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Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board is Hiring!
Join Our Award-Winning Team Join one of the leading destination marketing organizations in the country. The Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board is looking for the right people to fill the following positions. Please email your resume to Jake Markezin at [email protected]. Here is the Web & Digital Marketing Manager Department Description: Please submit your resume…
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Career Corner: The Metaverse Will Change the Way You Work
Despite advancing technology, virtual reality has largely been used merely as a form of entertainment for things such as video games. We still feel a long way away from the future promised by sci-fi films like Ready Player One where careers and the entire school system are run virtually. But the metaverse is looking to…
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Career Corner: By 2029, Millions of New Jobs Will Emerge in Health Care and Tech as Society Ages
The Great Resignation has led to many workers not only seeking out better working conditions but also careers with job security. The pandemic threw into stark contrast which jobs lack strong futures. But many are still uncertain which careers do look promising in terms of longevity. The Wall Street Journal researched the matter and came…
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Career Corner: A New Narrative for Navigating the Old Boys’ Club Culture at Workplace
Even prior to the pandemic, women faced many challenges to overcome in the workforce. This includes long-talked-about issues such as the gender pay gap, and struggling to be taken as seriously as male leaders. In some aspects, the pandemic exacerbated this by also seeing some married women say they have faced the gender stereotype of…
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7 Tips to Enhance Your LinkedIn & Social Media with Other Technologies
“It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity” (Unknown). It’s like drinking from a fire hydrant with so much tech available. We can learn something new every day, but we all have limited bandwidth with our work life and home life. In addition, we all learn in different ways. Howard Gardner…
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Career Corner: Creating Your First LinkedIn Profile? Don’t Worry About Work Experience and Connections
LinkedIn has become one of the best methods to not only find new jobs but also build connections with peers in your field. So it is only natural people preparing to enter the workforce or early in their career would want to join the platform. As discussed recently in The Wall Street Journal, now Generation…
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Montgomery County CC Invites Applicants to Apply for the Associate Director of Annual Giving Programs
Montgomery County Community College invites applications for the Associate Director of Annual Giving Programs position. The Associate Director of Annual Giving Programs is responsible for planning, developing, and managing a comprehensive Annual Giving program with goals of engaging, cultivating, and soliciting alumni, friends, faculty and staff, and students. The Associate Director will develop plans for…
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Career Corner: It’s Okay to Take a Career Break, But Have a Plan for Your Return
There are many legitimate reasons to take an extended break from your job. Illness, to care for children or an elderly parent, or even just feeling burnt out. Many people are afraid to do what is best for them, though. It has been ingrained that there is a dramatic stigma against employment gaps on your…
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Career Corner: The Great Resignation Being Fueled by Money, Meaning, Burnout
The last few years have seen a multitude of world events that have created increased economic hardship. Piling that on top of a workforce that already felt overworked and underpaid, has led to over 21 million Americans leaving their jobs since the middle of 2021. For those content in their jobs, the Great Resignation might…
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MONTCO Careers – Penn State Great Valley
Located in Malvern, Penn State Great Valley is a special mission campus and graduate school of the Pennsylvania State University. Its academic programs include engineering, information science, MBA, data analytics, finance, and leadership. Associate Director of Graduate Student Recruitment This position will oversee the recruitment of domestic and international students for graduate degree and certificate programs; supervise,…
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Career Corner: How To Avoid Distractions at Work
Sometimes a little distraction at work is a healthy break from a task before you dive back in. But too many distractions can see your performance suffer and be a frustrating experience for you and those relying on you. Jacquelyn Smith of Forbes shared her thoughts on the topic, including a variety of ways to…
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Career Corner: 7 Apps to Help You Focus and Block Distractions at Work
Despite your best efforts, maybe you just can’t help but wind up getting distracted during times when you have something important to get done. You don’t have to manage it all on your own, though. If you want help tuning out unimportant things for a while, there are apps for that. Zapier did a round-up…
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Career Corner: 7 Strategies for Overcoming Office Distractions
Have you started losing an inordinate amount of time from life distracting you from what you need to get done? You don’t have to just learn to live with that scattered feeling. Courtesy of Entrepreneur, here are some solid strategies for not allowing yourself to become distracted. Block Out the Noise A simple thing you…
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I Need A Job! Is My LinkedIn Good Enough?
Is your LinkedIn profile good enough to get a job? That depends. Did you only fill out database fields or engage in professional development to learn? You don’t know what you don’t know. So, how would you know tips, tricks, and strategies to use if you did not attend a workshop, seminar, social audio room,…
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Career Corner: 5 Tips for Avoiding Distractions at Work
In a world that is more connected than ever, it can be hard to stay on task. Emails, texts, coworkers, and calls can all easily pull you away from whatever you are trying to get done. To an extent, you need those things for the job now. But if you can’t manage them effectively, they…
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Career Corner: 7 Ways To Identify Your Next Promotion Opportunities
You might think that once you are working at a company you will easily be in the loop on any opportunities for advancement. But oftentimes you might be blindsided by someone else’s promotion and wonder why you didn’t even know management was looking. If you want to do better knowing bout promotion opportunities before they’re…
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Penn State Great Valley Prof Gives Keynote at NASA Event
Kathryn Jablokow, a professor of engineering design and mechanical engineering at Penn State Great Valley, presented one of three keynote talks at NASA’s imaginAviation virtual event last week. Jablokow’s keynote, “The Edge of Uncomfortable,” was framed as a fireside chat with John Cavolowsky, NASA’s Transformative Aeronautics Concepts Program (TACP) director. The discussion focused on the challenges of…
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Career Corner: 7 Mistakes Employees Make When Trying To Get A Promotion
It can be frustrating when you feel like you are due for a promotion but you are always seeing it go to someone else. At a certain point you may wonder, what are you doing wrong? Jacquelyn Smith of Forbes discussed this, sharing quite a few ways you could be unwittingly sabotaging yourself. Check out…
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