Over the last 30 years society has become more and more reliant on technology. This over-reliance has even crossed over into the workplace, but according to research conducted by the Manpower Group, this reliance on technology is not likely to translate into less jobs in the coming...
During our weekly blog posts, we usually view the interview process from the job seeker’s point of view – because as job seekers, we sometimes feel as if we need an employer more than the employer needs us. While it’s true that the seekers typically have less resources and need a...
JOINT RELEASE WITH The International Consortium of Minority Cybersecurity Professionals (ICMCP) is working with SkillSmart, a skills-based platform, to increase efforts to address the gross underrepresentation of women and minorities in the Cybersecurity...
As youth growing up in the 21st century we are constantly bombarded with information that declares the importance of college. There are countless articles stating that we will make X amount of dollars more if we attend college or much less if we don’t. But, I believe a deeper...
Emily Moore’s Glassdoor article “7 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Accepting A Job Offer” provides an individual with several reasonable questions that one should ponder prior to accepting a position. We started analyzing the article last time, and the themes of foresight and...
As a job seeker it sometimes seems as if an opportunity will never come your way. This desperation can sometimes lead one to take advantage of any job opportunity, even when the offer is not the right one to take. In the article “7 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Accepting A Job...
In our last article, we dove into part 2 of our analysis of J. Maureen Henderson’s Forbes.com article “Bad Career Advice Is Everywhere — Here’s How To Avoid It.” Today’s article, we take on her final question. How invested is the person offering...
Published by Scott Paulus of Milwaukee Business Journal The Milwaukee Bucks and the city of Milwaukee recently hosted the first in a series of town hall meetings to introduce prospective job seekers to the SkillSmart platform and potential work on the team’s...
Last time we started our review of analyzing J. Maureen Henderson’s Forbes.com article “Bad Career Advice Is Everywhere — Here’s How To Avoid It,” starting with “Does this advice reflect my own priorities?” This time we will look over Henderson’s second...
As 2016 draws to a close it is good to reflect on those things that worked well, and those that didn’t achieve all that you’d hoped in an effort to improve on them in the coming year. We were pleased to to be able to support our clients in their pursuit of hiring a diverse, talented...
In this era of Internet accessibility it is easy for anyone to have a voice. Current events have shown that manipulated information can have an effect on national events, therefore it is no surprise that bias or non factual articles could affect one’s job search. Within the...
Our talent development process is outdated. We are putting students into programs that have little to no connectivity to the world of work and job seekers are using a 500 year old resume. SkillSmart co-founder Jason Green talks through how we can decipher real skills and put them to...