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Support for Immigrant Job Seekers

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Many immigrants to the United States have advanced degrees and professional work experience from their home countries; yet they still face high rates of unemployment and underemployment. Meanwhile, many organizations in the U.S. are scrambling to increase staff diversity and gain valuable perspectives and experiences from different countries.

Meet an organization called Upwardly Global, which is working to fill those missed opportunities in the nonprofit, public, and private sectors. The job search program for immigrant professionals is now available to those in the New York, Chicago, and San Francisco metro areas. For those interested in working in the nonprofit sector, Upwardly Global provides specialized support and advice to supplement Idealist's Career Center.

On the other side, nonprofit organizations and companies can join Upwardly Global's Employer Network to get assistance with recruiting highly qualified new employees from all over the world. And at the same time, volunteers with professional experience in the U.S. offer advice, training, interview practice, and networking practice to immigrant job seekers.

Upwardly Global is one of hundreds of organizations participating in Immigrant Heritage Week, which is April 14-20 in New York City. Click here to browse the long list of cultural events and workshops going on this week in the five boroughs.