If you’ve been in the job market recently, you know that skills are increasingly one of the most important job qualifications on employers’ minds. When you understand the nature of your own skills, you’re in a better position to answer…
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Can you describe your skills and abilities?
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Posted in Businesses and employers, Career counselors, Job seekers, Students, Uncategorized, Workers with disabilities
How to hire and retain older workers
With the national unemployment rate remaining well below 4 percent, the U.S. labor market is tight. If you’re an employer trying to fill positions, you probably already know this. You’ve likely also heard that it’s a great time to reach…
Small business owner or wannabe? Learn about the skills it takes to succeed
In support of Small Business Week, this week’s CareerOneStop blog features a model of the skills, knowledge and abilities that contribute to successful entrepreneurship. For people who operate a small business, this model may be useful to help evaluate potential…
New on CareerOneStop: How-to Guides
CareerOneStop has added three How-to Guides to help website users discover and make the most of the resources available on CareerOneStop websites. Each of the Guides walks users through five to six simple steps to help them achieve one of…
Find yourself in STEM
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Posted in Career changers, Career counselors, career explorers, Students, Teachers, Uncategorized
You may have heard the term “STEM” tossed around—referring to careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. Or “STEAM”, which adds Arts to the mix. If you’re curious about what STEM is all about, take a look at this sector…
Employment documents: what you’ll need and where to find them
Need to find some documents for a job application or new job? Throughout your job search you’ll probably need to access some or all of the documents below. What you’ll need for applications and resumes School and employment records. Almost…
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Earn a certificate after high school
There are still a few weeks of summer, but if you are a high school senior or a parent of one, you have probably started to think about what’s going to happen once graduation day has passed. Many students either…
Polish your job application skills
Have you ever started filling out an online job application and dropped off partway through? Maybe you were at a kiosk at a major retailer. Or maybe you were at home working under a time limit. Either way, online job…
Workforce professionals: Skill up on using CareerOneStop!
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Posted in Career counselors, Librarians, Teachers, Uncategorized, Workforce Development Professionals
If you are a workforce professional, you depend on a variety of resources to support the success of your students or customers. Ideally, CareerOneStop should be one of them. CareerOneStop offers essential, easy-to-use tools built on authoritative data and information…
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School counselor? Check out CareerOneStop’s free resources!
This weekend CareerOneStop is excited to join thousands of school counseling professionals in Austin, Texas, for the American School Counselor Association Annual Conference. Are you a school counselor looking for solid resources to help your students advance their career planning?…
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