New Women New Yorkers

Author: ariellekandel

Culture & events

Thank You ThankView!

In our first-time collaboration with ThankView, NWNY participants receive tailored information and advice from individuals who work in their field of interest Interviewing for jobs is already nerve-wracking as is, let alone doing so in a second language. NWNY’s first-time collaboration with ThankView, a start-up for donor-outreach video sharing, was a welcoming environment for mock-interview practice. In a virtual environment, connecting with professionals can be increasingly difficult. For the February 26 Job Search session, ThankView volunteers and NWNY participants successfully...

Portraits & interviews

Lessons I learned from LEAD

A graduate from LEAD, NWNY’s free workforce development program, revisits the impact of the training in her adjustment to life in the US and her search for meaningful employment Written by Daniella Golombeski I can’t say that I left behind everything in my native country of Colombia to chase unfulfilled dreams. But I did come to the United States  to build a new path with my husband and continue weaving all the dreams I brought with me.  Faced with the...

Portraits & interviews

4 ways to network during the pandemic

Covid-19 has changed how we interact with one another, but network keeps being one of the main strategies to achieve your career goals.  With in-person meetings on hold , see how you can network during this challenging time Written by Stephanie Panico COVID-19 has changed everything about the way that we interact with others.  Since the pandemic began, we have all had to adjust to a “new normal” where in-person contact is no longer possible or limited.  This change extends...

Real People. Real Lives.

Real People. Real Lives. Women Immigrants of New York. 2020 is live

New Women New Yorkers (NWNY) is pleased to launch the showcase of the 3rd edition of its storytelling project Real People. Real Lives. Women Immigrants of New York on the occasion of International Migrants Day (December 18). The initiative highlights a diverse picture of immigrant women living in New York City – frontline workers, journalists, stay-at-home moms, artists and entrepreneurs, among others – on a series of podcasts to be released weekly through March 8, 2021 (International Women’s Day). The...