Program Overview
The Career Foundations Program provides holistic training for AAD students through 4 foundational pillars: Cultural Training, Professional Development, Industry Mentorship & Exposure, and the Classics (resume, cover letter, and interview). Through our programming, we seek to increase students’ competence in their abilities, knowledge, and skills to achieve their career aspirations and increase their proficiency in the 8 career readiness competencies: professionalism, communication, critical thinking, teamwork, leadership, digital technology, career management, and global/intercultural fluency. If you are a student seeking to establish the fundamental groundwork for your career, then this is the program for you!
AAD Q1 Career Foundations Program
4.6/5
Students' overall experience with the program
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25.5%+
Increase in students' confidence in abilities, knowledge, and skills to achieve their career aspirations
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24%+
Increase in students' confidence in Career Management
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23%+
Increase in students' confidence in Professionalism
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AAD Q2 Career Foundations Program
AAD Q3 Career Foundations Program
Student Testimonials
The Kin Mentorship Program with AAD is a fantastic, engaging, and supportive program! I sincerely recommend it to everyone who is ambitious about advancing their personal/professional path, and connecting with a stellar Pan-Asian community. Staff and mentors are genuinely supportive of your journey, and welcome questions and ideas to explore your next steps. Each workshop is tailored to engage AAD mentees with real world challenges, and offers ways to respond to glass ceilings and unexpected challenges. Take the jump, and be rewarded with a network that is generous and will happily welcome you. AAD gave me the confidence I didn't have before to dive deeper into business/professional fields as a minority. The global economy as a whole can be very intimidating for Asians as it was not tailored to include us, but AAD gave me hope and motivation to keep pushing until I reach my goals. With AAD mentors at my side, I'm ready for anything the business field will throw at me. The entire program was inspiring and I really needed to know people like me that came before have faced the same problems I am but came out successful. |
The program is really beneficial in building a fundamental understanding of critical factors such as networking for those looking to enter industries, providing its participants with crucial resources for success! All the people from the AAD were amazingly-driven people who are willing to give up their time to help AANHPI communities. The workshops and presentations were very insightful and the mentorship is very much needed for many of us who are lost in which direction and path to take. To have someone who is experienced and supportive will make a tremendous difference in the lives of students that have the desire to learn. Thank you so much. |