A research report from Apollo Research Institute gives us a crystal ball for looking towards 2020. “Future Work Skills 2020” I like the way this report takes the major global trends and matches them with the skills workers need to thrive now and going forward. Its very useful for the many people needing to re-skill,Continue reading “A Crystal Ball – Skills for Now and the Future”
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New Course for Career Professionals Working with Mature Job Seekers
Marvin Adams and I have teamed up to create a professional development course for career professionals, “Winning Strategies for the Mature Job Seeker,” at CEUOnestop. This self-paced, online course looks at the unique issues that older clients face as more and more people are looking for work. Career professionals will find information, resources and links toContinue reading “New Course for Career Professionals Working with Mature Job Seekers”
While You’re Unemployed…
Jacqueline Smith has compiled a great Top 10-things-you-need-to-do-while-youre-unemployed I wanted to share with you. If you do nine out of 10 of these, you won’t need to work for someone else!
Video Interviews in all sorts of Jobs
If you are exploring a new or different career, check out CandidCareers for brief interviews with people who are in your desired line of work. Candid Career founders Bill Glading and Neilye Garrity have interviewed hundreds of working professionals “to make the initial stages of the career exploration process more effective for young adults.” TheContinue reading “Video Interviews in all sorts of Jobs”
Rallying the Trades
People on the TV program “Dirty Jobs” look like they are having such a good time. They get constant feedback all day – cleaning a cement truck, picking up roadkill, catching bloodworms – so they know how they’re doing without having to be told. Did you know some of these people are millionaires? As weContinue reading “Rallying the Trades”