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The Pros and Cons of Being a Teacher in 2022
Every profession has its ups and downs, and being a teacher is no exception. The past two and a half years since the start of the pandemic have had a massive impact on how organizations operate in every industry, particularly within the field of education. Not surprisingly, teachers are among professionals everywhere who are reassessing…
Why You Should Consider a Career in the Trades
If you’re torn between pursuing a four-year college degree or exploring an opportunity or career path in the trades, then you’ve stumbled across the right article. I have years of experience as a manufacturing engineer/manager in the automotive industry and can tell you firsthand the success I’ve seen among individuals choosing a job in…
The Many Reasons I Celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month
National Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated each year in the United States from September 15 to October 15 by honoring “the histories, cultures, and contributions of American citizens whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America.” Each year has a different theme, with the theme for 2022 being “Unidos: Inclusivity…
Which Hospitality Tech Trends Should You Be Watching and Embracing?
It comes as no surprise that technology is at the top of the list of trends shaping today’s hotel and restaurant industries. Innovative apps and tools are being applied across operations at tech-savvy companies, and the benefits are emanating outward into the market. What are operators doing, and what are the results of these efforts?…
Why You Should Consider a Job in Information Technology
Outlook is everything in choosing a job and career path. This, of course, includes your professional outlook, meaning your aspirations and goals, but especially your knowledge of the market performance and projections for your field of interest. This outlook is essential to income and job security. Job seekers want to pursue jobs in strong markets…
Innovation Is Crashing the Gates of the Senior Living Industry
Every single day between now and 2030, approximately 10,000 Baby Boomers will reach retirement age. The U.S Census Bureau projects seniors will comprise more than 20% of our population by then. In response to aging demographics and accelerating retirements over the past couple of years, the momentum has been coined as The Graying (or Aging) of…
What Are Today’s Manufacturing Candidates Really Looking For?
Every day, I hear manufacturing job candidates ask this question of employers and prospective employers: “Do you trust me?” Now, job seekers typically don’t use those words, but that’s what they mean when they make increasingly common statements like these in response to job postings and interview questions: “Work-life balance is most important to me.” …
4 Reasons to Improve Customer Service in 2022 – and How to Do It
If you had to choose just a few essentials to prioritize over all others, would customer service improvements be one of them? We believe not just good customer service but great customer service is right up there with enhancing company culture to attract and retain talent and advancing products and services to keep and grow…
Who Should You Watch in This Watershed Year of Entrepreneurship?
Everybody loves a success story, especially when we see a new player or entity leap from their early stages of development into a flourishing entrepreneur and startup company. There’s a whole lot of that going on right now, and new contenders are stepping out each day. Which entrepreneurs are making the biggest waves? Who…
Two Definitions of Work-Life Balance
By Melissa Montero and Amanda Weedman Two members of the Goodwin Recruiting team are each in the midst of a 2-week vacation this summer and have taken very different approaches to their time off! In this blog, Melissa and Amanda discuss what their time off has in common and how they define Work-Life Balance. Melissa’s…
