Emotional Intelligence, or EQ, is considered the best predictor of success, even more so than intelligence (IQ). In today’s competitive and uncertain world, EQ competencies are more important than ever to get hired and to move up in an organization. Career practitioners discussed how emotional intelligence affects the job search during multiple events the week […]
by Paul Sears, WorkForce Center Staff “There is a rich reward awaiting the job seeker who will spend the time to figure out his or her skills.” ~ Richard Nelson Bolles, What Color Is Your Parachute Anything that you know or anything that you can do is a skill. Musings on Skills and Careers, […]
By Paul Sears, WorkForce Center Staff Many systems have been designed to guide career choices. A skill identification tool in the Minnesota WorkForce Centers Employment Ready U program has a SKILL CHECKLIST to help workshop participants reflect upon career choices. Ideally, we want job seekers to be in the good place at the center of […]
