugees and new immigrants to the US
Have fun!
More opportunities with Upwardly Global
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Upwardly Global
Location:
180 N. Wabash Aveune, Suite 310, Chicago, IL 60615, US
Mission Statement
To eliminate employment barriers for skilled immigrants and refugees and integrate this population into the professional U.S. workforce.
Description
As an Assistant Director in the refugee resettlement field, Jane Leu toured a New York poultry production plant that was considered a model employer for refugees. The owner introduced Jane to two of his best employees: a former engineer from Iraq and a surgeon from Bosnia. Disheartened by this waste of human potential, Jane launched Upwardly Global in 1999 from her kitchen table and began equipping skilled immigrants and refugees with the tools they needed to rebuild their professional careers and contribute their talents to U.S. employers. This simple idea has grown into the national organization that we know as Upwardly Global, or, to our community of committed supporters, as "UpGlo." Today we continue to grow and deliver on the promise of America for skilled immigrants and help U.S. employers benefit from access to this talent pool.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
180 N. Wabash AveuneSuite 310Chicago, IL 60601
DATE POSTED
August 17, 2015
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
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