MasterCard Helps Young Hispanics Achieve Their Career Aspirations.

MasterCard International is strengthening its commitment to the Hispanic community by becoming the founding sponsor of the Hispanic College Fund HCF Connections Alumni Career Center. The HCF Alumni Career Center will provide the tools necessary for HCF scholars to turn their college educations into successful careers.

“MasterCard International supports community programs that provide the necessary tools to help individuals achieve their goals and reach their full potential” said Patrick Dwyer, MasterCard International’s Vice President of Government Affairs. “The Career Center will be an effective resource to help these talented students launch their careers, and we are proud to be its founding sponsor.”

At the HCF Connection’s Career Center, students can find employment and internship opportunities by searching a Job Board filled with postings from companies affiliated with the HCF. In addition, a Resource Center will link articles from successful business professionals, providing guidance on careers, resume and cover letter writing, interviewing skills, business etiquette, continuing education, and more.

J. Fernando Barrueta, President and CEO of the Hispanic College Fund, was grateful for the sponsorship, recognizing that the Career Center is another step forward in the development of the next generation of Hispanic business leaders. “MasterCard International is a crucial partner to developing the next generation of Hispanic professionals,” he said. “Its sponsorship of the scholarship program, annual scholarship awards banquet and the HCF Connection’s new Career Center really demonstrate MasterCard’s dedication to advancing the Hispanic community, and we are better off because of it.”

MasterCard will also continue its support of the Hispanic College Fund’s Scholarship Program by awarding five $10,000 scholarships to Hispanic students from California, New Jersey, New York, Texas and Washington State. Since 1994, MasterCard has sponsored more than forty HCF scholars, totaling $283,000.