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As a workforce development professional with extensive experience directly with job seekers, I get asked for tips and tricks in all areas.   A common thing that happens is that many workforce development professionals feel that they run out of “new material,” meaning that the basics of job search have been covered with a job seeker. This is especially true with job seekers that may be taking what seems like a long time to become employed.   My recommendation is to develop a thing for the month. The “thing of the month” does not have to be a theme. It is something that you as a workforce development professional are covering with each job seeker. Your thing does not have to be complicated or elaborate. It just needs to change monthly. Below are some ideas for your “Thing of the Month.”   ·        Information on upcoming events, such as a job fair, family event, or community health clinic ·     ...

I am a dramatic movie lover. My favorite time of the year for movies is when all the dramatic big story movies hit the theaters. Unfortunately, there is not enough time to see them all. The best part of modern life is that I can get to see them at home at my leisure. For the past few weekends, I have been catching up on all that I missed in the theaters. Why dramatic movies versus romantic comedies or action films? It is the depth of character and thought provoking plot that comes with these films. I find the stories inspirational and cannot help but see the value for workforce development in each of them. In workforce development land, we are always looking for stories to motivate people to pursue something bigger and better for themselves in life, the kind of stories that call people to keep on working towards their goals, even when the challenges are huge. Now that I am all caught up, I wanted to share with you three movies you may have missed that offer great motivation...