Up(skill) or Out?
For the longest time, the gateway to a successful career was to go to college, get your undergraduate degree and step into the world of work. The past two years have turnedRead More…
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Innovation at its Finest: Upskilling Workers with Virtual Reality
Based on our own internal data, both direct hire and temporary job growth for industrial truck operators in distribution centers has nearly doubled in some key markets, and hourly pay rates haveRead More…
The Great Retirement: Are Baby Boomers causing today’s hiring shortage?
A record-high 11 million jobs are waiting to be filled across the U.S. This boom in available openings? You can thank the Baby Boomers. According to Pew Research Center, the rate ofRead More…
How to revamp your career for the new year
Is overhauling your career a part of your New Year’s resolutions? You’re in good company. According to our research, nearly 2 in every 5 people are changing jobs or considering a newRead More…
Why Is Upskilling More Critical Now Than Ever?
Up until a few years ago, obtaining your undergraduate degree was a pass to the vast world of employment. Unfortunately, a higher education certificate might not take you that far nowadays. UpskillingRead More…
Upskilling: Coding Boot Camps Landing More Grads in Tech than Top Universities
Coding boot camps offer a quick fix to the tech talent shortage for companies scrambling to hire skilled workers. These short-term certificate programs usually take three to six months to complete andRead More…
Selling your soft skills
Hard skills on your resume might be what get you noticed. But it’s your ‘soft skills’ that will make you a stand-out candidate at the interview (and move you up the ladderRead More…
Ready for the next normal? 3 key takeaways from our study on the new era of work
“People want flexibility now. Even if you can return to normal, your employees aren’t going to return to normal with you,” said Brian Welle from Google, a guest speaker at Thursday’s onlineRead More…
Upskilling Is a Win for Workers and Businesses
Amber Ikpe is a success story for upskilling. Today, Ikpe works at the Information Technology Senior Management Forum (ITSMF), a nonprofit headquartered in Atlanta. She is the CRM manager, overseeing the databases.Read More…
Upskilling in manufacturing: Building the industrial workforce of the future
Despite all the talk of automation eating up jobs, US manufacturing is expected to have 2.1 million unfilled vacancies by 2030. At the same time, pandemic-driven market fluctuations and supply chain disturbancesRead More…