There’s one market segment of potential employees in the United States that often go unnoticed by employers, and that’s odd because this segment of future employees/people is the third largest in the nation. Continue reading ‘Always Unique, Totally Interesting, Sometimes Mysterious’
Archive for January, 2016
Always Unique, Totally Interesting, Sometimes Mysterious
Published January 25, 2016 Employment 2 CommentsTags: abilities, ASD, autism, Disability, Employers, Gulf Coast, Houston jobs, potential, provide, social, work, Workforce Solutions, workplace
I Have a Dream
Published January 18, 2016 Employment 2 CommentsTags: American, challenges, determined, dream, Gulf Coast, Houston jobs, job, justice, Martin Luther King Jr., search, speech, succeed, work, Workforce Solutions
He was a son, husband and father. He was also a minister, humanitarian and a leader in the Black American Civil rights movement.
He, and other activists, dealt with dangerous situations, but Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. had the power to move people to want more. He had the courage to speak up for equality and justice, and he had the audacity to dream big. Continue reading ‘I Have a Dream’
The Gift of Grants
Published January 11, 2016 Employment 2 CommentsTags: certification, college, grants, Gulf Coast, Houston jobs, industry, initiative, occupations, petrochemical, skills, training, Workforce Solutions
Nobody can have too many skills. Building or updating your skill-sets may be exactly what’s needed to make you more attractive to employers. Continue reading ‘The Gift of Grants’
One of These Days . . .
Published January 4, 2016 Employment 2 CommentsTags: action plans, Attitude, Career advice, don't give up, Goals, Gulf Coast, Houston, Just Do It, new year, New Year's Resolution, Preparation, reflection, resolutions, steps for success, to do, Workforce Solutions
If you are anything like me, as the new year starts, you spend time reflecting on what happened in the previous year – happy moments and sad; things you accomplished and those you didn’t; habits you picked up, broke, changed or improved.
This time of reflection is a great time to set up a plan for success for the coming year. Many people refer to these types of plans as New Year’s Resolutions. I personally don’t care for that term (only because I know myself). New Year’s Resolutions are those things I write down and then put in a drawer, leave in a notebook on a shelf, or lose completely.
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