Skills to Master the Resume: a TEDx talk by SkillSmart co-founder Jason Green

Our talent development process is outdated.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...

Bucks tap SkillSmart job-matching tool for arena workforce development

Published by Rich Kirchen of Milwaukee Business Journal The Milwaukee Bucks, which is committed to the hiring of Milwaukee city and county residents for arena construction and the new arena district, contracted with SkillSmart of Germantown, Md., to create a...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Bucks and SkillSmart Partner on New Workforce Development Platform for Arena District Employment

SkillSmart creates pipeline of qualified local workers by matching candidates with positions and helping prospective workers gain the skills needed for future employment. First community town hall meeting scheduled for Dec. 15 at Journey House to introduce local jobseekers to the...

Experts share their advice for your job search

As job seekers we tend to seek the advice of successful individuals in order to determine where we can improve. Susannah Snider’s article “10 Experts Share the Best Career Advice They Ever Received” helps job seekers find advice from a who’s who list of successful individuals within...

Focus on the after-interview process to help your job search

While getting your foot in the door for an interview is exciting and gratifying it is usually only the first step to success. The time following the interview is usually filled tension and intrigue while you wait to find out if you were hired. Thanks to Forbes...

Three steps to enhance your job search

Looking for a job can be one of the most tenuous processes of adulthood. Especially over the last few years as the job seeking process has dramatically shifted. Society has promoted a somewhat unfair importance of a college degree. Those of us who graduated college feel like we should...

Employers Are Facing the Worst Talent Shortage Since 2007

Some organizations are increasing on-the-job training to meet the challenge Published by Roy Maurer of Society of Human Resource Management Employers across the globe are facing the most acute talent shortage since the Great Recession, according to ManpowerGroup’s...

JPMorgan Chase Report Finds Job Matching Technology Insufficient for Job Seekers, Employers

  Lack of Access to Technology and Poor Data Present Challenges for Low and Middle Skill Workers’ Ability to Find Good-paying Careers Published by JPMorgan Chase Technology innovations that match job seekers with employers are transforming the labor market, but these tools are not...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: SkillSmart Announces Partnership with the Milwaukee Bucks

New Contract with the Milwaukee Bucks of the NBA to Drive Local Economic Growth and Employment Opportunities During Arena Construction Germantown, MD – October 5, 2016 – SkillSmart, Inc. announced today at the Close It Summit that it has been retained by the Milwaukee...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: SkillSmart Announces New Contract to Launch Cybersecurity Pilot

New Workforce Development Contract is with the Chesapeake Regional Tech Council to Support Regional Tech and Cybersecurity Staffing Germantown, MD – September 21, 2016 – SkillSmart announced announced today that it has been retained by the Chesapeake Regional Tech...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Local Job-Matching Firm SkillSmart Commits to White House Partnership for Refugees

SkillSmart Joins White House Call to Action for Private Sector Engagement on Global Refugee Crisis Germantown, MD – September 20, 2016 – Today, SkillSmart announced its participation as a partner in the White House Call to Action for private sector engagement on the global...

Making the Right Connections to Close the Skills Gap

One startup is developing a solution to help job seekers match skills and potential to jobs  By Roy Maurer, SHRM.org The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported a record high 5.9 million job openings this month, while roughly 8 million Americans are being counted as...