Career management advice for rapidly changing times

Even before the coronavirus crisis, there were clear signs of workers around the world feeling anxious about navigating the future of work and staying relevant in a changing economy. A global poll conducted in 2019 revealed that 61% of respondents believed their current jobs would be impacted by technological changes and globalization.

Many organizations are looking to understand what emerging job opportunities look like. A recent World Economic Forum report forecasts that every emerging job will require basic tech skills. And some of the fastest-growing job clusters related to cloud, engineering, and data will require more disruptive tech skills such

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Staff Spotlight: Jane Mehringer | News at Poole College

Jane Mehringer is the associate director of the Career Management Center and has been with the Poole College of Management for over a year, but has been with NC State for over 13 years. She is from Kansas City, Missouri, and earned a bachelor of science in mass communications from Stephens College in 2000.

As the associate director, Mehringer is responsible for serving the first-year MBA students as a career coach and instructing M120 and MBA 610. She is a member of MBA CSEA and has been on the executive board of NCACE. Mehringer even received the NCACE Furney James

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Founded’s new purpose is career management

Job search portal Monster.com has changed its brand name, logo, and core offering for the first time since its launch in India in 2001.

Leading job search portal Monster will now be known as found in the Asia-Pacific and the Middle East regions. The brand will no longer be a discovery platform, but a career management one, instead.

Moving from a typical job portal, the brand is navigating the entire space using various ways of customization and personalisation. The company aims to offer recruitment solutions, by leveraging disruptive technology for precision hiring to superior UI. The company also plans to

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November marks National Career Development Month – Marquette Wire

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Marquette’s Career Services Center is located in Holthusen Hall.

November is recognized as national career development month. Marquette University celebrates this through the Career Services Center, which is a tool students can use to prepare them for their futures in the workforce.

The mission of the National Career Development Association is to “provide professional development, publications, standards and advocacy to practitioners and educators who inspire and empower individuals to achieve their career and life goals.” They aim to allow all people to achieve strong careers and pursue passions.

Marquette University follows this vision through its Career

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How early career exploration programs are giving the young a head start

More possibilities or no go?

While a legal career remains an option, Devangi says the virtual session with e-commerce product manager Joanne Tan, 29, was “very captivating”.

Says Devangi: “The session allowed me to understand what a tech product manager does, its responsibilities and requirements, and how good an occupation it is when considering future job options.

“Ms Tan helped me to discover a newfound interest in the tech industry, and I will certainly keep my choices open.”

What she found most relatable was Ms Tan’s sharing of her own journey, starting from primary school to where she is today.

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November: The month to reflect on the history of career development

Michigan State University Extension reflects on the history of career exploration and development related to 4-H Youth Development.

Through 4-H Youth Development, staff and volunteers have been helping 4-H members and youth audiences make connections between their experiences, skills and career interests for years. When corn and canning clubs were initiated in 1902 to encourage youth to learn skills, build competencies and set goals for their future, young people were participating in career exploration and development.

The history of career exploration or occupational counseling dates back to Frank Parsons, known as the father of vocational guidance or career development.

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At Pepsi, data drives culture and career development

Can data drive culture? PepsiCo is betting on it.

The food and beverage company’s HR team is focused on prioritizing the employee experience to support retention across its US workforce of roughly 300,000. While instinct and empathy are key ingredients to creating programs that build community and loyalty, collecting data around employee sentiment helps the organization build upon the best parts of its culture and identify where they need work.

“Data can be overwhelming, but what you do with it is what matters,” says Dannii Portsmouth, VP of HR of PepsiCo’s west division. In her role, Portsmouth leads talent and

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Entrepreneur/consultant Dr. Alexandra Johnston presents March 8 on career management for linguists | Department of Linguistics

The officers of the Undergraduate Linguistics Association are excited to invite you to a talk by Dr. Alexandra Johnston (Georgetown University), on career options for students in linguistics. The talk will take place on zoom on Wednesday, March 8, 4-6pm. Zoom information can be found in an email from Dr. Hall. You can also request the zoom link from Dr. Hall.

You’ve probably wondered–and been asked–what you can do with a degree in linguistics more times than you can count. The good news is that linguistics degree-holders have more options than ever to use their linguistics skill-set

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