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How We Need To Redefine 'Higher Education'—And Help Everyone Access It

Forbes Careers

Many young people aren’t aware of federal aid programs that can help subsidize a variety of skills and career training that employers need.

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How Long Should a Job Search Take?

Eat Your Career

This is a question I get quite frequently in my monthly “Ask the Career Coach” sessions. As a career coach , one of my goals is to help my clients reduce the time it takes to land a new job as much as possible. appeared first on Eat Your Career. They want the process to be much faster than it (usually) is. Happy job hunting!

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How to Move from Administrative Assistant to Executive Assistant

Eat Your Career

As a proud, former Administrative Professional and Executive Assistant, I pride myself on providing real-world career training and advice for the admin community. That being said, it is a very natural career progression to move from an AA to an EA. In this article, I’m going to offer my take on this.

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A Comprehensive Guide to Total Rewards (And How to Master It)

Vantage Circle

A Comprehensive Guide to Total Rewards (And How to Master It). This hands-on guide on Total Rewards will unveil the core fundamental areas and give a solid foundation for your Total Rewards strategy. In this article, you will learn: What are your employees looking for through their Total Rewards Strategy. Let’s begin! Table of Contents.

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Why is Professional Development Important?

Harvard Professional Development

Professional development is gaining new skills through continuing education and career training after entering the workforce. Professional development is important because it has the potential to open opportunities for career advancement, such as promotions. What is Professional Development? Attract Better Talent.

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Design Your Own Apprenticeship

Your Work, Your Way

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 associate it with registered apprenticeships that train people for the skilled trades or other professions.

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How To Choose a Professional Development Program

Harvard Professional Development

That’s when you turn to a professional development program — a short-term continuing education and career training program geared toward professionals already out in the workforce. Choosing the best professional development program that fits your needs is an investment in career progress.