foot in the door
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Through the Linked Learning program, “they’re already getting a foot in the door in some form of career pathway,” according to Alycia Escobedo, lead teacher for Hollywood High School New Media Academy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
Others who want to work say getting a foot in the door has been difficult.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 18, 2026
Science camp, tutoring and summers abroad might look good on a resume or help a teenager get a foot in the door, but they don’t build character like a real job.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
And he says his age helped get his foot in the door.
From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2026
He now had a foot in the door.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
