Focus can be one of the most difficult things for us to find at work, with so many things competing for our attention.…
Category Archives: Professional Development
The State of the US Workforce System
Reverse Mentoring at Work
IBM and Reverse Mentoring, presentation for Odense Kommun, May 10th 2010
View more presentations from Christian Carlsson
The Wall Street Journal has an article this week on the trend toward reverse mentoring, partnering younger workers with older workers so that the more seasoned employees can learn from their younger colleagues.…
Friday Link Round-Up
Here are your links for the week. Enjoy!
- House Republicans Eliminate Job Training Funding (Again!)–Long, but useful article on how the House is attempting to cut $2.2 billion from WIA and Wagner-Peyer under the guise of shifting from a program to a fiscal year.
- Best Places for One Stops–There's an interesting discussion happening in the NAWDP LinkedIn group on the best places for locating One Stops and ideas about virtual One Stops.
October 18 WEBINAR: Employment Transportation Obstacles for People with Disabilities
On October 18 at 1 p.m., DiscoverAbility NJ will sponsor a webinar on Employment Transportation Obstacles for People with Disabilities.…
Southern and Central Region Social Media and Job Search Trainings
DiscoverAbility NJ will be sponsoring two face-to-face trainings on using social media for job search and customer service on September 20 and 21.…
Positive Professional Development for Workforce Professionals
Positive Professional Development for Workforce Professionals
View more presentations from Michele Martin
We live and work in a knowledge economy where the skills you possess are key to your career.
…Friday Link Round-Up
There are some great links in this week's round-up, especially around the economy, job creation and how work is changing.
- Growing Structural Evidence: Skills Mismatch Between Idle Workers and Vacant Jobs–"Technological advances have automated many low and middle-skill jobs.
Are Your Networks Too Closed? How to Open Up and Network Strategically
Networks are how we get work done now. They are essential to collaboration and effective service delivery.…
Future Skills 2020
An interesting report in The Atlantic on Future Skills 2020, published by the for-profit University of Phoenix.…