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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

According to Virginia Department of Corrections ’ State Recidivism Comparison, Colorado has the fourth-highest recidivism rate (50%) in the country. That’s why Skillful, an initiative of the Markle Foundation, is

This blog was originally published December 17, 2020, on the Indiana Office of Career Connections and Talent News . When the pandemic began in early March, Brandy Bast, graduate of

As 2020 came to a close, 34 Indiana career coaches graduated from the second cohort of the Skillful Indiana Governor’s Coaching Corps (SGCC), a partnership of Skillful and the state

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 November 24, 2020, on the Indiana Office of Career Connections and Talent News . As COVID cases continue to rise, a shortage of healthcare workers

This blog was originally published October 30, 2020, on the Indiana Office of Career Connections and Talent News . For those experiencing homelessness, the pandemic has been a painful reminder

The role that career coaches is increasingly important as technology transforms the economy, upends sectors, and reshapes jobs. We know the crucial role career coaches play in the lives of

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

This blog was originally published August 20, 2020, on the Indiana Office of Career Connections and Talent News . After completing the 2019 inaugural Skillful Indiana Governor’s Coaching Corps (SGCC),

With the huge increase in the number of people unemployed as a result of the COVID-19 crisis, we reached out to several Indiana career coaches, who have either graduated from