CULTURALLY RELEVANT
CAREER READINESS PROGRAMS
As a First-Generation or Underserved Student...
As a first-generation or underserved student, our experiences and challenges are different; we are bicultural, multiracial, and encounter the glass ceiling, lack of mentorship, and the opportunity gap. Aspira Consulting provides culturally relevant career readiness programs that help first-generation and underserved students harness their cultural wealth, embrace their journey, and translate their experiences into a powerful career narrative. As a first-generation professional, Oscar Garcia has successfully overcome career pitfalls, blended his professional and bicultural identity, and today empowers others, so opportunities come to them.
Career Readiness Program
Program Description
Our transformative 5-session Culturally Relevant Career Readiness Program is specifically designed empower first-generation and underserved students. This immersive program offers a wealth of relatable real-life examples, practical tools, and invaluable techniques to harness their unique cultural backgrounds and propel them towards success in their career development.
Program Topics
- How to Tell Your First-Generation Story to Get Hired
- Turning Adversity into Positive Career Traits
- Demystifying Networking
- How to Overcome Imposter Syndrome
- How to Successfully Interview Virtually
Key Lessons
- How to reframe your personal journey into a powerful career narrative
- Turn adversity into positive career traits
- Leverage cultural wealth to build social capital
- Value your identity to overcome imposter syndrome
- Learn to market yourself to employers
Career Readiness Academy
Academy Description
Our Culturally Relevant Career Readiness Academy is a comprehensive 10-week program that provides students with a holistic career preparation. Our program teaches students how to embrace their personal journey and leverage their cultural wealth to develop a career strategy and techniques to attract job opportunities.
Key Lessons
- Reframe your personal journey into a relatable career narrative
- Create and promote your career portfolio
- Build your professional brand
- How to create a first-generation LinkedIn profile
- Career Networking
- Create a targeted resume
- Communication etiquette
- Effective and efficient job search techniques
Train-the-Trainer Program
Are you looking for a DIY (Do it yourself) approach to teaching students our culturally relevant career readiness programs? We provide an easy, simple to implement, and hands-on certification program of our Career Readiness Program and Career Readiness Academy.