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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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