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Mentor helps Peruvian IT Professional get Back into Global Firm

Name: Haydee

Country: Peru

Profession: Experienced Associate

Haydee is an IT professional from Peru. While attending an Upwardly Global career summit, she met her future mentor who is an HR Professional. They worked together during Haydee's job search. After only four months participating in the Upwardly Global program, Haydee was hired as Experienced Associate at PriceWaterhouseCoopers in Chicago.

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Upwardly Global's Impact

"Our strong collaboration with Upwardly Global serves as an ongoing source of talent to fuel the growth of my business and ensures positive health outcomes for both Chicago citizens and international visitors who have Limited English Proficiency."

Name: Kim Taylor

Country: USA

Profession: President

Company: Healthcare Langauge Services

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Press Releases

1.27.2012

Upwardly Global Partners with Welcoming America to Increase Immigrant Integration in the Workplace

1.24.2011

Upwardly Global Launches Web Tool to Help Skilled Immigrants Re-enter Regulated Careers

11.8.2010

Upwardly Global Honors Two Immigrant Americans for Outstanding Leadership

News Coverage

Iraq's Christian Refugees Find Shelter in the Windy City
Time, June 2011

'Brain Waste' Thwarts Immigrants' Career Dreams
MSNBC, March 27, 2011

Bar Serves as Classroom for Immigrants Learning Job-Hunting Skills
New York Times, Feb 28, 2010

Upwardly Global places skilled immigrants in jobs worthy of their talents
Stanford Social Innovation Review, Spring 2010

Job-seeking refugees in Chicago find new hope with state-funded initiative
Chicago Tribune, Oct 1, 2009

What's In a Name
Huffington Post, July 22, 2009

Awards

Upwardly Global and its leaders have been recognized for their innovative work in the following ways:

Migration Policy Institute E Pluribus Unum Award, 2010
Ashoka: Innovators for the Public
Spelman College, Legacy of Leadership Bridge-Builder Award, 2007
John F. Kennedy New Frontier Award, 2006
Manhattan Institute Social Entrepreneur Award, 2004
HR Symposium, Partners in Innovation Award, 2004
Draper Richards Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship, 2002

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