“This is my second year in SPEAKHIRE's Foundational Year, and I'm excited to work with more career professionals in business who can help me choose the right business career pathway for my future. As a SPEAKHIRE Intern, I gained valuable skills and information my first year and know this year I'll be able to continue to work on skills that I can apply at a future job and gain more information about colleges and careers that are right for me."

“The conversations with my Career Pathways Champions helped me improve my English a lot. What they taught me about school and career and practicing my English with them helped me improve my grades and my participation in school!”

“SPEAKHIRE has helped me so much. I didn’t know about so many colleges and career pathways before, and now, I have a much clearer idea of what I need to do. The program’s structure helps us get opportunities we need to succeed. I made so many new friends who are also recent immigrants and learned so much from my Career Pathways Champions. Thank you, SPEAKHIRE!”

“I feel I have become more confident in myself and also inspired to take steps forward in my own community — for example, starting a club in my school!”

“Having a person who looks like me and understands me has brought energy and confidence to my life again. Connecting with a professional of a similar background to mine and who can relate to me and my situation has made me want to work towards making sure no other female immigrant feels the discomfort and discrimination that I felt. It’s a major confidence boost and motivator to be connected to a successful professional who I can relate to and who is a visible role model for me because if they can do it, I can, too! That constant reminder I now have drives me to be successful in my future career and in life.”

“When I first joined SPEAKHIRE, I wasn’t expecting to be on a right path just through several months. After having meetings with my Career Pathways Champion, I’ve gained a major experience of success. I had understood what I am best in, and what future job I want to tie up my life with! You don’t have to start over to be on the right path—just find what you love and do it a lot because loving what you do is happiness.”

“This was especially helpful during the college applications and college decision process. I remember one of my Career Pathways Champions advising me to broaden my horizons and apply to liberal arts schools rather than all STEM schools. One of my Career Pathways Champions wrote a recommendation letter for me, which helped me get into the college of my dreams.”

“This program is the best for girls like me who have different cultures and backgrounds. This should be in more schools.”