How honing “durable skills” can protect your career in rocky times IF YOU’RE A student or newly graduated job seeker, summer’s relatively laid-back pacing, without the school-year’s pressures, is a perfect time for developing what employers call “durable skills,” and quite often such self-improvement can even pass as fun. What do we mean by durable […]
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MEET SERGIO BONILLAAge: 30Hometown: Springdale, ARApprenticeship: UAMS Institute for Community Health Innovation MY BACK STORYI was born in El Salvador, in Central America, the oldest of three sons. We lived in San Salvador and I went through high school there, graduating as a technician in electronics. It’s one of the career paths that people
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Don’t worry, parents, it’s good prep for today’s workforce Damon Neiser I WAS READING an article the other day that showed pictures of the Vatican and all these amazing architectural feats that humans have achieved. Then right next to that, it showed contemporary 8-year-olds in Minecraft, the video sandbox game, and what they were able
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The Director’s Chair THIS ONE MIGHT read as a little personal. Over five-plus decades, I have been blessed with leadership and mentors with strong examples of how we make tough decisions. In Financial Services, IT Outsourcing, Databased Marketing Solutions, Law Enforcement Training, and now helping close the workforce gap across the State of Arkansas. The
The 7 operating truths of A.I.-native companies…Should your boss be paying for your vacation?…If you fly Southwest, don’t take your robot! Check it all out right here. The seven operating truths of AI-native companies – McKinsey.com Should your boss be paying for your vacation? – The Hustle The strange item now banned by
How one Harps employee created a first-in-the-nation apprenticeship category Sandy Stout IT REALLY CAME down to stubbornness. Because from start to finish, it took more than a year of very hard work, and a whole lot of patience. I’m an HR Specialist for Harps, the grocery chain that got started way back in
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FOR MORE THAN a year now, Matt Olson has spearheaded an ambitious monthly Little Rock A.I. meet-up group, an effort dedicated to exploring the good and the bad of this force that has changed all our lives. When we got word that he’s recently taken this exploration to a whole new level—with the publication of
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There’s more to a job than the work itself Clint Hankinson YOU DID IT! After seemingly endless months of research, updating your resumé, reaching out to your network, applying for jobs, and interviewing, you landed your new position! Now it’s time to show your new employer that they’ve made a fantastic decision by bringing you
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The Director’s Chair ON JULY 2, 1776, the Second Continental Congress approved a momentous resolution introduced the month before by Richard Henry Lee: “Resolved, That these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent States, that they are absolved from all allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection
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Why employees rarely think critically when considering A.I.’s advice…Four indicators the A.I.-buildout may be hitting a wall…Do you know the key to a strong company culture? Check it all out right here. When AI Gives Advice, Employees Rarely Ask Why – Harvard Business School The AI Buildout May Be Hitting a Wall: What Last