Employer Engagement Archives - Welcoming Center for New Pennsylvanians

Finding a Job Is Tough for Everyone—But It’s Especially Hard if You Are an Immigrant

September 23, 2020 By Welcoming Center In Employer Engagement, Staff Voices, Workforce Development No Comments

Finding a job is tough. For everyone. But it’s especially hard if you are an immigrant. Numerous immigrants come to Philadelphia as adults, leaving a thriving professional career in their home countries. When they arrive here, they have to face many barriers for their everyday lives such as understanding and being understood in English, understanding [...]

Let’s Learn Together: Developing Inclusive Best Practices

July 9, 2020 By Welcoming Center In Employer Engagement, Workforce Development No Comments

In January, we launched the Engaging Immigrant Talent initiative with the Office of Workforce Development which is funded by the WES Mariam Assefa Fund. Our project was designed to understand existing talent strategies and develop inclusive best practices as it relates to immigrants, refugees, and English Language Learners. In February, we hosted a Corporate Cocktail [...]

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