When Mike Haz le started working at a multinational supermarket chain in Chicago, he began as somebody who made and sold pizza by the slice. Over the next twelve years,
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At Skillful, we’ve often addressed the importance of skills-based practices in the strong pre-COVID labor market, when the unemployment rate was low and employers couldn’t find the talent they needed,
In August of 2019, Monica* moved from California to Colorado in hopes of working at her uncle’s small upholstery business. For a while, Monica was in charge of the business
We are excited to release the Skillful Rural Playbook, a guide to eight promising human-centered, community-focused, and skills-based strategies that emerged from Skillful’s West End initiative. These strategies were instrumental
The impact of the pandemic on the economy has left millions unemployed and looking for work, while also greatly reducing the availability of jobs across the country. However, a shortage
This blog was originally published September 29, 2020, on the Indiana Office of Career Connections and Talent News . This school year Heidi Schellinger, a school counselor at New Prairie
The pandemic has created a pressing need for thousands of people across the country to work as contact tracers to help notify, interview, and advise those who may have been
As efforts continue to control the pandemic, businesses across the nation continue to feel the impact of the COVID-19. Millions of small businesses are at risk of closing after stay-at-home
The COVID-19 pandemic has had devastating effects on the global economy. In the US just four weeks of coronavirus-related layoffs have disrupted the 22 million jobs that the economy added
On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization officially declared COVID-19 a pandemic . Since then, the government has offered stringent guidelines designed to mitigate the spread of the virus,
As we wait to see the economic implications surrounding the new Coronavirus pandemic, one thing is for sure: Employers succeed when they hire people with the right skills. To find
By Kymberly Lavigne-Hinkley , Senior Manager of Coaching and Deployment at Skillful At Skillful, we work with partners across the nation through our growing network of states in the Skillful
