Best Practices for Supporting First-Generation Students (feat. Yasi Mahallaty)

Career Everywhere

Yasi Mahallaty, the Senior Manager of Strategic Innovation at CareerSpring, talks about how career services can support first-generation students.

CareerSpring is a free networking and job placement platform for first-generation/low-income students. CareerSpring is also a headline partner for uConnect’s Curation Kit focused on first-generation/low-income students.

In the episode, Yasi talks about:

• The unique experiences of first-generation students as part of the career exploration process, including being the first to navigate the college and career experience, financial constraints, and imposter syndrome
• How career leaders can best support first-generation students in career development
• How to consider adapting career advising, workshops, and resources to meet the unique needs and circumstances of first-generation students
• How to help first-gen students identify and highlight their skills and attributes in job interviews
• How to help first-gen students evaluate potential employers for their commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB)
• Immediate strategies that can be implemented to increase support for first-generation students
• And more!

Resources from the episode:

• Yasi’s LinkedIn profile
• CareerSpring’s website
• uConnect’s Curation Kit for first-gen/low-income students
• Forbes list: “America’s Best Employers for Diversity”

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