About Us
OneTen aims to close the opportunity gap for Black talent in America. Together, we create opportunities to earn success and ignite potential for generations to come.
OneTen aims to close the opportunity gap for Black talent in America. Together, we create opportunities to earn success and ignite potential for generations to come.
OneTen’s mission is to hire, promote and advance one million Black individuals who do not have a four-year degree into family-sustaining careers over the next ten years. We take a skills-first approach, focusing on competencies, in an aim to close the opportunity gap and ignite potential for generations to come.
OneTen offers resources and networking opportunities to help individuals build, search for, and advance in their careers. We believe in empowering individuals to reach their full potential and achieve professional success.
Explore your interests and strengths to find a career path that fits you.
Learn MoreContinuous learning, networking, and proactive communication can help advance your career.
Learn MoreChanging careers may require additional education and training, but can lead to personal and professional growth.
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Learn MoreMentorship program pairs individuals with experienced professionals to guide career development.
Learn MoreWe connect talented Black individuals without a four-year college degree with leading education and skill-building organizations, committed employers with family-sustaining jobs and wraparound support services.
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Jobs Filled
20+
Targeted Industries
100+
Partnerships
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Chief Information and Technology Officer
Chief Talent Development and Support Officer
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As of 2021, a family sustaining wage ranges between $58k – $90k and above depending on a persons location. That wage is calculated by the MIT Living Wage calculator.
Skills-first hiring and promotion emphasizes the specific competencies a candidate needs to be successful in the role.
It’s 5x more predictive of a person’s future performance than their education, and 2.5x better than their experience. It also diversifies talent pools, accelerates the hiring process and increases the likelihood of retention.
An estimated 4 million jobs today can be recredentialed to remove the requirement for a college degree.
Source: Michigan State University, Hunter, John E. & Ronda F. Hunter, “Validity and Utility of Alternative Predictors of Job Performance”
You can join us by taking a moment to tell us about yourself or your organization. A member of the OneTen team will reach out about next steps.