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.

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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

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!)…

AAPI Heritage Month: 3 Tips to Help STARs Thrive from Kenny Nguyen, CEO and STAR

Thirty-one percent of Asian American and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) in the US workforce are STARs–people Skilled Through Alternative Routes…

Tearing the Paper Ceiling at ASU-GSV

As you step underneath the mass of paper and look up, it’s both startling and overwhelming. Thirty thousand pieces of carefully and…

Tear the Paper Ceiling with Skills-Based Hiring

See how a shift in college degree requirements has helped displace over half of the U.S. workforce over time.

A Year in Review: Rising with the STARs

Tearing the Paper Ceiling and Launching STARs into 2023

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