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Engineering Students Learn by Doing
(This article originally appeared in The Florida Times-Union at www.jacksonville.com.) Engineer Bill Kane helps a student with load bearing formulas. It was March, so it wasn’t surprising to see a...
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http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/photo/cloud-computing-desk-royalty-free-image/171998918 (This article originally appeared in my column in the Florida Times-Union.) If you’re in a career transition,...
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LinkedIn Tells You the Skills You Need and Offers Free Learning
According to our data, job applications spike on LinkedIn in October. So chances are you or someone you know is thinking about landing a new gig. That’s why today, we’re revealing the Top Skills of...
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This is one of a series of posts on The End of Jobs: Money, Meaning and Freedom Without the 9-to-5. In The End of Jobs, Taylor Pearson says that even highly trained and credentialed workers are...
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How to Get Better at Anything
Performance = Potential – Interference In her book Naked at Work: A Leader’s Guide to Fearless Authenticity, Danessa Knaupp tells the story of Tim Gallwey, who authored The Inner Game of Tennis in the...
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What Have You Learned Lately?
“I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it.” Pablo Picasso Companies are always on the hunt for the best talent. But how to define talent is different for every...
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The 21st Century Do It Yourself Apprenticeship
Taylor Pearson is the Author of The End of Jobs: Money, Meaning and Freedom Without the 9-to-5. I’ve written about his take on employment and job security in the 21st century economy. He believes...
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Design Your Own Apprenticeship
In a previous post, I wrote about the idea of creating your own apprenticeship to learn new skills or pivot to a new career or industry. Apprenticeship is an ancient concept, of course; you may...
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How to Connect with a Mentor (Design your Own Apprenticeship Part 3)
In a previous post, I outlined how you can plan for a mentorship / apprenticeship to learn a new set of skills or change occupations or industries. Finding and setting up a mentorship is a key part of...
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A College Degree is Not Required for Success
When I entered the field of workforce development in 1997, I confidently predicted the demise of the 4-year degree. I spoke to anyone who would listen (employers and jobseekers) about the idea that...
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Your Dental Hygienist Cleans like a Girl. (Because chances are, she is.)
A February 2024 Wall Street Journal headline read like this: 40% of Lawyers Are Women. 7% Are Black. America’s Workforce in Charts. The article analyzed The most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics...
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