OpportunityatWork
Our mission is to expand access to career opportunities so that all Americans can work, learn, and earn to their full potential in a dynamic economy.
Opportunity@Work
We work to expand career opportunities so that individuals Skilled Through Alternative Routes (STARs) can work, learn, and earn to their full potential.
Nick Pistone
I do all my own stunts.
Cheston McGuire
Sr. Communications Manager for @OpptyatWork | Former Press Secretary for @AFGENational | Virginia native | @mujschool & @CoMissourian alum
Michelle Lundberg
Michelle Lundberg is Director of Strategic Initiatives at Opportunity@Work
Byron Auguste
Hands-On Economist. @OpptyatWork Co-Founder/CEO; Fmr Deputy Director @WhiteHouse NEC; Fmr @McKinsey Director; @HopeStreetGroup Co-founder. Tweet: @byron_auguste
Ciara Pattugalan
Web Content Manager for @OpptyatWork
Latest Posts
Three Years In: Tracking the State of the Paper Ceiling
Employers are shifting their hiring practices, policymakers are taking action, and STARs are raising their voices as a unified group.
Unwrapping the Paperless Pathways Podcast & Why You Should Tune In
The hiring landscape is changing, and STARs — workers Skilled Through Alternative Routes — are leading the charge. Paperless Pathways is…
Advancing Skills-Based Talent Strategies in the Next Administration
By Gina Rosen and Chase Sackett
Seeing The Untapped Potential of STARs Like Me
I recently watched Netflix’s new documentary UNTAPPED: Closing America’s Opportunity Gap, which follows six workers Skilled Through…
Investing in STARs: My Reflections on MacKenzie Scott’s Milestone Gift to Opportunity@Work
When I co-founded Opportunity@Work 7 years ago, we saw many signs of a disconnect in the U.S. labor market. Across the country, I’d heard…
Eclipse the Barriers: Empowering STARs in Today’s Workforce
As I reflect on my journey from the medical field to my dream role in marketing, I can’t help but draw parallels between today’s eclipse…
Lifting Our Voices: Black STARs Share How We’re Tearing the Paper Ceiling
I grew up in a family full of Black STARs (individuals Skilled Through Alternative Routes instead of a bachelor’s degree), but we didn’t…
I’m a STAR. Here’s what the Tear the Paper Ceiling campaign means to me.
“I’m not one in a million, I’m one of millions.”
Our Heritage is Our Strength: 8 Pieces of Advice for Hispanic STARs
It’s been almost a year since I joined Opportunity@Work, and almost two years since I first learned about a category I fall into–STARs…
The Value of Skilled Credentials
Yesterday, I returned from the Society for Human Resource Management’s conference in Las Vegas (their 2024 event is already underway!)…
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