Category Archives: Using Information in Career Planning

Staying Current: A Constant Challenge!

Changes in the workforce and career development environment is our reality.  We are challenged to keep up with those changes as we are SOOOO busy serving our customers.
If you are not already using O*NET as a great Occupational Information resource, we hope you will add it to your “Toolbox”. Some of you are finding that [...]

How Social Are You?

We certainly hear much about social media…some good….some not-so-good.  As we focus on career and workforce development, we are seeing more and more opportunities to use this current networking tool to the great benefit of many job-seekers.
The Department of Labor conducted an online survey and the following tools were recommended by the public.  They are currently [...]

The Fix Is In

All of us have problems. Some of us face problems occasionally. Others face problems everyday. Regardless of frequency, you can be sure that you are either having a problem now, or you will have one soon. That’s life!
Wait a minute! You are supposed to be optimistic! You are supposed [...]

Who Are You?

Thinking about the struggles that so many are facing today, it seems that the work we do in Career and Workforce Development should begin with helping our customers know who they are.  That has to be the first step before addressing the “Where am I going” (setting a career goal) and “How do I get [...]

Using Information in Career Planning

If you have ever heard the term ”TMI”, you will know what I mean when you begin a career exploration process.  Boy, who thought of all these websites!!  Sometimes too much information can be as bad as too little information.  
The Departments of Education and Labor have joined up to create a new website:  www.opportunity.gov offering “New Educational [...]

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