Project Basta

🚨 To all Internship and Job Seekers!

Some real talk: If you're looking for an internship, it's time to take control.
📉 Nearly half of students who want internships won’t get one.

Why? Most students say it’s either because:
- They’re overwhelmed by coursework and time constraints, or
- They’ve applied—but haven’t been selected.

That’s where Basta comes in.

We’re here to keep you accountable during your search and make sure you don’t miss the moment—internship season is peaking, and now’s the time to stand out.

Take advantage of Basta’s FREE Discovery career prep program now!

BONUS: If you attend Discovery career workshops, you’ll get access to Basta’s exclusive job board—top employers are hiring right now.

You deserve a career that excites you. Let’s build it—together.

🚨 Spots are limited, so don’t wait.
👉 Sign up here: https://ow.ly/VMKW50VxEkP

📢 Big News: Basta x ZS Partnership! 🚀

We’re thrilled to announce our new partnership with ZS, a management consulting and technology firm that partners with companies to improve life and how we live it. Together we aim to expand career opportunities for first-generation college students!
ZS is dedicated to unlocking untapped talent pipelines and providing early-career professionals with exposure to consulting careers—fields where many young job seekers don’t always see a clear path.

Through our partnership, we look forward to:
✅ Placing top candidates in career-launching roles
✅ Increasing awareness of consulting careers among first-gen students

Sonia Atsegbua, Director of Strategic Partnerships at Basta shares:” We are so excited to launch our partnership with ZS! This partnership allows us to connect talented Basta participants with competitive career pathway roles at ZS, helping them to build meaningful careers and shape the future of the workforce.”

Tre Pieczonka, Early Careers Talent Acquisition Lead at ZS shares: “We are thrilled to be partnering with the Basta community to continue to increase representation within the consulting industry. We have already had the opportunity to connect with amazing and talented young job seekers and are looking forward to building more relationships.”

Special thanks to Tre, Valerie Dionne and our Employer Partnerships team—Sonia, Vincent Restagno, and Shania Carroll —for making this collaboration possible.

Together, we’re not just filling roles—we’re building pathways for first-gen talent to thrive in high-impact consulting careers.

🚈Basta is headed to D.C.!

Next week, our very own Becca Diefenbach and Mildred Armstrong Smith will be attending the Future of Skills & Work Forum HolonIQ. This is the flagship event of Global Skills Week and brings together leaders from higher education, workforce development, and industry to explore how we can better prepare learners for the careers of tomorrow.

With discussions on AI, cybersecurity, advanced manufacturing, and emerging technologies, we’re excited to engage with thought leaders and changemakers who are shaping the future of education and workforce.

🎯Stay tuned as we share the highlights and impressions of the forum in our socials
📍 Will you be there? We’d love to connect! If you’re attending, reach out.

🚨 PSA 🚨
Are you a humanities, liberal arts, or business major graduating between Fall 2024-Fall 2025? The Basta Winter Fellowship application deadline is fast approaching—don’t wait until after graduation to start your job search!

Hear from alumni Elizabeth Vargas and Nuvia Hernandez who’ve been through the Fellowship while in college and see how it’s helped them land full-time roles.

This is your opportunity to join a dynamic community of Fellows who’ve made the leap from graduation to impactful careers.

🗓️ Deadline: November 11!
APPLY: LINK IN BIO 👆🏽

🚀 Together, Basta and are powering first-gen students to launch their careers.

🤝 This month, we’re proud to highlight KIPP New Jersey, which embedded Discovery into its career prep initiative. In conjunction with KIPP NJ’s programming, our collaboration was vital in 22 KIPP students landing an incredible internship this summer!

Thank you KIPP New Jersey, Freddie Santana, and Becky Scudieri for your trust and partnership.

➡️ Read how we got the job done together with the link in bio!

Happy Juneteenth!

Juneteenth reminds us that the freedom to live a choice-filled life is a fundamental right, not a privilege. In a truly free society, we all thrive when everyone can live without the shackles of oppression.

At Basta, we believe that having the keys to opportunity and a supportive network opens doors to a secure future. It's with this belief that the Basta community—comprising young people, partners, supporters, and staff—takes bold steps, learns, iterates, and grows freely together.