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4 Types of Employment From our Careers Hub Section! 👤 Take a look at the different types of employment there are and what they look like! View them in more detail here on our platform: https://lnkd.in/eBTjxk6W

Check out the informantion below and please come out to the event if you can. I’ve been at Fifth Third for eight years now and it’s one of the best companies I’ve ever worked for. If you’re thinking about a career in banking, you owe it to yourself to come sit down with us and attend an interview. I think you’ll like what we have to say. #community #banking #fifththirdbank #fifththirdbetter #hiring

9 Things You Really Need to Stop Bragging About – Disagree with a few of these. Spouses, kids, grandkids, pets and vacations are something you are welcome to brag about. The one I agree with is, “Your vices.” Posting photos of you at the nightclub on LinkedIn is career suicide. Keep it professional. Adding two of my favorites here. First, “I’m So Honored!” It’s fine to have other people sing your praises, however posting your latest award comes across as self-focused. Second, “My Company is SOOOO Awesome!” Actually, they are not. They are one more “for profit” business, and you are a consulting company of one that is on their payroll. When they are done with you…they are done with you. Ask the dozens of senior level executives sending me resumes every week. Many were laid off after 15 or 20 years. Always remember this: The company takes care of the company. https://lnkd.in/ggYy6avp

🧐 Not All Recruiters Are the Same! 🧐 Let’s be honest—recruiters often get a bad rep, and sometimes it’s well-earned. But it’s important to remember that not all recruiters fit the same mold. And if I'm honest, I'm a recruiter that has been ghosted and burned by recruiters...so I know the feeling! 😖 💡 A bad recruiter may see candidates as numbers, focusing on the quick match without building a real connection. But a great recruiter? We’re in it for the long game. We don’t just fill roles—we find talent. We build relationships. We connect the dots between amazing people and the careers they deserve. 🎯 As a recruiter for Arvest Bank, I personally handle roles in Arkansas, Missouri, Kansas, and Oklahoma only. I don’t know all the positions our company has to offer—just the ones I’m actively working on. And while I wish I could answer everyone who reaches out, sometimes it’s just not possible. I do my best to respond when I can, but right now, I'm finding talent and deep in traveling to career fairs (it's that time of year), and my calendar is jam-packed! ⏰ 👏 To all the dedicated recruiters out there, let’s keep raising the bar! 🌱 It’s about building a better, stronger talent pipeline—one that’s built on trust and relationships. And to the candidates who’ve had a less-than-stellar experience in the past, know that some of us are here for the long haul. We’re rooting for your success! 💪

Over 80 student LinkedIn profiles set up in one day.....which means over 80 new alumni for Bristol Free School's LinkedIn account! Over the next few years, as these young people develop their careers 📈, Bristol Free School will be able to keep an eye on their progress, see where they're working, and encourage them to get involved in the careers programme that the school runs.....inspiring the students following on behind them. 😀 The pupils also now have a sense of how they can use LinkedIn as a powerful personal branding tool, and a space where they can develop a network that can support their career.....and they've started to get that sorted. Some great looking profiles have been created! A really successful day! Sounds like something you could use in your school? Drop me a message and we can chat about making it happen. #Careers #Teachers #sixthform

One of the most frequently asked questions we get about our program is: "How do you help me find a job?" Our initial answer? We don't help you find a job. We help you find a CAREER. To go into greater detail of how we help with that journey, here is a tentative timeline of our career placement process -- spearheaded by our Career Placement Director, Marcela Mapstone. A few quick notes: 📅 This is TENTATIVE! One of the best things about the career development portion of our program is that we personalize it to you! Get with Marci early and often to find out what your strengths are and where you could use some coaching -- then create a career development schedule that works for you! 🎯 While we can't guarantee placement, we utilize all of our possible RESOURCES to get you where you want to be. Through local corporate relationships, utilization of local staffing agencies, and a heavy presence on job boards (such as Indeed, Dice, and LinkedIn), we do our best to match your skillset, interests, and goals with employers in the tech industry. 🌟 This is team effort! The more you interact with our career development team, the more we have to work with! To learn more, call us today at 904-564-9500 or visit us at StarV.tech!

This week alone, we’ve had 3 members from our Better Career community receive incredible job offers! 🎉 𝘞𝘦'𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘴! In next week's workshop, we'll share some of the game-changing strategies that have transformed job searches for our community members. 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲'𝘀 𝗮 𝘀𝗻𝗲𝗮𝗸 𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗲'𝗿𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿: 1. Discover unconventional tactics to land interviews directly with decision-makers, bypassing traditional recruitment barriers.     2. Learn the insider secrets to positioning yourself as the top 1% candidate, even in a crowded market.     3. Unlock strategies to secure high-paying job offers, leveraging your unique strengths—no extensive experience required. 𝗬𝗼𝘂'𝗹𝗹 𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘂𝗽 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗷𝗼𝗯 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵! 𝙍𝙚𝙜𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚: https://lnkd.in/eViSN5Ub Can't make it? No problem. We'll share the recording immediately after the workshop.

🌿 How do you prepare for opportunities and chart a course through the evolving green jobs landscape? As industries pivot toward eco-centered practices, the need for technical expertise, collaboration, and innovation is more crucial than ever. And green skills are the key to unlocking a future that serves all. EarthWork Collective will be leading an interactive workshop at the Green Jobs event by Leaders in Energy on September 25th. Our session, "Cultivating Green Skills in a Greener Economy," will guide attendees through small group discussions and collaborative exercises. Please join us to gain insights from your peers and leave with concrete next steps for your green career aspirations. 🌱 We can't wait to dive into this experiential session with all of you! Register below and let's cultivate a greener future together! #greenskills #greeneconomy #interactiveworkshop

After a short summer break we are back with our job hunter webinars! Join me next week for my comprehensive guide to job seeking, confidence building and how to avoid all of those common mistakes that recruiters see. Link in the comments to register for free, please do share!

Job Market Whiplash. Why It Feels So Hard To Get Hired Now Versus Before In today's episode of Cheeky Scientist News, we discuss an article from the New York Times that breaks down the sluggish job market and why it feels even worse because of how hot the job market used to be. We also talk about how this job market is different from those of the past and how you can use your skills and degrees to get hired anyway.