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LinkedIn and Year Up partner for a more diverse IT future

By Sarah K. White | Mar 14, 2022

LinkedIn is encouraging its employees to make a difference through a partnership aimed at priming the careers of young adults from communities und
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Corporate Training Programs That Don't Ask for a Degree | Year Up

Feb 28, 2022

The labor market has changed the way in which large corporations hire their staff, as they now train them with their own training programs so that
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Fred Mutsinzi went from homelessness to venture capital. Here’s how.

By Peter Coy | Jan 7, 2022

Fred Mutsinzi grew up in Rwanda, moved to the United States for college, then wound up homeless in Portland, Maine, after his money ran out.
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Bank of America Surpasses Goal to Hire 10,000 From Low- to Moderate-Income Areas, Sets New One for 2025

By Caroline Hudson | Sep 30, 2021

Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) has exceeded a five-year goal to hire 10,000 people from low- to moderate-income communities.
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I Went From College Drop-Out to One of Facebook's Leading IT Personnel

By Kyle Wilson | Sep 23, 2021

Year Up alumnus Jay Hammonds describes how Year Up gave him the opportunity to intern at Facebook a
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Workers, in Demand, Have a New Demand of Their Own: A Career Path

By Steve Lohr | Aug 18, 2021

Mark Wray was working at the concession stand of a movie theater when the pandemic lockdowns hit last year.
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