An ad campaign and website, backed by the White House, aims to help people who are unemployed or unhappy with their jobs find new careers. The campaign highlights stories of people talking about career transitions, such as a former fitness instructor who became a welder, through an apprenticeship program, after her gym folded.
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Some advertising professionals have developed programs aimed at building a diverse workforce in the creative industry. Walter Geer of TBWA\WorldHealth and Ron Lewis of McCann Health launched a search engine, DiverseCreatives.com, designed to help increase visibility of people of color in the field and create a way for agency recruiters to find this talent.
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Workers should invest time in reskilling or upskilling through continuing education courses to improve their job security during the current economic downturn, writes Abe Eshkenazi, CEO of the Association for Supply Chain Management. Eshkenazi outlines skills in high demand and education pathways -- such as certifications -- that offer a fast track to work.
Despite the distraction of a presidential election and the challenges of the coronavirus, bills aimed at improving retirement security are being introduced in Congress and more are expected. "The COVID-19 emergency has only worsened the existing retirement crisis in our country," said Rep. Richard Neal, D-Mass.
More employers are performing "pre-hiring assessments" rather than relying only on candidates' degrees to make decisions during the coronavirus pandemic. Steve Yadzinski, who works on innovations in workforce technology for Jobs for the Future, says part of the push is aimed at ensuring the hiring process is equitable.
