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3 steps for getting ready for a job interview

Worried about this important step in the job search process? Fear not! With strategy and the right mindset, you’ll learn the skills to succeed There are thousands of tips on how to make your job search more successful. However, they all boil down to “Do your homework”, i.e. prepare for every step of the  interviewing process. If you are a foreign specialist and an English learner, you may have more “homework” – so much more that you don’t know where...

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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...

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Meet Thais, a LEAD graduate from Brazil who landed a job in the middle of the pandemic

The networking skills learned at NWNY workforce development sessions came in handy to secure a meaningful job in her field By Allie Ginwala Thais Katagiri was working toward a master’s in Economics at Fundação Getulio Vargas in São Paulo, Brazil, when her husband’s job was transferred to New York City. They moved in August 2019 and she had to figure out a way to balance studying for her degree with adjusting to her new life in New York. Her first...

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How to land your dream job and other takeaways from NWNY’s panel on Human Resources

A group of HR experts revealed to our community what happens behind the curtains during the process of recruitment and hiringWritten by Maria Pyaterneva On January 16, New Women New Yorkers (NWNY) hosted a panel discussion with Human Resources experts to provide an inside look at general HR and hiring practices. Abbey Longyear, NWNY’s Chief People & Culture Officer, and panel moderator, began the evening by explaining the various functions and departments that encompass Human Resources. Members of NWNY’s community were...