Job Title: Solutions Engineer Employer: Affirma Consulting Apprenticely/ACDS kick started a life changing journey in working in the Technology field. Working in Sales, I wanted to gain modern tech skills and Apprenticely’s program provided that. In January 2022, I began my apprenticeship in SharePoint Development with Affirma Consulting in Northwest Arkansas. Through the apprenticeship, I […]
Job Title: Software Engineer II Employer: J.B. Hunt ACDS played a pivotal role in my career transition, providing invaluable support through mock interviews and assistance during my bootcamp, while also forging meaningful connections with local businesses. Their arranged interview ultimately led to my job offer. Once in my job, their partnership with J.B. Hunt to
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In celebration of National Apprenticeship Week (November 18-22), Apprenticely is proud to announce its partnership with the EAST Initiative to promote the value of apprenticeships as a future career path for students throughout Arkansas. EAST is a community service-based elective course in the K-12 environment across Arkansas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma. “EAST is education accelerated by
Job Title: Design Researcher III Employer: Walmart My experience started in 2022, when I was originally self-teaching myself the necessary skills to get into front-end web development. At that time, I was working as an Inventory Controller in a freezer factory. Amidst my job search, I came across an opportunity for a UX Design Apprenticeship
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A manager weighs in on an overlooked aspect of career success   Laura Weiderhaft   RECENTLY, A SITE called Intelligent.com published results of a survey reporting that 81% of participating managers say that new college grads need training on how to act in the workplace. I assume that refers to all employees entering the workforce
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The age of the second brain is finally here ¬† Stephen Addison ¬† FOR YEARS, THE goal of a lot of people, whether they’ve thought about this explicitly or not, has been to have something like a robot or a clone to share their work. In some circles this search—this goal—is called the Second Brain
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HAVE YOU EVER been worried and unable to sleep? Well, that’s how I was this past Saturday morning. The coming week—this week—is National Apprenticeship Week, and there are many, many things going on in the Apprenticely world that need to go right. You’ll be hearing a lot about Registered Apprenticeships this week—in this newsletter, on
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Lonnie Emard,National Apprenticeship Director,Apprenticely THIS YEAR, THE week of November 17-23 is National Apprenticeship Week, and so it seemed appropriate to try to pin down the whirlwind we know as Lonnie Emard, our National Apprenticeship Director, and get his take on Registered Apprenticeships today. What follows is a sampling of a much longer conversation. _________________________________
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Job Title: Recruiter & Career Coach Employer: Apprenticely My Apprenticeship Journey: From Zero Programming Experience to Data-Driven Confidence When I started my apprenticeship, I had no prior experience in programming or data analytics. My background wasn’t in computer science, and the idea of learning tools like Python, SQL, and Power BI seemed daunting. But thanks
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LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas – Apprenticely, a nonprofit dedicated to growing Arkansas’s workforce through the proven model of registered apprenticeship, is proud to join Arkansas employers and state and local workforce leaders in celebrating the successful growth of apprenticeships in Arkansas during National Apprenticeship Week (NAW) this November 17th-24th. “A growing number of Arkansas employers in
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