Kc To Dc Reflecting On Americas Workforce

| Read Our Blog Read Our Blog Blog KC to DC: Reflecting on America’s Workforce Kristen Cullotta October 19, 2015 Workforce zero I had the good fortune of attending the third annual Close It Summit final week in Washington D.C. The summit brings together a diverse group of public sector, private sector, nonprofit and for-profit workforce growth professionals from all around the nation. Being a Close It Summit rookie, I was intrigued to study that the mantra for this yr’s occasion was “Demand More.” I was further intrigued by how I would use this mantra to not only start conversations with my fellow attendees, but to reflect internally about what we as stakeholders can demand of ourselves to continue to problem ourselves to supply the perfect providers to our business and job seeker shoppers. And as if that mantra wasn’t enough to maintain front-of-mind for 3 days, the summit also delivered an “Employment Tech Explosion”; a convening of some dozen established and/or up-and-coming know-how companies deliver ing a wealth of web-based or software program options. No workforce growth professionals were harmed in the course of the Employment Tech Explosion. For anybody who has attended a multi-day skilled improvement convention, you'll be able to likely relate to my total exhaustion and feeling like my mind has reached full capacity as I write this on my journey house. Being that I needed to share my experience whereas the memories were contemporary in my mind, I decided to compile an inventory of the most compelling concepts and soundbites I heard in the hopes that these will encourage and inform your personal or professional agenda: Many of these key points are already being addressed by the services Able offers, and others have the potential to turn out to be the foundation for broader concepts about how Able can proceed to make a positive impact on the lives of the person job seekers we serve and the businesses who depend on us as their source for accessing a qualified expertise pool. I had not been to Washington D.C. in more than 20 years. During a couple hours of downtime from the conference agenda, I discovered my way to the White House and the national mall to take advantage of the unseasonably warm weather and settled into an inspiring out of doors work surroundings among the many breathtaking monuments. Seeing the White House, Lincoln Memorial, reflecting pond and different sights for the primary time in more than twenty years, two thoughts got here to my mind: 1) Wow, they're much smaller than I remembered, and 2) The positive impression Able could make is far larger with the support of this great group who's working to make America a worldwide leader in workforce improvements. If you're a enterprise seeking to rent qualified job candidates, click here to be taught more about Business Solutions. If you are a job seeker in want of help, contact us at or go to Your e mail handle will not be published. Required fields are marked * Comment Name * Email * Websi te Subscribe me to your mailing listing Receive our newsletters, breaking news alerts, and more! Veterans Forward Orientation Careers by National Able Network: An Online Orientation for Nebraska Residents! Careers by National Able Network: An Online Orientation for Illinois Residents! View More…