DVIDS – News – HRC integrates SGM, CSM career management in Sergeant Major Management Division

FORT KNOX, Kentucky (Aug. 22, 2016) – Sometimes streamlining for efficiency is as simple as bringing all the players together.

When it comes to managing assignments for the Army’s top tier NCOs, that formula has been working since April when US Army Human Resources Command functionally integrated three separate branches into a single division tasked with managing the careers of some 5,000 sergeants major and command sergeants major. The previously separate Command Management Branch and the former Sergeant Major Branch were merged to form the Sergeant Major Management Division, or SMMD, said Sgt. Maj. Eric Thom, the division’s first chief.

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M’sian employers lack focus on learning, development: Randstad

  • Companies should upskill talent to help them grow into value-add roles
  • The majority regard training, development as key to their career progression

M'sian employers lack focus on learning, development: RandstadAn overwhelming majority of Malaysians have shown interest in learning and development opportunities but employers have not provided enough opportunities for them to do so, according to the new survey by Randstad.

In a statement, the human resource solutions agency said 97% of respondents had shown interest in learning and development opportunities but only 36% said their employers offered them training.

The results were culled from its latest H2 2022 Workmonitor survey in Malaysia, a bi-annual survey that

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Managing your career > United States Coast Guard > My Coast Guard News

Did you know that OPM has resources and career counselors to help you manage your career? Do you have a good idea of ​​what to do next? If not, hopefully this article will introduce a few new considerations and provide helpful tips on submitting eResumes, reviewing your record and taking advantage of career counseling services.

Virtual road shows and Podcasts

Many of you may have tuned into the OPM virtual road shows that kicked off in November 2020 in the Officer Personnel Management Virtual Road Show ALCGOFF 181/20, and learned how to better manage your career. We discussed

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FGC trains over 100 students on career management

By Sarah Ocholi and Comfort Abbah

In a move to address unemployment in the country, Focal Global Concept has begun an enlightenment career management for teenagers, with a view to exposing them to business ideas that would position them for a better future.

Speaking at a 5-Day Career Summer 2019, held in Ikeja, Lagos, for over 100 teenage students , the Chief Executive Officer, Leading Learning limited, Mrs Folashade Adefisayo, stated that there were lots of occupations in Nigeria that youths , in particular and teenagers in general needed to be opened to.

Leadership, according to her, was a journey

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Free Career Management Tools and Resources: Your Go-To List

Some 70 percent of employees are somewhat likely to accept a job with a company that’s known for investing in employee learning and career development, according to a national survey from Instructure (and conducted by The Harris Poll).

But instead of relying on someone else, wouldn’t it be better to take charge of your own career progression, professional development, and future? To make sure that you’re up to the challenge, here are some free resources and tools to help you navigate each step in the career-planning process.

Careers Skills and Competencies Profilers

Any successful career-planning endeavor begins with an assessment

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