New Digital Dashboard Empowers Businesses, Policymakers to Make the Shift to Skills-First Talent Practices
November 17, 2023 10:03 ET
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Opportunity@Work
WASHINGTON, DC, Nov. 17, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Businesses, workforce development leaders and policymakers have a new tool to learn about the massive pool of workers who are Skilled Through...
Tear the Paper Ceiling Gains Momentum As It Celebrates First Anniversary
November 01, 2023 09:00 ET
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Opportunity@Work
WASHINGTON, DC, Nov. 01, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As it celebrates the first anniversary of its launch, the national movement to Tear the Paper Ceiling continues to build momentum as businesses and...
Opportunity@Work’s STARs Public Sector Hub Helps Government Leaders Accelerate the Shift to Skills-Based Employment
October 18, 2023 12:31 ET
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Opportunity@Work
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Opportunity@Work, the nonprofit social enterprise working to advance the economic mobility of the millions of American workers who are Skilled Through...
Coalition Celebrates National Apprenticeship Week By Showing How to Tear the Paper Ceiling with Apprenticeships
November 21, 2022 13:33 ET
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Opportunity@Work
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Last week, as the U.S. Department of Labor hosted its 8th annual National Apprenticeship Week, organizations nationwide launched new apprenticeship...
Opportunity@Work Taps Workforce AI Pioneer SkyHive to Strengthen Skills-Based Hiring Platform
September 08, 2022 07:45 ET
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Opportunity@Work
WASHINGTON, D.C., Sept. 08, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- To help employers scale talent strategies that focus on workers Skilled Through Alternative Routes (STARs), rather than through a bachelor’s...
Opportunity@Work and the Ad Council Call on Companies to Join New, Rapidly Expanding Collaboration to Remove Barriers to Economic Mobility for 50% of U.S. Workers
June 07, 2022 14:05 ET
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Opportunity@Work
NEW ORLEANS, June 07, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, nonprofits Opportunity@Work and the Ad Council announced a new collaborative effort that will inspire employers to remove hiring barriers that...
New Research Reveals Limited Career Opportunities Experienced by Black Workers Skilled Through Alternative Routes (STARs)
February 24, 2022 10:15 ET
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Opportunity@Work
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As employers continue to struggle to implement successful Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) efforts, a new analysis from social...
Majority of U.S. Workforce Needs 30 Years On-the-Job to Earn a College Graduate's Starting Wages
January 14, 2022 08:40 ET
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Opportunity@Work
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Exclusionary hiring practices and an overreliance on college degrees have led to downward mobility for the largest subset of workers in the U.S. over...
Social Enterprise Opportunity@Work Announces New Leadership Roles to Accelerate STARs Movement
November 16, 2021 09:17 ET
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Opportunity@Work
WASHINGTON D.C., Nov. 16, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, Opportunity@Work announced the new hires of Angela Briggs-Paige as Vice President of People & Culture and Brian Matthew Rhodes as...
Talent Development Leader Joins Social Enterprise Opportunity@Work
October 15, 2021 10:36 ET
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Opportunity@Work
Alexandria, Oct. 15, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Opportunity@Work today announced the hiring of new Chief Customer Officer Bridgette Gray to lead the Customer Success & Delivery team as the...