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    Connecting FGLI talent to meaningful career opportunities.

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    Partnering with organizations and institutions to provide free career resources for their FGLI students.

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    Explore, develop, connect, and apply.

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CareerSpring empowers first-generation and/or low-income (FGLI) students and graduates with career information and skills, professional networks, and employment opportunities through a free Platform and a community of volunteers and allies.

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Our Why

  • 54%

    of the undergraduate college students in the United States are first-generation and/or low-income, which is about 8.2 million students.

  • 70%

    of first-generation and/or low-income graduates in the United States do not acquire meaningful, high-quality employment.

  • 80%

    of all jobs in the United States are filled by personal and/or professional connections.

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Since our founding, we have supported over 37,000 FGLI students and graduates, representing more than 1,250 colleges and universities across the United States.

We are more than just a non-profit organization providing career access; we are a movement with tens of thousands of people committed to our vision of every FGLI college student in the United States securing meaningful, high-quality employment.

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Empowering FGLI Talent

Through our state-of-the-art Career Platform, our service model is straightforward, strategic, and successful at helping FGLI students and graduates launch their careers.

With our Network of Partners across the country, we're utilizing the Platform to address four factors that are critical to unlocking FGLI potential and enriching the future of our labor market.

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Networking & Social Capital

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Our Network is a collective of individuals and organizations who believe that FGLI students have the preparation and intellectual capacity, a set of life experiences, and grit necessary to add significant value to our workforce. Together, employers, educators, community organizations, and volunteers help us provide life-changing resources that are completely free-of-cost for Advisees.

  • You’ve got incredible career potential, and we’ve got the resources to help you reach your career goals. Together, we’ll put you on the track for success.

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  • Joining the our Network gives you the opportunity to acquire talent with the potential to grow and succeed, while also making a difference in communities across the nation.

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  • Your students gain cutting edge career access, your career services team strengthens FGLI student outreach and support, and high-quality employers tap into incredible talent from your institution.

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  • Expand or develop career programming for FGLI students at both the high school and post-secondary level, amplifying their career insights, skills, professional networks, and opportunities they have access to.

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  • Amplify your students’ career education curriculum through our career exploration and insights tools, while also offering valuable resources for your alumni.

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