Executive Education Consultant POWERSWORKS, United States
This session presents new research on first-generation professionals (FGPs), showing why they are vital to talent strategies. Findings reveal FGPs are 32% more loyal and 40% more self-motivated than peers. Attendees will explore FGP-focused programming, barriers to success, and support strategies.
Learning Objectives:
Access cutting-edge research on the identity, experiences, and potential of first-generation professionals to inform strategies for workforce hiring and employee development.
Identify successful programs for building skills in first-generation students that will support their success as first-generation professionals.
Recognize the need to adapt current higher education programming and perspectives on first-generation students, specifically regarding their professional lives after graduation.
