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 [...]
Let me start by saying the title to this blog is misleading. Seriously! I was looking for something interesting to describe what is on my heart, and I came up with this title. But it is not really what I intend to talk about. Let me explain.
The other day, a friend said to me, “I [...]
In the near future, the new resume may not be a resume at all. Gary Vaynerchuck points out in his new book Crush It! that personal brand may soon become the new resume. What’s that all about? Here’s the deal.
We live in a new age of communication. Social networking, in particular, has put unprecedented power [...]
Now is the time! The HR team at the local employer is struggling. When production is high, there is money for training, but there is not much time. When production is low, there is time for training, but not much money.
We are in the workforce and career development business. If we don’t have our hand on the solution — which is the workforce — nobody else does either! Think about it! Be encouraged! And get busy rebuilding the dream!!!
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 [...]
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, [...]
Research shows that most good interviewers carefully watch for the questions that an interviewee asks. If you want to help your customers, clients, and students win in the interview, prepare them ahead of time to ask the questions inerviewers appreciate most. Specifically, your customers, clients, and students should go in with two or three questions that [...]
Well … thankfully, the elections are over. Now we can get back to something close to a “normal” routine in the USA. But we can also learn something from the recent campaign that will help our customers, clients, and students in their job search and career development activities too.
Do you remember the “talking [...]
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