Careers
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Career Corner: From the WSJ, Tips on Navigating, Staying Productive in the Post-Pandemic Workplace
A lot of people have had their typical workday upended courtesy of the pandemic, and have had to develop new habits for the job. Whether that’s due to working remotely or just struggling to adapt to the new in-person rules, the fact is many people are feeling out of sorts in the workplace. As recently…
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Is Your LinkedIn ‘About’ Section Skimmable, Scannable for Everyday Attention Spans?
The About Section on LinkedIn can have up to 2600 characters. Are you formatting it so it is skimmable and scannable for human attention spans? When I visit LinkedIn profiles and see nothing but paragraphs, I typically do not read the paragraphs unless I have a particular purpose. My eyes glaze over. Since joining Clubhouse…
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Career Corner: Free Grants You Should Be Looking into for Help Paying Off Your Student Loans
By Chris Isaac Getting a good education is essential to many career paths, so graduation should be a happy time that marks new opportunities. Unfortunately, the reality is that it can also mark the beginning of being in debt thanks to student loans. In a recent Forbes article, Kat Tretina and Rachel Witkowski share grants…
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LinkedIn & Volunteering: Celebrating National Volunteer Month
April is National Volunteer Month. Did you know that there is an intersection between volunteering and your career that you can display on LinkedIn? This week, I decided to interview a subject matter expert on the topic of volunteering. Meridian Swift started her first volunteer manager job in 1995 “because she was nice.” A decade…
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Parx Casino, Betting on a Roll of Future Good Luck, Is Hiring
Optimistic about ebbing of pandemic numbers and a gradual revival of the gaming industry, Parx Casino hopes to fill more than 100 job openings, writes Doug Gross for the Bensalem Patch. Job-hunters can report onsite today, April 15, from noon to 4 p.m. in Bensalem. Bring a resume and a roster of references; interviews will be on the spot. Open positions include full-…
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PA’s Online Unemployment Compensation System — Often Fraught with Frustration — Is Getting a Reboot
As if being out of work isn’t bad enough, the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry’s online system for filing/managing claims is often difficult for filers to navigate, unsteady in its performance and outmoded in its layout. That’s all about to change on June 8, with the launch of a new unemployment compensation system, writes Tom Lehman for WGAL News 8. The improved system…
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Career Corner: From Forbes, Probing Career Questions to Ask Yourself if You Feel Like Your Career Has Lost Momentum
Everyone aspires to have a workplace they love and a position they find meaningful. However, the reality is you often need to pause at a few steppingstone positions to reach that point. But what happens when those stops at those steppingstones wind up becoming more long-term than what you had envisioned? If you’re feeling stuck…
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LinkedIn & Neurodiversity Hiring: Celebrating Autism Acceptance Month
April is Autism Acceptance Month. Autistic people are neurodiverse and hiring neurodiverse employees can create a workforce with more innovation. TW: I am neurotypical and am aware that some links may be offensive to the neurodiverse community. Unfortunately, not all neurodiverse individuals are treated the same way as their neurotypical counterparts. They don’t necessarily look…
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Interview Preparation Tools On and Off LinkedIn
Did you know thatLinkedIn has interview preparation tools? They provide frequently asked questions and AI feedback, only in the English language. It’s essential that you prepare for every interview opportunity, whether you are graduating and seeking your first job, are finishing active duty as a veteran, returning to the workforce after a sabbatical, transitioning from…
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Career Corner: ‘Future Proofing’ Your Career
As technology advances it is a legitimate concern for many workers if new technology could make certain jobs obsolete. Nobody wants the career they’ve invested in to fade away, so a lot of people wonder what they can do to maintain their workplace value and sustain their career. Forbes contributor Bryan Robinson recently discussed this,…
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LinkedIn Keywords on Career Explorer on Github
LinkedIn has been beta testing career paths on Github since the fall of 2020. The Career Explorer platform matches your skills to various job titles. The skills are keywords, which you can find in LinkedIn’s database. You can access the Career Explorer platform here. Enter the city of the closest metropolitan area to you. Then…
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Career Corner: How to Improve Your Job Search When You’re Not Finding the Openings You Want
Finding a job is always a draining process, and the conditions of the past year have only exacerbated that challenge. Scouring the same job boards can feel like spinning your wheels and leave you wondering if there’s anything else you could be trying. Gwen Moran of Fortune discusses this, explaining how sometimes the key to…
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How Are Millennials & Gen Z Using LinkedIn?
How are millennials and Gen Z using LinkedIn? Most likely like anyone else – as job seekers, business owners, veterans, students, or employed individuals. Millennials were born 1980 – 2000, while Gen Z, or the Net Gen, were born after 1997 (Brown, 2011; Social Security Administration, n.d.). They are connecting with their colleagues, friends, and…
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Career Corner: Continue to Advance Your Career While Working from Home
For many people, living through the pandemic has felt like life has been put on pause and they’re just waiting for everything to get moving again. Unfortunately, in terms of when it’s safe for life to return to normal, that really is out of most people’s hands. However, you absolutely have the power to prevent…
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Career Corner: 4 Strategies for Job Seekers Looking to Bounce Back During the Pandemic
While many have been fortunate enough to have their jobs transition to working remotely, writes Anne Fisher in Fortune, the reality is many people weren’t that lucky. A lot of employees were laid off as the Coronavirus got bad, and mass layoffs plus a pandemic makes an extremely difficult job market to crack. Some who…
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Are You “Woke” on LinkedIn?
Are you “woke” on LinkedIn? What’s that mean? Many think the term relates to social injustice issues, but it began with a totally different meaning. The original meaning was that you are an up-to-date and well-informed individual. As the past tense of “wake,” “woke” now relates to racism and social justice issues. The term “woke”…
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Career Corner: New Job? Strategies for Negotiating and Countering Their Offer
By Chris Isaac It’s always exciting to find out you’ve been selected as the best candidate for a position, but that process is a two-way street. The job needs to be right for you too. So before agreeing to start at a company, it’s always wise to ensure you’re getting a deal commensurate with your…
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Finding the Right LinkedIn Keywords Establishes Clarity Across Business and Career Models
Self-employed? Unemployed? Employed? Confuzzled? Conundrum? Not clear of where you stand in your career to develop the right keywords for LinkedIn? It may be time to self-reflect and record your thoughts in writing on a one page business model. ENTREPRENEURS AND SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS If this category fits you, you might want to use the…
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