Workplace diversity and inclusion have become rallying cries in the wake of racial justice movements like Black Lives Matter. U.S. corporations are responding with commitments to create a workforce that looks more like America.
Madison Brown scored her summer internship with GDIT through a moment of opportunity.
While attending a resume workshop, Brown caught a recruiter s attention, networked, applied and landed among a virtual cohort of 115 interns across the company. A junior studying technical writing at Louisiana Tech University, Brown won GDIT s Intern Leadership award for her job performance.
Her takeaway? Go out and talk to people, even if you don t think you need it, Brown told CIO Dive. Even if you walk away with one thing you didn t know: It was worth it.
As IT faces a growing skills shortage, organizations across all industries offer technical internships to enrich the next generation with job experience even in a remote world. But for successful retention of potential candidates, responsibility falls on IT leadership to create a meaningful experience with long-lasting investments in upskilling folks from all backgrounds.
After Successful Launch, Workforce Opportunity Services Announces Additional Dates of Its Popular Workforce Essentials Workshop
The uniquely designed courses have ensured a high-value learning experience for early-career professionals looking to discover valuable career skills
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NEW YORK, Dec. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ Workforce Opportunity Services (WOS) - a leading non-profit organization connecting individuals from historically underrepresented populations with transformative career opportunities - continues to break barriers of practical professional expertise with an expansion of its Workforce Essentials Workshop, targeted to highly motivated, early-career professionals.
Since the fall of this year, the no-cost Workforce Essentials Workshop has empowered its participants to successfully move into entry-level positions and to achieve long-lasting personal and professional goals. This online workshop is designed to help p
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While 2020 was a lost year for many Americans, it doesn t have to affect separating military members in 2021. Some veterans programs reorganized their work to fit coronavirus restrictions; others shut down entirely. But the most effective programs continued their training cycles.
In 2020, we highlighted dozens of organizations that want to train, hire or give veterans a leg up in the job market. These are just the best of the best and are in no particular order, because every veteran has different needs and goals.
Anyone leaving the military in 2021 (and beyond) who doesn t know where to begin should definitely start here.
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