In this time of economic problems and tight resources, case management skills can be an important value-add for career development facilitators (CDF). This edition of the blog introduces CDF’s to the concept of case management in career development, and initiates a multi-part blog that touches on non-traditional, out-of-the-box approaches to doing case management in career development environments.
We plan to do a series of blog entries discussing the new “eWorkforce”. It is by far one of the most important trends impacting workforce and career development today. And it very well could prove to be the most effective response to the many economic issues we have been hearing so much about lately. Anyway, [...]
What do most Americans want from their work? A Gallup Poll provides some answers, and there are a few surprises in the mix! Below are the top five responses:
Benefits (including health insurance).
Interesting work.
Job security.
Opportunities to learn and grow.
Having a week or more of paid vacation.
Let’s analyze the responses and see what we can learn. First, [...]
“What do you do for a living?” the lady asked me.
“That’s always a difficult question for me to answer,” I thought to myself. ”By training, I am a workforce and career development professional. In practice, I spend most of my time teaching other workforce and career development professionals how to do their jobs better. [...]
In a job interview, there is one question that is more important than any other. If you are a searching for a job, you are sure to hear this question. And if you are a CDF helping job seekers, your customers and clients will hear it.
“Why should I hire you?” That’s the question.
The interviewer wants [...]
