“Career Management” makes some managers nervous; they might lose key staff or have to spend precious time training and mentoring people. It raises expectations for many people that they will be promoted sooner, or that another round of lay-offs is coming. And for others, its just another bunch of buzzwords – a “key retention tool.”Continue reading “5 Actions for Career Management”
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Where the Jobs are for Mature Workers
With generous support from the MetLife Foundation, the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL) has worked with seven regions across to country to identify priority industries, examine the job and career opportunities in those industries, and highlight the opportunities that are most appropriate for mature workers. Based on a U.S. Department of Labor supportedContinue reading “Where the Jobs are for Mature Workers”
A Crystal Ball – Skills for Now and the Future
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”
“Future-Proof” Employee
In IBM’s report from interviewing over 1700 CEOs around the world three main themes emerged for the most successful organizations. At the highest level, none are news to us. But going deeper there are some critical nuggets worth exploring. I’m focusing on “Build future-proof employees.” Because emerging capabilities are hard to define, hiring and equippingContinue reading ““Future-Proof” Employee”
Book Review: “Real World Training Design” by Jenn Labin
When the initial flip through a new book stops you on a page that makes you burst out laughing – its gonna be a good read! Incredibly engaging graphics and illustrations! This handbook takes the classic instructional design process and brings it up-to-date with examples and tips. Labin provides succinct and helpful tools through-out theContinue reading “Book Review: “Real World Training Design” by Jenn Labin”
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”
Adapt Your Career Following Nature’s Lead
I heard Dr. Rafe Sagarin (University of Arizona) speak last week at the CBODN conference focusing on Resiliency. His book, “Learning form the Octopus” is just released. Do you know someone who readily adapts to changing circumstances without planning, predicting the future, or striving for perfection? Plants, animals and humans face the same problem, whichContinue reading “Adapt Your Career Following Nature’s Lead”
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!
Keep that Phone ON during our Session
The first ground rule in meetings these days seems to be to turn off your cell/smart phones. Its really annoying to be trying to present a concept and someone’s phone is ringing; or they are texting away, not really paying attention to the speaker. Generally its the speaker that gets annoyed. Sometimes its annoying toContinue reading “Keep that Phone ON during our Session”
Its Not Your Old Job Search Now
Social media is eclipsing many of the standard job search methods, but not the underlying foundation. Joshua Waldman writes on CareerRocketeer.com of 10 aspects of job search that social media has changed. We no longer need to worry about the type of paper to print resumes and cover letters; they are digital now. Tailoring eachContinue reading “Its Not Your Old Job Search Now”