CareerVillage Articles

Category: CareerVillage Updates

  • CareerVillage.org announces winners of its $15,000 Data Science for Good Kaggle Competition

    CareerVillage.org announces winners of its $15,000 Data Science for Good Kaggle Competition

    CareerVillage.org invited the Kaggle community to use their data science expertise to improve the algorithm that matches career questions from youth to working professionals. Palo Alto, CA — This week CareerVillage.org announced the winners of its $15,000 Data Science for Good competition on the data science crowdsourcing platform Kaggle. The two-month-long competition was designed to […]

  • Election Day is a CareerVillage.org Holiday

    Election Day is a CareerVillage.org Holiday

    (The following is a note from CareerVillage.org’s Executive Director) On Tuesday, November 6, CareerVillage.org’s office doors will be closed as we recognize Election Day as an organization-wide holiday. At CareerVillage.org, we believe in enabling our team to fully engage on election day. From planning a ride to the polls, balancing family schedules outside of the […]

  • [Press Release] CareerVillage.org Joins NewSchools Future of Work Challenge

    [Press Release] CareerVillage.org Joins NewSchools Future of Work Challenge

    Funding and management assistance from NewSchools Venture Fund will fuel efforts to create exceptional tools to help students connect to the future of work. Palo Alto, CA — CareerVillage.org is proud to announce its selection as a member of the 2018 Ignite cohort at NewSchools Venture Fund. CareerVillage.org is one of 11 ed tech companies […]

  • It’s Professional Services Week!

    TLDR for students: Ask questions this week about careers in consulting, accounting, audit, and tax. Starts Monday 9/25 and ends Saturday 9/30! There are over 1.3M jobs in accounting and audit in the United States, and the US Department of Labor calls it a high growth sector, growing at 11% per year. Whether you’ve ever considered […]

  • Introducing The New CareerVillage.org

    Today, I couldn’t be prouder to share with you that we are relaunching the CareerVillage.org platform with a new look and a new website. Five years ago Jen and I started CareerVillage.org as a passion project in our living room with the help of some friends and a hundred volunteers willing to give career advice […]

  • AIG Volunteers Advise Youth On CareerVillage.org, Impacting Thousands

    AIG Volunteers Advise Youth On CareerVillage.org, Impacting Thousands

    Today we’re celebrating CareerVillage volunteers working at AIG, who in just a few short weeks collectively reached and impacted over 3,800 young people with inspirational career advice. Last month, several groups of AIG employees got together in their New Jersey office and answered career questions from high school students about everything from what college courses […]