by Sarah Landrum | May 9, 2015 | Career Advice
The so-called “skills gap” is well-known. Companies are looking for employees who, like Liam Neeson in Taken, possess “a very particular set of skills.” On the other hand, unemployed people would love to land a job, but don’t have the required background that those...
by David Shindler | May 9, 2015 | Career Advice
I track my running using an app to see how far I’ve run, how long it took, the average and fastest mile times and the number of calories lost. I could collect data on a whole lot more like my heart rate but, hey, I know I’m alive! This is particularly useful when I...
by American Public University System | May 9, 2015 | Career Advice
“Congratulations! You’re starting a new chapter in your career journey.” That is not what I told myself when I got the phone call informing me not to come into work because my position had been eliminated. I was told my personal belongings would be packed and shipped...
by Juliana Weiss-Roessler | May 9, 2015 | resumes/cover letters
What do you do if you’ve listed your education, work experience, and additional skills on your resume, but it still looks thin? One easy solution is to beef up your work experience section by listing achievements that you’ve accomplished on the job. But that raises...
by Marc Plooster | May 9, 2015 | Career Advice
I can sit through a three-hour class, in the evening, after working eight hours, and enjoy the experience. I can sit through a six-hour class, when the weather is nice, on a Saturday (I’m not saying I enjoy six hour classes, but they are bearable). I can easily...