March 2018
Remote Work Offers the Heartland an Opportunity to Transcend Geographic Constraints
The growth of the knowledge economy and the technology to enable remote work offer the fractured pieces of our global economy a chance to transcend the problem of place.
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Report Ranks Software Developer as the Best Job in the US This Year
The best job of 2018 is that of a software developer, according to the annual ranking, which uses data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics to identify jobs with the greatest hiring demand.
Read MoreNovember 2017
IT Job Satisfaction on the Upswing
IT was once viewed as a back-office function, filled with disgruntled, reserved workers, but the view of the IT role and worker is changing, and it’s showing in IT job satisfaction levels.
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Why IBM Wants to Hire Employees Who Don’t Have a 4-Year College Degree
As the number of tech jobs climbs, companies like IBM have turned to talent outside of the traditional four-year college degree – those with non-traditional educational backgrounds.
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Where the Jobs Are: The New Blue Collar
By 2017, an estimated 2.5 million new, middle-skill jobs are expected to be added to the workforce. These jobs require some training but far less school than a bachelor’s degree.
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After Decades of Pushing Bachelor’s Degrees, US Needs More Tradespeople
The decades-long push for high school grads to get bachelor’s degrees left vocational programs with an image problem, and the nation’s factories with fewer skilled workers.
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