First Generation
Hear from other first-generation college students and graduates about how they found support through college and marketed their experiences to employers. You’ll get practical strategies for how to network and find mentors, and advice to help you find career success!
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Sharing Success Through Community College Mentorship
August 05, 2021
When Adam Syme was a student at Holyoke Community College (HCC), he bonded with a counselor in the student help center who became a mentor, meeting weekly with him to discuss how …
First in your family to pursue a white-collar career? Find role models and a support system.
Yamu Cham was a budding businesswoman. But after high school, the Gambian immigrant had to …
Her left leg bounced nervously as her right foot nudged the accelerator. She balled up her fist and pushed away a tear, clearing her vision of the road ahead.
Will they think I’m a failure? Will they lie to their friends …
