Career Awareness – Page 43 – David J. Smith Consulting, LLC

The New Job for Life: Learning, Washington Post, 10/12/18

This piece by WaPo write Jeffrey Selingo points to the anticipated need for middle-skill jobs – typically prepared for in community colleges – but the lack of focus in training on soft skills such as critical thinking, problem solving and communication. Many of these aptitudes are conflict resolution related. Another argument for more conflict resolutionContinueContinue reading “The New Job for Life: Learning, Washington Post, 10/12/18”

National Flex Day: October 16

Work flexibility improves work/live balance and brings more meaning to a career. This year National Flex Day is October 16, 2018. Click here or below to learn more.

Working with Young Professionals to Advance Careers: Presentations at the University of Pittsburgh, Association for Conflict Resolution, and Peace and Justice Studies Association

My last two weeks have been focused on conferences and giving presentations on career awareness. I was at the Peace and Justice Studies Association (PJSA) meeting in Philadelphia 9/27-9/30, the Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR) meeting in Pittsburgh 10/3 – 10/6 and I spoke at the University of Pittsburgh on 10/6. Throughout, my focus wasContinueContinue reading “Working with Young Professionals to Advance Careers: Presentations at the University of Pittsburgh, Association for Conflict Resolution, and Peace and Justice Studies Association”