Employer Engagement
In Massachusetts, 55,200 professionals trained abroad are currently underemployed or unemployed. With the current tight labor market and the looming shortage of skilled labor in the state, finding workers with relevant skills will only become more challenging. To gain an edge in the market for talent, we need to tap into this diverse workforce. ABN partners with employers, local and state government agencies, foundations, and service providers to invest in and build a diverse talent pipeline of skilled immigrants and refugees living in the Commonwealth.
We have served 250 skilled immigrant professionals through our resources, networking and mentorship, and fellowship programs and have placed more than 62% of our clients into skilled career-track positions.
Learn more about some of ABN’s employee partners in this video.
We believe that college-educated immigrants should not have to start building their careers from scratch. We utilize or create career pathways to enable skilled immigrants to re-establish their careers in job positions with viable career advancement pathways.
Our certification process derisks the recruitment of foreign-trained professionals.
We certify that our candidates:
Direct Placement of Candidates
Through our career advising process, we come across talented candidates to bring to the attention of our employer partners. We work with our employer partners to bring that talent into the workplace.
We also work with our employer partners who attend our in-person events for on-site recruitment.
Immigrant Professionals Fellowship
This initiative, only the second of its kind in the nation, will place immigrant professionals in a three-month paid fellowship in a position with a leading organization to gain U.S. workplace experience and to build a diverse pipeline of skilled talent to change the narrative on workplace equity.
Untapped Talent Consortium
In collaboration with prominent, well-respected human service agencies, ABN provides this two-phase project to support the career advancement of our foreign-born and people of color workforce and ensure their inclusion in the leadership of the Massachusetts human services industry.
No, our participants do not require Visa sponsorship.
No, there is no fee associated with hiring an ABN participant.
Our participants are from all over the world, primarily Africa, Latin America, Asia, and the Caribbean.
Like the many immigrant Americans before them, our participants immigrate for a variety of reasons. Regardless of the circumstances, they came seeking a better life and want to contribute their professional skills in their new home.
Yes, they have achieved the necessary English proficiency for the U.S. workplace.
Yes, many come from experienced professional backgrounds and hold specialized certifications and degrees.
No, we provide opportunities for all professions. However, most of our participant backgrounds fall in health care, business administration and finance, and other fields.
We partner with companies to meaningfully advance African and other skilled immigrant professionals in Massachusetts.
Contact Emmanuel Owusu, Executive Director, for additional questions: info@africanbn.org
We envision a day when the skills of immigrant professionals are highly valued and they can use their past experiences to build their careers, support their families, and make meaningful contributions to our society.
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