Are you ready to expand your workforce? Or maybe hire your very first staff person?
A well-written job description is one of the most important documents you’ll use in recruiting and managing your employees.
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4 types of pre-employment checks you should prepare for
Did you know that background and other employment checks are a common piece of the job search process?
Prepare yourself by knowing what to expect.
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Soft skills in an employer’s market
Soft skills—also known as work-readiness skills, people skills, or essential skills—are the skills you can’t put down on paper.
Soft skills are what make someone a good employee and easy to work with.
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7 tips for getting the most out of a job fair
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Does the very idea of a job fair make your palms sweat? Or do you get truly excited at the thought of getting to meet so many potential employers?
Whatever your personality, follow these simple tips to help you make the most of your job fair experience.
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Where will the jobs be?
The U.S. Department of Labor estimates that the country added more than 200,000 jobs in June 2017–with big increases in health care, social assistance, financial activities, and mining.
Ever wonder exactly which careers are adding jobs at the highest rates?
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School counselors: meet your new favorite resource!
Looking for solid resources to help your students advance their career planning?
Meet GetMyFuture.org, a website of career, training, and job search resources for young adults, from the U.S. Department of Labor.
Are you a veteran looking to upgrade your skills?
As a veteran, you have many education and training options.
Want to learn new skills that will help you land a job? Take a class to build on your military experience? Earn a college degree?
Tee up summer goal setting
As the year approaches its halfway mark, it’s a great time to check in on your goals for 2017.
Even if New Year’s optimism has given way to discouragement or indifference, there is plenty of time left to work on building a platform for what you want to do next.
Find an apprenticeship program that’s right for you
Apprenticeships combine a full-time job with training—and prepare you to enter specialized fields.
Learn more about how to enter an apprenticeship program in your state.
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Find a summer job
A summer job is a great chance to gain work experience and skills, learn about yourself, and earn money.
Follow these 4 steps to land that summer job.