Don Orlando

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Inside the Industry Powering Career Reinvention in the AI Age PARWCC Spotlights the Coaches, Certifications, and Competitions Shaping the Future of Work St. Petersburg, FL [March 24, 2025] — As the job market undergoes seismic shifts driven by automation, layoffs, and evolving work expectations, a once-overlooked profession is becoming essential: career coaching. The Professional Association […]

It’s unavoidable. There is a never ending torrent of links that offer you yet another skill. Each one requires a major investment of your time and money. In this article, I’ll suggest a way you can choose the skill that will make you the most profit. Vendors market applications or certifications. But what they package […]

Some rules of English grammar have endured for longer than you might have imagined. The concept of “end-weight” first appeared in Lindley Murray’s 1795 book English Grammar (revised in 1832) and served as a template for grade-school grammar lessons for centuries. Murray described how English speakers tend to instinctively apply sentence weight rules: “Longer or […]

It surprises nobody more than me that I am a staunch yoga enthusiast. About 10 years ago I signed up for a series of classes with my daughter, and my opinion of yoga was a lukewarm, “Well, it’s something for us to do together.” While she walked away from the experiment with a middling impression […]

“Never go to bed the same as you woke up” Jim Rohn made this challenge back in the mid 1990’s.  Thirty years later, in today’s utterly unprecedented society, especially within the professional and workplace landscape, continuous (daily) talent development is no longer just a competitive strategy – it’s a survival one.  Kaizen (“good change” or […]

As we move through March 2025, the U.S. job market continues to evolve amid economic shifts, federal workforce reductions, and the growing influence of artificial intelligence in various industries. Understanding these trends is crucial for job seekers looking to navigate the competitive employment landscape effectively. Job Market Overview According to the latest report from the […]

Skills for employees range from technical skills for a specific discipline like engineering, accounting, software development, law, international affairs, law enforcement, medicine, education/teaching, mechanics, plumbing, technology/cybersecurity, or nursing; leadership skills, include team building, negotiating, navigating constantly evolving work environments, driving results, resolving conflict, public speaking, and leading change; management skills, include project, program, or organizational […]

If you’ve been in business for more than five minutes, you already know—what worked yesterday might not work tomorrow. Whether it’s evolving client expectations, shifting economic trends, or the ever-changing nature of hiring, staying sharp isn’t optional in our field; it’s essential. We all live in a world of professional development, so when we think […]

  View in browser Ready for new opportunities? Our career center partners are accepting new coaches and need you! If you have expertise in Military, Sciences, Legal, and Design career paths please submit your information in this survey and get started now.   Healthcare careers are always in demand – do you have all the […]