Ready to level up your career with innovation skills?

 


Blackstone LaunchPad offers 3 steps to advance your career:   


Innovation Skills Series


The Innovation Skills Series helps you develop your confidence as leaders, think like an innovator and learn tangible career-oriented skills. Explore the key pillars of an innovation skillset: growth mindset, creativity, critical thinking, and leadership


Career Readiness


Participate in LaunchPad professional development opportunities to put your best foot forward as you apply to internships and jobs. Learn how to communicate your innovation skills in competitive resumes, interviews, and personal branding.  


Note: Students were required to engage in LaunchPad career readiness to access LaunchPad's internships and receive personalized resume feedback.


Internships Curated by Blackstone LaunchPad


Looking for your summer 2024 internship? Blackstone LaunchPad partners with trusted employers to share paid internship roles exclusively with LaunchPad students, including exciting positions with startups. Roles range from communications, data analysis, sales, engineering, finance, project management, research and more. 

Learn more here.


Explore Content

Each module in this series provides resources for you to learn about core concepts and practice to strengthen your skills. Try following this Recommended Schedule to ensure that you can complete all four modules.

JOIN A Workshop

Recordings of past workshops are available in each module:

Be sure to create a StartupTree account to stay in the loop on upcoming events and future opportunities.


About Blackstone LaunchPad

Blackstone LaunchPad is the signature program of the Blackstone Charitable Foundation. We seek to close the opportunity gap by equipping college and university students across the United States with the entrepreneurial skills they need to build lasting careers.  

About Blackstone and the Blackstone Charitable Foundation

Blackstone is the world’s largest alternative asset manager, with $1 trillion in AUM. We serve institutional and individual investors by building strong businesses that deliver lasting value. Our scale – with more than 12,600 real estate assets and 230+ portfolio companies – enables us to invest in dynamic sectors positioned for long-term growth. The Blackstone Charitable Foundation deploys its financial and human capital in support of programs that bridge opportunity gaps and support more equitable and thriving communities. Special emphasis is given to regions where we live and work.

About Jobs for the Future

Jobs for the Future (JFF) drives transformation of the U.S. education and workforce systems to achieve equitable economic advancement for all. Visit jff.org for more information about our work.