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Land Your Dream Job Now!

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LOOKING FOR YOUR “DREAM JOB” IN THE NEW YEAR As the New Year begins, many of us take inventory of our lives and look for ways of improvement. Besides joining a gym or signing up for a language class, one area where some decide a change is necessary is in their careers.

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Skilled Trades: Redefining “Smart” Education

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As Many As 31 Million Skilled Trades Positions Will Be Available by 2020 When I was a kid growing up in the 1980s, my parents drilled into my head, “Go to college to get a good job.” The implication being, if I earned a four-year degree, a good-paying job would follow.

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Watch the Labor Participation Rate, Not the Unemployment Rate

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Every month, the media comments on the monthly unemployment numbers released by the federal government. The unemployment number dropped almost every month last year, which the media has been proclaiming is a good thing. In December, the unemployment rate dropped another 0.3 percentage points to 6.7 percent, the lowest unemployment rate since October 2008.

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The Great American Employment Disconnect

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As of June this year, according to the U.S. Department of Labor, the U.S. has a record 6.2 million job openings. It’s the highest number since the Labor Department began tracking job postings in 2000. In contrast, there are 7 million jobless Americans. That’s more than one unemployed person for every available job.

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We are in the Strongest Hiring Boom in Over a Decade

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Nineteen percent of 11,500 U.S. employers have reported that they plan to add employees in Q1 2018, the strongest first-quarter hiring outlook in 10 years, according to the Manpower Employment Outlook Survey, released in Dec. 2017.

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Fail Forward Into Success

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In business and in life, failure is going to occur. It’s inevitable and it’s necessary. It is where the greatest amount of growth, learning and personal development occurs. Each of us will handle failing in business differently, based upon how we view failure.

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Storytelling is the New Business Currency

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In today’s economy, businesses have two main audiences their leadership teams need to connect with: internal customers (employees) and external customers (the people who buy their goods and services). Often times, companies use facts and figures to connect with these audiences. These pieces of communication only appeal to the logical brain. Rather, what businesses need to start doing is telling better stories.