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
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
Scholars Share Insights to Understand Labor Market Mobility for STARs
Opportunity@Work organized panel to dive into how skills-based hiring overcomes labor market exclusion at APPAM, the largest conference…
Counting STARs: Reflecting on the First Two Years of Stellarworx
You may have seen Opportunity@Work in the news recently — either for the launch of our national advertising campaign developed with the Ad…
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