In an effort to attract and retain top talents, Greeley and Hansen, a leading national environmental engineering and consulting firm specializing in water, wastewater, and related infrastructure, took a unique approach by entering a partnership with Upwardly Global to find qualified new talent.
"I have been a volunteer with Upwardly Global since 2005. The experience of helping skilled immigrants achieve their professional dreams has enriched me in more ways than I could convey. Sharing their successes and setbacks during their job search journey taught me about resilience, drive and the passion they have to fulfill their potential and reach their goals."
An 18x Return on Your Investment in Human Capital Our intervention helps create a minimum of $127,000 in extra income for their families over five years, an 18 times return on each dollar spent on our program.
It’s a Virtuous Cycle of Change After completing our program and securing their first professional position, our jobseekers take on leadership roles in the community and workplace, become mentors and donors, facilitate introductions to their employers and even hire Upwardly Global jobseekers themselves.
We Fill a Critical Gap Upwardly Global is the only agency in the U.S. working exclusively with this underserved population, helping immigrant professionals to escape poverty and achieve economic security for their families.
Delivering the Promise of America One in three of our jobseekers are refugees or political asylees. Fleeing life-endangering circumstances, they had to leave family, community and social networks back in their home countries.
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