Bonnie Kone

As a Career Coach with Upwardly Global, I support refugee, immigrant, and asylee professionals as they restart their professional careers in the US. I conduct 1:1 career counseling with 250+ technical professionals across 14+ specializations of 20+ nationalities. Specializations: I specialize in job search training for international tech professionals, fostering confidence and hope through education and skill-building, “undoing aloneness,” enhancing interview storytelling skills, career strategy training, and communication coaching for multicultural professionals. I draw on expertise in technical recruiting and the coaching skill of deep reflective inquiry. AI in the Job Search: I train job seekers to use AI skillfully and with human-led wisdom throughout every stage of the job search and career-restarting journey. Whole-Person Coaching Approach: I approach career coaching from a whole-person perspective, recognizing that people are more than their jobs, yet vocation often plays a vital role in shaping identity, dignity, contribution to the community, and belonging. My coaching honors the whole person by integrating a trauma-informed, strengths-based approach with awareness of mental, emotional, and mind-body well-being. I am a Certified Trauma-Informed Coach. Previous Experience: My past work experience includes full life-cycle recruiting and account management, specializing in diversity staffing with the US refugee workforce across 8 markets. I recruited, onboarded, and supported 4,000+ refugee candidates of 30+ nationalities in 3 years.