Year Up alumnus Jay Hammonds describes how Year Up gave him the opportunity to intern at Facebook and pursue his career ambitions. He says: “The most impactful thing that I've ever done at Facebook was helping run the Year Up at Facebook program. I oversaw the hiring of over 500 interns with 48 percent eventually receiving a full-time role.”
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I Went From College Drop-Out to One of Facebook's Leading IT Personnel
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