Employment

When we first apply for a job, most of us only think about being hired so we can begin making a...

Generally speaking, helping organizations view humans from two polarized lenses.  Some organizations believe that their employees are good people and...

Whenever I am speaking to a group of business owners or corporate leaders I will encounter several kinds of stories...

WASHINGTON -- The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) is hosting a 2016 Virtual Career Fair on February 9 from...

There are plenty of websites that focus on general interviewing skills and questions you may encounter in an interview, but here...

I attended a workshop on accessible employment recently and was reminded, as I've written about before, what a fraught topic...

Ask any random social worker on the street what the number one complaint in social work is and they'll say it's...

Recently on a cloudy August morning, I was simultaneously texting a young person to see if they were okay after...

Eisenhower’s Urgent/Important Principle is one of those nuggets I picked up years ago — probably at some time management course...

Washington, D.C.- More than 70 Members of the U.S. House of Representatives, led by Congresswoman Barbara Lee, sent a letter...

We all do it. See someone new and, within seconds, our brains start making up stories about them. Or we...

I often hear from social work students and professionals who wished better internship opportunities were available to them. Many social...

Working with multiple generations in any field can be challenging, and human services is no exception. Most challenging can be...

I’ve been reflecting on the complex dynamics of employment relationships (ER) — let’s call them ERs because of the acronym’s...

There is no getting around it, you need to stand out in some way to get a job these days....

It concludes about 80% of the job postings I find require a driver's licence and vehicle as a condition for...

It makes me so sad when I meet social workers who have lost their dreams, their passion, their why. Just...

Do you remember when you made the decision to become a social worker? Your decision was a defining moment of...

Living in a country so focused on the reproductive behaviors of women, from contraception to abortion, it seems preposterous that...

How often do you stop to check the words you’re using with client groups, whether verbally or in writing? Are...