Careers
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Blue Bell’s CompanyVoice Is Committed to Creating Jobs for Older Workers
CEO Claudia Timbo of CompanyVoice in Blue Bell employs a unique hiring model that initially focused on hiring mature workers with special skills in banking, insurance, healthcare, and other regulated industries. That approach quickly expanded to people with disabilities, transitioning professionals, veterans, and their families. Claudia has also partnered with a federal program giving grants…
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Career Corner: 5 Tips To Get Promoted at Work
If you like the company you are with, a promotion can wind up feeling even more rewarding than a new job elsewhere would. But promotions are also more rare and difficult to determine what qualifications you are lacking. If you have been hoping for a promotion and wondering what more you could do to help…
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Career Corner: The Biggest Issues Preventing You from Advancing at Work
Waiting to get recognition and opportunities at work can sometimes feel like it is out of your hands. If you are trying your best and seeing no new results, what more can you do? But for some people, what might be getting you passed over are things you are doing that are getting bad attention.…
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Career Corner: 5 Tips To Get a Promotion at Work
Are you ready to reach for nmore responsibility at work but have not had the opportunity yet? Per Michele Reynolds of Harvard Business School Online, it could come down to you showing why your boss should take the chance on you. Fortunately, there are some easy behaviors you can exhibit to demonstrate this. Be a…
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Career Corner: Announcing Your New Job on Social Media
A new job is usually a cause for celebration, and that’s something you want to share. However, show some restraint and think about the ways sharing that news now might actually backfire. If you are not sure why you would need to be cautious, Vyten had a post sharing some possibilities to be leery of.…
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3 Questions to Ask Before Joining a Company That’s Growing Fast
If you have just gotten a job offer from a company that is rapidly expanding, your first response is likely excitement. But don’t lose sight of what the company’s growth will mean in terms of their expectations for you. As stated in an article for The Muse, you need to prepare for a different kind…
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The Great Reshuffle To or From the World of Education
Teacher to trainer? Classroom to corporate? Teacher to teacherpreneur? Or maybe it’s the reverse? How do you pivot and use LinkedIn for your reinvention? Not only have I already reinvented myself six times, but I am still evolving with the business acumen I have gained. I’ve been in several corporate industries, earning two administrative and…
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Career Corner: Three Tips to Successfully Join And Lead A New Team
Joining a new team is exciting for the opportunities it brings, but it can also be nerve-wracking trying to learn the group dynamic so you don’t make any mistakes. That potential for stress increases exponentially when you are the team’s new leader. As the team’s new leader you walk a tightrope between learning what needs…
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Career Corner: How To Introduce Yourself To New Coworkers
Your first day at a new job is stressful enough just trying to adjust to all the new tasks you need to learn. But you can’t become so caught up in that aspect of the job that you forget that you need to build connections with your new coworkers too. In addition to their job…
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Greater Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce Brings Job Fair to Plymouth Meeting Mall
The job fair will feature over sixty companies from throughout Montgomery County representing diverse industries including healthcare, hospitality, education, manufacturing, retail, construction, financial services, and more. Positions available include full and part-time hours. Students, retirees, per diem, contract workers as well as those seeking flexible schedules should attend. According to Pam Kelly, President and CEO…
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Career Corner: The First 3 Steps to Take When Switching Careers
Regardless of your reasons, sometimes your current career just no longer satisfies you. But the prospect of changing to a new career can be daunting due to what an enormous undertaking it feels like. However, with some good guideposts to help steer you along, you can break the process down into manageable steps. For those…
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Career Corner: How to Quit Your Job and Get a New, Better One
There have been many stories in the news lately about how many people are quitting across the country. And yet some dissatisfied with their job still hesitate to even look for a better, more fulfilling position, fearing it will be difficult to land on their feet once they cut ties. Such change can be scary,…
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Career Corner: Driving for a Gig? These Are Your Best Philadelphia Area Options
Have you been thinking of trying out something like being an Uber driver as a job? Or maybe you already do drive for pay and you are wondering if there are better options out there. The Los Angeles Times compiled some of the best options you have for driver gigs, citing data from sources like…
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The Conundrum of Peak Productivity & Technology Skills
We live in a pandemic where technology skills are essential to work in a remote world, yet many digital immigrants (Gen X and boomers) lack skills. Digital immigrants are individuals born between 1946 and 1980 and did not grow up with technology. In contrast, those born after 1980 are considered digital natives and grew up…
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Career Corner: 5 Good Reasons for Leaving a Job
A grueling workweek can leave you getting off your shift feeling like you never want to go back there. For most people, that feeling fades after some rest and relaxation. But if it’s sticking around, it’s worth examining whether you have a legitimate reason to consider leaving for good. The site My Life I Guess…
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Bucks County Community College Offers Flight Training for Those Who Truly Want Careers That Take Off
Bucks County Community College (Bucks) prepares students for all kinds of careers, from traditional business to arts and science to even the trades. But its flight training program truly prepares students for a blue-sky future. The 10-week course is conducted in conjunction with Infinity Flight Group, a Trenton-based flight school. At its conclusion, students emerge…
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Career Corner: How To Negotiate Your Salary To Get What You’re Worth
It is easy to get so caught up in the euphoria of getting selected for a job opening that you do yourself the disservice of not negotiating the salary. Sure, maybe the initial offer was within the range that the company shared in the job posting, but perhaps you were hoping your offer was going…
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Career Corner: What You Can Do When You Hate Work
Lots of people hate their jobs, but perhaps for you, it is at the point that you fantasize about quitting. Before doing so, maybe there are ways you can remedy your frustrations. The site Career Contessa features a variety of scenarios that could be contributing to your workplace aggravation and solutions for managing them. Here…
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