• Event: Free Dementia Care Techniques Hosted by ComForCare

    Event: Free Dementia Care Techniques Hosted by ComForCare

    ComForCare Home Care of Montgomery County invites you to join in on its free Facebook Live event Thursday, Aug. 27 from 3:00 to 3:20 PM. The Facebook Live event offers practical dementia care techniques and challenging communication tips for family caregivers. “Research has found that family caregivers are at risk for depression and well being…

  • MONTCO Careers – Qlik

    MONTCO Careers – Qlik

    Headquartered in King of Prussia, Qlik delivers intuitive platform solutions for self-service data visualization, guided analytics applications, embedded analytics, and reporting to approximately 40,000 customers worldwide. Principal Solution Architect This position identifies and articulates joint solutions between Qlik and its technology partners; develops demonstrations and POCs showcasing joint solutions and value propositions; and performs product validation testing…

  • July Unkind to Pennsylvania’s Unemployment Recovery Rate

    July Unkind to Pennsylvania’s Unemployment Recovery Rate

    Pennsylvania is the state with the eighth-worst unemployment recovery rate in the nation in July, according to a new report by WalletHub. To determine the ranking for States Whose July Unemployment Rates Are Bouncing Back Most, WalletHub compared the 50 states and District of Columbia based on four key metrics. According to WalletHub, “We looked…

  • Have You Examined Your Spots and Stripes on LinkedIn?

    Have You Examined Your Spots and Stripes on LinkedIn?

    By Lynne Williams What is your cattitude on LinkedIn? With a little imagination, you can find spots and stripes on LinkedIn, though we’ll substitute “lines” for stripes. Please participate in the poll at the end as your opinion matters. SPOTS Have you ever noticed that you see a solid green spot (or circle) next to…

  • Ubuntu, Attitude, & How to Upload LinkedIn Documents

    Ubuntu, Attitude, & How to Upload LinkedIn Documents

    By Lynne Williams Ubuntu, a South African Zulu word, is a philosophy of the spirit of humanity. It means “I am who I am because of who we all are.” How does ubuntu relate to selflessness? Selflessness is about people who are concerned about the needs of others over one’s own self. Self-reflect and think…

  • Montgomery County Was Third in Region for Unemployment in June

    Montgomery County Was Third in Region for Unemployment in June

    The unemployment rate in Montgomery County was at 11.8 percent in June, which was the third lowest unemployment rate among the 11 counties that make up the Philadelphia metropolitan area, according to the data recently released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. This was only slightly higher than the national average, which was at…

  • Resume Tips for LinkedIn & Google

    Resume Tips for LinkedIn & Google

    By Lynne Williams Often, I am asked if people should include their resume on their LinkedIn profile. It depends on what YOU want to do. I would not upload my resume. Many people may disagree with this, but here are some considerations to ponder as you decide. If you post your resume on LinkedIn, you…

  • Let LinkedIn Record & Display Your Name Pronunciation

    Let LinkedIn Record & Display Your Name Pronunciation

    By Lynne Williams Living between our dashes from birth to death, we should consider ourselves a work in progress to become more linguistically and culturally competent. There should always be room for improvement when it comes to cultural intelligence. What is cultural intelligence?  Like emotional intelligence, or EQ, cultural intelligence, or CQ, consists of four…

  • How to & Why LinkedIn Publishing

    How to & Why LinkedIn Publishing

    By Lynne Williams The Jeopardy answer is … be like Nike as Just Do It! The Jeopardy question is, What if I am scared to write an article on LinkedIn? Just start! You don’t make the NFL or get the first violin chair without practice. In the past week, a couple of attendees in my…

  • LinkedIn Open to Work Photo Frame

    LinkedIn Open to Work Photo Frame

    By Lynne Williams There are a couple of key hashtags being used on LinkedIn for job seekers and these are #ONO and #opentowork #ONO stands for open to new opportunities, and this can be in your headline or within your profile. It is searchable. Just type #ONO in the search bar and see, for yourself,…

  • LinkedIn Updates: Keeping Up with Changes

    LinkedIn Updates: Keeping Up with Changes

    By Lynne Williams In case you are wondering, the portmanteau #Juneteenth is a hashtag used on LinkedIn. People are writing articles and including this hashtag to be found by others who want to read what people are saying about this momentous day of June 19th day in 1865 when slavery ended in Galveston, Texas. What…

  • Bloomberg: Antarctica Field Camp Manager Offers Tips On How To Avoid Burnout

    Bloomberg: Antarctica Field Camp Manager Offers Tips On How To Avoid Burnout

    Anne Beaulaurier has had to deal with many things as field camp manager at the National Science Foundation’s McMurdo Station in Antarctica, including cabin fever, being overworked, and social isolation, writes Arianne Cohen for Bloomberg. With a job description that includes sometimes hiking for miles to troubleshoot a heater issue or managing the accidental delivery…

  • Black Lives Matter: No One Should Have to Hide Who They Are on LinkedIn

    Black Lives Matter: No One Should Have to Hide Who They Are on LinkedIn

    By Lynne Williams We said: Black Lives Matter. Never said: Only black lives matter. We know: All lives matter. We just need your help with #BlackLivesMatter for Black Lives are in danger! As an avid daily user on LinkedIn, I saw this post with a little girl holding a sign with these words and thought…

  • MONTCO Careers – Main Line Health

    MONTCO Careers – Main Line Health

    Founded in 1985, Main Line Health is a not-for-profit health system serving portions of Philadelphia and its western suburbs and includes four of the region’s most-respected acute care hospitals: Lankenau Medical Center, Bryn Mawr Hospital, Paoli Hospital, and Riddle Hospital. Nutritional Host This position delivers and collects patient trays during meal service; assists patients with…

  • Remember the Lessons Learned in Kindergarten for Your Career and Life

    Remember the Lessons Learned in Kindergarten for Your Career and Life

    By Lynne Williams How did we forget lessons we learned in kindergarten and the Golden Rule? How do we learn to be better? Do better? Make the world better? As an educator, I believe knowledge is power and I believe in lifelong learning. I know that I don’t know what I don’t know, but do…

  • Bloomberg: Hiring Is Still Happening, Tips On How To Land a Job During Lockdown

    Bloomberg: Hiring Is Still Happening, Tips On How To Land a Job During Lockdown

    Despite record-high unemployment numbers nationwide employers are still hiring, it is still possible to find a new job even while in lockdown, writes Arianne Cohen for Bloomberg Businessweek. With many people still putting off their job hunt in the hopes their old companies will call them back or instead waiting for the monthly extra $600…

  • How Do You Rebrand For Your Pivot?

    How Do You Rebrand For Your Pivot?

    By Lynne Williams How do you rebrand when making a career pivot? How do you start building your brand and marketing yourself in your future forward position? As noted in last week’s article, you completed all these steps so far: You decided to make a change. You have done a SWOT analysis of yourself. You…

  • How to Pivot Your Career in the Midst of Change

    How to Pivot Your Career in the Midst of Change

    By Lynne Williams What do you do when you can’t, or don’t want to, do what you used to do? Pivot, of course, to make an intentional shift in a new direction. How, you ask? First, determine why you need to make a change. Need a raise? Promotion? Disengaged? Furloughed? Downsized? Re-org’d? Fired? Dread your…