First-generation college student’s nonprofit helps heal undocumented immigrants

January 10, 2022

Last month, Arizona State University honored the accomplishments and commitment of ASU’s Hispanic students pursuing higher education during the Hispanic Convocation. Reyna E. Montoya, founder and CEO of Aliento, was chosen to address graduates as the keynote …

By Morgan Harrison
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Optimizing Your LinkedIn Profile for First-Gen

For our first webinar, Rise First is honored to collaborate with Son Nguyen, a senior LinkedIn recruiter and first-generation professional, for a 1-hour of impactful discussion on June 18, 2020. Moderated by Rise First’s David Jasso, this webinar offered the …

By DAVID JASSO
DAVID JASSO Optimizing Your LinkedIn Profile for First-Gen
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Work abroad: Why recent college grads should conduct a global job search

 

Jobs that require travel or allow recent college grads to work abroad can help build cultural awareness, strengthen one’s ability to navigate through dynamic environments, and cultivate a level of agility, which is required by most employers today, says

By College Recruiter
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Common interview questions for entry-level jobs

If you’re looking at entry-level jobs, it’s possible that you haven’t had much experience with interviews. If that’s the case, you may be nervous or uncertain about what to expect from the interview process. It’s completely normal to feel this …

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How to select a career mentor

When you graduate from college, you lose daily, immediate access to some of your greatest mentors and teachers—faculty members, advisors, and career services professionals who have guided you through some of the best and most formative years of your life. …

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Should You Apply Through LinkedIn Or The Company’s Website?

So you finally found a job opening on LinkedIn for which you’re qualified and in which you’re interested—that’s half the battle. But, now, you’re not sure where to apply for it. 

You could apply through LinkedIn, or you could apply …

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Online portfolios: Using blogs to demonstrate college success

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For some college students, graduation day is coming soon. Okay, there may be a few more months, but after Spring Break, graduation is just around the corner. Time flies when students are having fun with those studies, doesn’t it?

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These 7 Interview Skills Will Help You Stand Out From the Pack

Having conducted hundreds of interviews—both mock interviews with career coaching clients and real interviews as part of search committees—and seen what the outcomes are, I can say with confidence that getting through the hiring process and landing a job is …

By The Muse
Expert advice to answer your career questions.
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Veteran Careers: Positive Traits Veterans Should Stress in Interviews

This is the last of three posts on veteran careers, based on an interview I conducted with branding expert Lida Citroën that I conducted earlier this year. In the two previous posts, I focused on Citroën’s comments on some of …

By Firsthand
We help applicants, students, job-seekers and professionals like you find the right career path using the power of firsthand experiences.
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The Biggest Resume Mistakes For Veterans

We spoke with Tara Carlidge, Recruiting Manager at Citi and former Personnel Officer in the U.S. Army, to ask her about the biggest mistake that veterans make in their resumes that could hurt them from getting the corporate/civilian job they’re …

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