It’s a Wrap for The JobUp!It’s a Wrap for The JobUp! After six years and two remarkable communities of primarily Turkish and Italian professionals, The JobUp concluded its work with a Welcoming Week event in Kingston, NY … Aug 28 26August 28, 2026Article at The JobUp - Medium
The JobUp: Program Information and RegistrationFind the Right Work in the USA if You Are an Immigrant The JobUp is a work-readiness accellerator for internationally-educated newcomers to the USA who want to relaunch professionally and achieve career success. Learn “what you don’t know that you… May 19 23May 19, 2023Article at The JobUp - Medium
How the Quality of Your Downtime Can Improve Your Job-SearchSummer plans are underway, and we all need a well-deserved vacation. Far from self-indulgence, downtime is a necessity not only for the body, but also to sustain productivity and spark creativity. If you recharge well, you’ll be in tip-top shape for… Jul 01 22July 01, 2022Article at The JobUp - Medium
Find the Right Work in the USA if You Are an ImmigrantA Turkish orthopedic surgeon with over twenty years of practice in Istanbul can’t use his medical credentials in New York. An Italian communication professional with two master’s degrees job-hunted for 10 years to find gainful employment. A Mexican… Jun 29 22June 29, 2022Article at The JobUp - Medium
How I Created The JobUpFilling the Information Gap, Teaching New Americans How to Succeed in the U.S. Job Market Immigrant skill under-utilization — the phenomenon where college-educated newcomers are cut off from good jobs and survive on low wages— is a reality in the… Jun 29 22June 29, 2022Article at The JobUp - Medium
Happiness Will Recalibrate Your Career GPS in the USAWith the arrival of the warm season and vacations around the corner, happiness is a good topic to consider. First off, feeling happy is a choice, a “mindset that you can cultivate,” reminds us Jessica Thiefels in her article for FastCompany. And if… Jun 24 22June 24, 2022Article at The JobUp - Medium
Will Remote Work Depress Your Career Growth?What’s a new American job-seeker to do? I don’t know about you, but it seems to me that the examination of whether working from home is good for your career development or not is taking a life of its own these days. (In this post, I’ll use the… Jun 18 22June 18, 2022Article at The JobUp - Medium
The JobUp Guest Speaker SeriesConversation with Leticia Lopez, Workforce Development Specialist, New Women New Yorkers Welcome to our Guest Speaker Series. Since the very beginning, when The JobUp was still my practicum at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY,… Jun 03 22June 03, 2022Article at The JobUp - Medium
Salary Negotiation for New Americans: A Conversation with Abel Mucyo, National Outreach Manager at Upwardly Global The job Guest Speaker Series is a frequent column based on my conversations with workforce development experts, innovators in… Jun 02 22June 02, 2022Article at The JobUp - Medium
More U.S. Employers Are Adopting Skill-Based Hiring. Do You Know How to Stand Out?I’m captivated by new hiring trends. Take skill-based recruitment, which may spell good news for millions of new Americans whose professional competencies are often invisible to U.S. employers. The practice favors demonstrating the ability to perform… May 26 22May 26, 2022Article at The JobUp - Medium
The JobUp Guest Speaker SeriesNetworking for New Americans: A Conversation with Marc Oppenheim, Founder of MEOjobs and Dean of Hosftra Center for University Advising The JobUp Guest Speaker Series is a frequent column based on my conversations with innovators in workforce… May 20 22May 20, 2022Article at The JobUp - Medium
The Grounding Power of Welcoming and Inclusion: An Engagement Journalism PracticumMy community journey started a year ago, when I booked a ride on Lyft. The young man who picked me up was Muhammed Batmanoglu, a bio-medical engineer from Turkey who couldn’t find a job in his field despite his Ph.D. and fairly good English. That’s… Apr 15 22April 15, 2022Article at The JobUp - Medium
→The JobUp Online: Program Information and Registration←How to Find the Right Work in the USA if You Are an Immigrant by Tiziana Rinaldi Scroll below for information about the upcoming semester! Have you heard of doctors or engineers driving taxis? It happens a lot. At least 2 million foreign-educated… Apr 06 22April 06, 2022Article at The JobUp - Medium
The JobUp Guest Speaker SeriesConversation with Leticia Lopez, Workforce Development Specialist, New Women New Yorkers Welcome to our Guest Speaker Series. Since the very beginning, when The JobUp was still my practicum at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY,… Mar 16 22March 16, 2022Article at The JobUp - Medium
Sharing the Wealth, Helping the EconomyAt a Time of Daunting Labor Shortages, a Book Tells Immigrants Educated Abroad How to Find Work in the U.S. The U.S. job market is stumbling out of the gate. But while employers struggle to find enough Americans to fill vacancies and pick up speed,… Dec 06 21December 06, 2021Article at The JobUp - Medium
The Lottery Effect· 6 min read How lack of information, coordination and poor funding leave newcomers to the U.S. guessing where to turn for the support they need By Tiziana Rinaldi Since the White House announced plans in early May to accept up to 62,500 refugees in… Jun 11 21June 11, 2021Article at The JobUp - Medium
The Grounding Power of Welcoming and Inclusion: A Social Journalism Practicum· 7 min read My community journey started a year ago, when I booked a ride on Lyft. The young man who picked me up was Muhammed Batmanoglu, a bio-medical engineer from Turkey who couldn’t find a job in his field despite his Ph.D. and fairly good… Dec 19 19December 19, 2019Article at The JobUp - Medium
In Their Words: How Immigrants Experience the Job-Seeking Process in the U.S.· 6 min read During The JobUp, the offline educational project I launched to help skilled but underemployed immigrants improve their professional outcomes in New York, I asked participants to keep a job diary. What follows are both observations and… Dec 19 19December 19, 2019Article at The JobUp - Medium
Building Trust, Serving Community: The JobUp· 5 min read “Thank you so much for everything,” participants have said of The JobUp. Or, “We will miss you!” Or “This was so helpful.” This summer, in lieu of a traditional internship, I have been learning about how to help immigrants in my… Dec 19 19December 19, 2019Article at The JobUp - Medium
The JobUp· 7 min read A year ago I booked a Lyft ride because I didn’t want to be late for an appointment in Midtown Manhattan. The polished 32-year-old man who picked me up was a bio-medical engineer from Turkey who couldn’t find a better job in New York,… Nov 27 19November 27, 2019Article at The JobUp - Medium
