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advancing untapped talent

Tools for Building a More Inclusive Economy

To build a more inclusive economy, we partner with two main groups: employers looking to hire and cultivate untapped talent, and community-based organizations readying untapped talent to begin and advance in their careers. This is our hub for articles, videos, and how-to guides that equip employers and community-based organizations with tools for breaking the cycle of poverty in their communities, once and for all. Have a suggestion for resources you want us to share? Contact us at learn@caraplus.org.

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Bridging the Advancement Gap

Millions of Americans have ambitions to advance their careers and move out of frontline roles; yet many do not see a pathway to get there. Recently, Cara Plus executed one of the largest national studies on frontline worker upward mobility, Bridging the Advancement Gap: What Frontline Employees Want – and What Employers Think They Want, thanks to analysis from Cara Plus and McKinsey & Company.

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The AdvoKit

The AdvoKit: A Toolkit to Create Strong Employer Partnerships and Push for Inclusive Change is our two-part approach for cultivating relationships with employers and becoming a trusted advisor to shift their practices around recruitment, hiring, and advancement for talent pools that have previously been overlooked for quality employment.

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All Inclusive Employment Workforce Development

Inclusive Employment

The Motivated Talent You’re Missing Out On

Recently, an article caught my eye: “Where are all of the missing workers?” it asked, citing the anemic return to…

Workforce Development

Pulling Highest Potential Out of Hardest Life Places

Hollowed out by years of insults and harrowing assaults from her husband, it was a drive to survive that kept…

Workforce Development

Our Affiliate Model

In this video, produced by our friends at Freethink, we explain why and how we share Cara Collective’s best practices…

Workforce Development

When Job Seekers Become Job Ready

When job seekers become job ready, our team at Cara Collective calls it becoming Send Out Eligible (SOE). We recognize…

Workforce Development

Cara Collective’s Service Delivery Model

In this video, we break down Cara Collective’s Service Delivery Model into four components: Recruitment, Training, Employment Services, and Coaching….