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Help Your Students Find a Career That They'll Love With Career-Matching Platforms

The career your students choose is a big decision that many factors, including family, peers and you, have an influence on. Helping them find a career they will thrive in and love requires honest...

Build 21st-Century Learning Skills: 11 Educators Provide 11 Resources to Help

Readying your students for their future education and work is a complex initiative. So many factors impact their path and eventual success. Helping students navigate this path is both an inspiration...

Students Are More Than a Sheet of Paper; An Expert Job Match Uncovers More

As your students prepare for life outside of academia, you play a critical part in helping them navigate it. The path of traditional recruiting isn’t delivering the best outcomes or creating the best...

What Does It Mean to Be College and Career Ready? Skills and Attitude Are Everything.

Are you ready for your next step? It’s a question that incites many emotions, but you’re always preparing for what’s next in one way or another. Being ready for college or a career requires internal...

The Pros & Cons of Taking a Gap Year

Should you take a year off between high school and college? What will you learn or experience to help you take that next step? A gap year isn’t just for wealthy celebrity kids. In fact, a gap year...

Companies Look for Specific Attributes — Help Your Students' Skills Match With Careers

Connecting what a company wants with the skills someone has seems like an easy proposition. That's how the job market has operated for centuries, but is it working? Why are there so many mismatches? 

Advice for Job Seekers: What to Do When You Can't Find a Job

Whether you are mid-career or are a recent graduate with no desire to enter the field you majored in, arriving at a crossroads in your career is a common experience. Maybe you want to quit a job...

RWOW Talent: 8 Strategies to Find a Job That Matches Your Skills

Finding a job that matches your skills isn’t as difficult as you might think. As a member of Gen Z, you have a world of opportunities for a career in many different industries. 

Career Services Software Is Everywhere, but What Should It Do?

Educators have many options for career services software. Many have similar features, models, and interfaces. But how effective are they at doing what you need them to do—connect students to career...

Job Seeker Tips: 30-Second Elevator Pitches That Get Noticed

It can be awkward and embarrassing to introduce yourself to someone new in person. And even more so when you’re speaking directly into your smartphone camera! It’s especially tricky when you know...