After graduating college and trying to get a job, many recent students encounter what Debra Lam calls “the chicken and egg” problem.
“It's very hard to get your first job if you don't have work experience. You can't get work experience if you don't have a first job,” says Lam, the founding executive director of Partnership for Inclusive Innovation (PIN). “So that starts a terrible cycle, and we want to break through that vicious cycle and provide opportunities for students to learn about what they like, what they don't like, and where they want to spend their time and pursue their expertise and talents.”
