Careers
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Career Corner: How to Take Smart Risks to Advance Your Career
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Carousels Are Trending on LinkedIn and How to Make Them
Carousels are trending on LinkedIn. Carousel posts include multiple images that users can swipe through. Want to know how to make them and post them? First, let’s start with a bit of background info, though the focus of this article will be on LinkedIn carousels. Carousels are visually appealing, and they can be posted on…
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Penn National Gaming Opens Career Center to Fill 375 Jobs at New Casino in Morgantown
Penn National Gaming has opened a career center at the Holiday Inn Morgantown. The site will help it fill 375 new positions at Hollywood Casino Morgantown, which is projected to open before the end of the year. Evan Jones collected its details for the Reading Eagle. The gaming giant is also hosting several Table Games…
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Career Corner: Finding Career Satisfaction and Happiness Is Possible
Despite what you might assume, most people feel satisfied in the work they do. In fact, according to a recent poll from Gallup, even during the start of the pandemic last year, 89% of people reported being satisfied in their careers. With how many people were losing money, that statistic might shock you. However, as…
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VISTA Careers – All-Fill
Headquartered in Exton, All-Fill designs, manufactures, services, and supports a complete line of machinery for filling, bagging, checkweighing, labeling, and bottle unscrambling. The company takes great pride in creating a workplace environment that is focused on the well-being of its most important asset, its employees. Technical Writer This position develops the operation, installation, and training documents/manuals for…
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Career Corner: Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen Shares Why Success is Doing Both What You Love and Hate
To say Janet L. Yellen is accomplished is putting it mildly. She was the first ever female chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve, she was the head of the team of economic advisors for Bill Clinton during his Presidency, and she is now the first female secretary of the United States Treasury. So she knows…
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Over 300 Powerful Accomplishment Verbs for Your LinkedIn Profile and Resume
Accomplishment, or action verbs, are used when starting bullet points under your work experiences on a resume, and these can also be used on LinkedIn. Using a variety of accomplishment verbs helps make it more interesting for the reader and will catch their attention more. For example, instead of three bullet points under one work…
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Handi-Crafters Plans Blowout Fall Festival to Celebrate Its 60 Years; Seeks Sponsors to Support Ongoing Work
This year is a big one for Thorndale’s Handi-Crafters. The organization is celebrating 60 years of service to the disabled community in Chester County. It is marking the occasion with a day of family fun at its Thorndale location. And it’s in need of corporate sponsors to not only help make the anniversary event successful…
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Career Corner: Are You Joining the “Great Resignation”? Do it With Grace
The pandemic has had a major impact on careers, with many employees receiving a wake-up call that they need a higher salary than they thought or more flexibility at home. And for jobs that aren’t accommodating, they are seeing a mass exodus. A survey from Bankrate found that 55% of employees plan to change jobs…
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VISTA Careers – Qlik
Based in King of Prussia and operating in more than 100 countries, Qlik helps enterprises around the world move faster, work smarter, and lead the way forward with an end-to-end solution for getting value out of data. Its platform is the only one on the market that allows for open-ended, curiosity-driven exploration, giving everyone –…
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Is It True That I Need a Job on LinkedIn to Get a Job?
Is it true that I need a job on LinkedIn to get a job? If your job search is going tickety-boo, then no. If not, then you may need a strategy change. As they say, if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Stick with the plan. But if your job search is taking longer than…
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VISTA Careers – County of Chester
The County of Chester was created by William Penn in 1682 as one of the three original counties of Pennsylvania. The county consists of 73 municipalities — one city, 15 boroughs, and 57 townships — and is routinely ranked among the best places to live in America. The county is an Equal Opportunity Employer that complies with…
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Career Corner: Do This One Thing to Overcome Imposter Syndrome
Have you ever felt like you can never really enjoy your moments of triumph because you are always waiting for the other shoe to drop? This could be related to what many people deal with known as impostor syndrome. Impostor syndrome is a feeling where despite whatever success or accomplishments you achieve, you wind up…
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I Fed the Cat and Slayed a Bat. Should I Ask For a LinkedIn Review?
I slayed a bat and wore a towel on my head to minimize my fear while it was dive-bombing me. This recount is a true bat story that just happened. You just can’t make this stuff up, and I share the video to prove it! It was my daughter’s 32nd birthday, and she left her…
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The Pandemic’s Effect on the Chester County Job Market: ‘Tables Have Completely Flipped’
The pandemic has completely upended the Chester County job market. It was a game-changer in the region and the nation as well, reports Ty West for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The current hiring environment is punctuated by a flood of available jobs, pay increases, counteroffers, and a frantic pace. “I’ve spoken to recruiters who have…
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Career Corner: The Wall Street Journal Describes New Career Positions Colleges May Create to Meet Evolving Student Needs
With technology and culture constantly in flux, the jobs that are in demand are always changing. Sometimes you might not even realize that an area you specialize in is becoming desirable in a sector. That’s especially true for colleges and universities, where the needs of the modern student continually shift. Benoit Morenne delves into this…
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VISTA Careers – Chester County OIC
Based in Coatesville, the Chester County OIC (Opportunities Industrialization Center) is a nonprofit that helps to create opportunities for individuals to prepare for sustainable employment and financial independence through education, training, and support services. The Chester County OIC aims to change the lives of disadvantaged adults and boasts a mission of “Helping People Help Themselves.”…
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VISTA Careers: The Lincoln Center Seeks 2 Behavior Specialists
The Lincoln Center for Family and Youth is hiring two board- certified Behavior Specialists, one part time and one full time, for a Philadelphia school. The behavior specialists will help TLC fulfill its mission of offering support to students and their families so those students can reach their full potential. TLC is a non-profit education…
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