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By Stephanie Renk, MBA, CPCC, CERW, CPRW As of April 2025, the U.S. job market continues to demonstrate resilience, with strong job gains and a stable unemployment rate. However, emerging challenges such as trade tensions, evolving hiring technologies, and shifting candidate behaviors are adding new complexity to the employment landscape. National Employment Trends: Growth Amid […]

Most job seekers believe they must post résumés on job boards to find a job. While job boards may be a good tool, they are not the be-all and end-all of a job search strategy. As a former internal recruiter/employment specialist for a major aerospace corporation, this is how I recruited new employees: First, I […]

I’m a firm believer that wisdom can be found anywhere, and I recently made a new discovery while walking my dog. As the primary dog walker, I tend to take us around three basic routes. The first is a quick around the block, a 10-minute route where he can sniff and do his business and […]

A Word about Successful Processes A successful process is a series of planned and repeatable steps that consistently achieve a desired outcome, while optimizing resources such as time, cost, and effort, while maintaining quality engagement. Whether it’s making a cup of coffee or seeking a job – successful processes lead to successful outcomes. Below is […]

There are 6,532 potential clients who need your help the most.  That’s your share of the 19,597,200 Americans who are either unsatisfied or very unsatisfied with their careers. And not a single one decided they would seek out a terrible job. I imagine they made their choices based on “research,” most likely using AI to […]

In the rapidly evolving landscape of career services, staying ahead isn’t optional — it’s essential. At the Professional Association of Résumé Writers and Career Coaches (PARWCC), we are proud to announce a major step forward in our commitment to excellence: the launch of our new Learning Management System (LMS), powered by CrowdWisdom. This new platform […]

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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 […]