Career Talk Employers – Now Hiring! « CBS Pittsburgh

Career Talk Employers – Now Hiring! « CBS Pittsburgh

Why you will fail to have a great career | Larry Smith | TEDxUW

KDKA's Career Talk @ PSU - Minimum Wage Debate

Career Talk Employers – Now Hiring! « CBS Pittsburgh

Career Talk Employers – Now Hiring! « CBS Pittsburgh

Town Hall Meeting: The Minimum Wage Debate

Career Talk Profile: 5 Generation Bakers « CBS Pittsburgh

Career Talk Profile: 5 Generation Bakers « CBS Pittsburgh

Who's Hiring in Pittsburgh This Week?

Weekly Now Hiring List via Pitt Newscastic!

Who's Hiring in Pittsburgh This Week?

US District Court to Host Community Resource Fair

Times are tough for many people particularly those who are and have been unemployed.  With winter and holiday seasons quickly approaching, social service providers recognize a growing need for services, assistance and other resources.  Many people are unaware of the vast array of resources available throughout the region.  In an effort to provide information and contacts to those in need, The United States District Court of Western Pennsylvania is hosting a Community Resource Fair on October 24^th from 1:00-2:30 PM.

The event will be held at the Federal Courthouse at 700 Grant Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15219 in Suite 3330.  Workshops will offer an opportunity for individuals to learn about and ask questions about Housing, Utility Assistance, Basic Needs, Education and more.  Representatives from over 30 agencies such as Dress for Success, PA Office and Vocational Rehabilitation, UPMC and Bidwell Training Center will be on hand.

The Community Resource Fair is open to the public, but attendees must register in advance.  To register for the event, call 412-395-6907 ext. 5027.

2014 National Disability Employment Awareness Month Event

The PA Department of Labor & Industry, Office of Vocational Rehabilitation (OVR), a PA state agency that assists individuals with disabilities to prepare for, enter into, engage in or retain employment will be hosting a NDEAM breakfast about, “Building a Business Case for Hiring Individuals with Disabilities (IWDs)” at the Wyndham Grand Pittsburgh, 600 Commonwealth Pl, Pittsburgh, PA 15222 on Main Ballroom on the 2nd floor from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm.  No Cost to attend BUT you must RSVP!!  I’m encouraging you to bring your HR Team (Up to 5 business members) to this event.    This event will be full of good discussion and information and a great opportunity to network!!  I look forward to seeing you there.

OVR will be having an exciting discussion with employers (federal contractor & subcontractor, human resource, talent acquisition managers and small business owners) and community based organizations on how to partner to create opportunities for individuals with disabilities seeking and maintaining employment. Vendors will be present throughout this event from various disability agencies to show the power of partnership and talk about current resources that employers can “tap” into to meet current hiring needs from the most underutilized talent pool.

The Office of Vocational Rehabilitation (OVR) offers business solutions and consultation services. OVR staff can help employers recruit and hire qualified employees, develop employee retention strategies and learn about disability-related issues. Today’s dynamic workforce is increasingly diverse. Employers must compete for highly skilled workers with the talents necessary to help their business grow and to be globally competitive.

Building a Business Case for Hiring Individuals with Disabilities (IWDs)

Tentative NDEAM Event Schedule:

7:30             Registration                                                                

8:00            Breakfast & Networking              

8:30            Executive Welcome, Melanie Harrington, Vibrant Pittsburgh President &CEO

8:45             Dr. C. Scott Wyatt, Keynote Speaker Carnegie Mellon University Tepper School of Business Visiting Assistant Teaching Professor Business Management Communication

9:45             Break      

10:00          CVS Health Business Case Leslie Ries, Senior Manager Workforce Initiatives Dept.

11:00            Lunch with Dave Harding: “Living Well with a Disability”

12:00           Innovation in the Workplace Panel

1:15              Break

1:25             OVR How-to-Guide Panel

2:45             Break

3:00            Workforce Dev. & Job Retention Case Studies Roundtables

RSVP by October 27, 2014 by calling 412-392-5949, Email mholl@pa.gov or through the link on the flyer.  Space is limited!  If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Shannon Austin at (412) 392-4958.  Looking forward to seeing you on October 30, 2014!

Networking to Get a Job | Job Hunting | AARP

Career Talk Webpage - Overiew

Many of you may have noticed that the Career Talk on KDKA webpage has been launched.  As such, let me take a few moments to provide an overview of what you will find there.  There are a few major components you do not want to miss. These include:

1. Now Hiring List - In the scrolling marquee, there is a Now Hiring logo. This will direct you to a weekly job posting list.  These vacancies come directly from employers who have partnered with Career Talk to provide these leads.  An email address is included for job seekers seeking referrals or additional information.
2. Workforce Events Calendar - This section provides dates and times for Job Clubs, Career Fairs and other interesting events that may be of interest to job seekers, employers, schools, etc.
3. Career Resource Guide - Links to Career Talk Employers, schools and service providers.  Also included are links to career assessments, labor market information, associations for HR professionals and more.
4. Weekly Webcasts - This section is still under construction, but it will soon feature interviews with employers, educators and service providers.
5. Live Twitter Feed - Can't wait for the weekly job postings? Keep up to date...minute to minute...by following Career Talk on Twitter @KDKA_CareerTalk.  For the non-Twitter users, Tweets will directly feed to Career Talk on KDKA.
6. Relevant News Articles - The webpage includes regular news stories that focus on training, education, careers and economic development topics.

The direct link to the webpage is http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/category/career-talk/

Give it a look, and let me know what you think.

Industry Profile: Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries

Industry Description

Industries in the Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries subsector group establishments that produce or organize and promote live presentations involving the performances of actors and actresses, singers, dancers, musical groups and artists, athletes, and other entertainers, including independent (i.e., freelance) entertainers and the establishments that manage their careers. The classification recognizes four basic processes: (1) producing (i.e., presenting) events; (2) organizing, managing, and/or promoting events; (3) managing and representing entertainers; and (4) providing the artistic, creative and technical skills necessary to the production of these live events. Also, this subsector contains four industries for performing arts companies. Each is defined on the basis of the particular skills of the entertainers involved in the presentations. The industry structure for this subsector makes a clear distinction between performing arts companies and performing artists (i.e., independent or freelance). Although not unique to arts and entertainment, freelancing is a particularly important phenomenon in this Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries subsector. Distinguishing this activity from the production activity is a meaningful process differentiation. This approach, however, is difficult to implement in the case of musical groups (i.e., companies) and artists, especially pop groups. These establishments tend to be more loosely organized and it can be difficult to distinguish companies from freelancers. For this reason, NAICS includes one industry that covers both musical groups and musical artists. This subsector contains two industries for Industry Group 7113, Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events, one for those that operate facilities and another for those that do not. This is because there are significant differences in cost structures between those promoters that manage and provide the staff to operate facilities and those that do not. In addition to promoters without facilities, other industries in this subsector include establishments that may operate without permanent facilities. These types of establishments include: performing arts companies; musical groups and artists; spectator sports; and independent (i.e., freelance) artists, writers, and performers. Industry Employment Trends Trends Year United States Pennsylvania Pittsburgh, PA MSA Number of Establishments 2010 47,763 1,221 216 2011 47,798 1,213 213 2012 48,575 1,263 220 Employment 2010 407,564 16,653 4,084 2011 411,773 16,540 4,267 2012 421,776 16,617 4,312 Numeric Change from Previous Year 2011 4,209 -113 183 2012 10,003 77 45 Percent Change from Previous Year 2011 1% -.7% 4.5% 2012 2.4% .5% 1.1% Industry Employment Wages Wages Year United States Pennsylvania Pittsburgh, PA MSA Total Payroll Wages 2010 $30,687,538,826 $1,120,302,501 $366,631,365 2011 $31,708,963,344 $1,165,245,636 $403,708,191 2012 $33,422,700,235 $1,153,045,912 $406,620,268 Average Annual Wage 2010 $42,321 $41,002 $89,776 2011 $43,844 $42,865 $94,612 2012 $44,045 $42,359 $94,307 Average Weekly Wage 2010 $814 $789 $1,726 2011 $843 $825 $1,819 2012 $847 $815 $1,814 * Information provided by America's Career InfoNet

Who's Hiring in Pittsburgh This Week?

This week's list features full and part time opportunities that are perfect for supplementing income or making extra cash while in school.

Hiring List

Who's Hiring in Pittsburgh This Week?

Here is a list of immediate and practical job vacancies throughout the Pittsburgh area.  Check back weekly as our list continues to grow!

Who's Hiring List

Pittsburgh People Power: Profiles of 10 People Making a Difference in Our Town

Cool artcile of NewsCastic that features many colleagues and some previous guests from Career Talk on KQV...

http://www.newscastic.com/news/pittsburgh-people-power-profiles-of-10-people-making-a-difference-in-our-town-2133963/

Top Ten Things You Maybe Didn’t Know About The Albert Institute

We’re Going Places with Dress for Success

The Going Places Network by Walmart helps unemployed and under-employed Dress for Success clients gain professional skills, accelerate their job search and build confidence through weekly training sessions, one-on-one career coaching and networking in a supportive environment. The Albert Institute assists in instruction and coordinates job fairs on behalf of Pittsburgh’s GPN graduates!

The Institute Jams with Jessica Lee and Friends

On the second Thursday of every month, The Albert Institute, in partnership with Jessica Lee Jazz Networking, coordinates Career Nights at CJ’s in the Strip.  These evenings have spotlighted local business leaders from UPMC, Farmers Insurance, Goodwill of SWPA and Dress for Success.

Talking All Things Career

The Albert Institute has recently launched a project with KDKA-TV Called Career Talk.  This involves the development of a web resource guide that will feature a weekly webcast, education information and a daily workforce development event calendar.

Speaking to the Globe

 Since 2011, The Albert Institute has led an international dialogue between employers, community groups, colleges, corrections agencies and job seekers via unique webinar series such as The Ex-Offender Employment Series, Spring Into Reentry Conference, and a variety of Virtual Job Fairs.  Participants from several states and as far away as France have been featured.

We Are Often In Prison

Since 2008, The Albert Institute has led instruction for and participated in Offender Employment Specialist training for Bureau of Prisons staff across Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia.  In addition we have regularly provided pro bono services to inmates in the form of pre-release classes, mock job fair participation and more!

Job Fairs Galore!

We have regularly set up job fairs for State Representative Dan Deasy, The SWPA Job Developers Association, US Probation & Pretrial Services and many more.

Professor Albert

 Scott Albert, founder of The Albert Institute, has been an adjunct instructor at Everest Institute for over 10 years.  In addition to his teaching role, Scott will often host guest speakers at the college.  These have included but are not limited to IBEX Global, The Omni William Penn, UPMC, US Probation and KDKA-TV.

We Go Clubbin’

In 2006, The Albert Institute introduced the concept of Job Club to the Pittsburgh region.  We simultaneously launched Job Clubs at The McKees Rocks Employment & Training Center and US Probation.  The US Probation Job Club has met every Wednesday since its inception in April of 2006!  Other agencies such as PA’s Office of Vocational Rehabilitation, The Mon Valley Initiative, Goodwill SWPA, PA CareerLink and many, many more have since established Job Clubs of their own.

We’ve Got a Speaker

The Albert Institute has spent a decade lining up interesting guest speakers for various workforce development conferences including the 2009 Defendant/Offender Workforce Development Conference and 2014’s SPARC Conference.  Speakers have included Mel Blount, Bontia Fahy, Paul Sheldon and more!

We Network With a Purpose

For nearly a decade, The Albert Institute has provided a forum through which businesses can communicate about new projects, unique opportunities, staffing challenges and best practices.  An eclectic mix of companies large and small have participated in round table discussions, The SWPSA Business Consortia and, most recently, the Career Talk Employee Referral Network.

People Are Afraid To Dance

I can still remember Bell Biv Devoe thumping off the walls of the Langley High School gymnasium.  The same walls that held up an awkward, self-conscious teenager who refused to cut a rug at a 1990's high school dance.  The same teenager who grew up to be a man who sometimes wonders,  "What might it have been like had I asked her to dance?"  Wondering because he was too afraid to ask and too afraid to dance.

It's funny.  Most of us are afraid of things that can never really hurt us such as public speaking, asking someone out on a date...ghosts!  Yet, we might drive home after one two many drinks or play a favorite sport without the correct protective equipment.  But what really hurts us?  What are the risks we never take that we really, truly pay for in life? What are we afraid to do?

People Are Afraid To Try Something Different
It has been said by many that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over but expecting different results.  Everyone knows this to be true, but most of us do it anyway.  Take our job search for example.  It has been reported that Internet job boards post about a 1% return on investment, which simply means that approximately 1 out of every 100 resumes posted online results in a job interview. Yet, the majority of job seekers turn first and most often to Internet job boards to find a job.

In her speech about the power of body language, Professor Amy Cuddy says that little tweaks can lead to big changes.  Think about the simplicity in this statement.  Some simple changes can produce big results. Take Miley Cyrus for example.  In March of 2006, she made her debut as Disney's cute and lovable Hannah Montana.  By December of 2010, Miley's cuteness was wearing off, and she was becoming a young woman...already too old for Disney.  She tried her hand in film and music with moderate success, but nothing like the Hannah-mania which swept the country a few years earlier.  So in 2013, Miley began to twerk and stick out her tongue.  Little tweaks to her image to say the least!  The results?  A new album which immediately broke sales records in 2013.

Obviously Miley may be an extreme example, but in a way it does prove the point.  If what you are doing is not working, try something different.  If you are unhappy with your current results, how could you possibly be afraid of something new?

People Are Afraid To Ask For Help
More than 60% of jobs are found through a word-of-mouth referral.  Almost 80% of our nation's job market is a hidden job market made up of unlisted opportunities with typically unknown companies.  The only way to find out about these jobs and/or to be recommended for these jobs is to let your friends and colleagues know what it is you're looking for.  Yet, people are often too afraid to ask for help.

As part of a networking class that I teach at a college in Pittsburgh, we build contact lists.  I tell students they need to communicate with their contacts especially in regard to employment.  So many turn to me and say, "I don't wanna tell someone I'm looking for a job." To which I say, "Why....How else are they going to know?!?"  It's crazy.  If someone is building a fence, they will ask their neighbor for help. Why not ask for help when it comes to building a career?

People Are Afraid To Follow Their Passions
Whether you are a man or woman...even if you are blissfully happy in your current relationship...everybody remembers the one that got away.  In his speech titled, "Why You Will Fail to Have a Great Career," Professor Larry Smith speaks candidly about giving up on dreams out of fear of embarrassment, failure, etc. When it comes to careers, people often base their career choices on sensible thoughts like Will I Make Enough Money or What's the Market Like for a Particular Occupation.  Certainly things to be considered, but what ends up happening?  We end up in careers that fail to satisfy our intellectual curiosity or true spirit.

Most of us don't pop out of bed to go to work; we drag ourselves out of bed to go get a paycheck. (If my students are reading this, I pop out of bed to come teach.)  I play guitar and sing.  This Saturday I'll be playing a private party. It's cool. I'll make a few bucks and get a few free drinks. But, I'll wake up Sunday morning thinking, "Well, rock star might have been an unrealistic dream, but, man, I sure would have had a lot of fun teaching music everyday."  Follow your crazy dreams. That way, like Larry Smith says, when your kid comes to you with his/her crazy dream you can say, "Go for it, kid...just like I did."

People Are Afraid To Dance
Nobody wants to look awkward, and nobody wants to be embarrassed.  That's why we don't dance.  That's why we don't take silly risks.  I've been a self-employed entrepreneur since 2005.  There is no more silly risk in this world!  People a lot smarter than and a lot more ambitious than I am never strike out on their own because they're afraid of what people may think if they fail.  Guess what? You might fail.  But, if you never take a chance than that means you'll never experience anything new.  My friend Derek "I Will Never Give Up' Clark quotes a poem about taking risks.  In the quote, he says something to the effect of, "Stop hugging the tree trunk and get out there on that branch where the fruit is."  Whatever your risk...Whatever the tune...Don't be afraid to dance.

10 Signs Pittsburghers Are Not Ready to Go Back to School

http://www.newscastic.com/news/10-signs-pittsburghers-are-not-ready-to-go-back-to-school-2115560/

Spring Into Reentry: Second Annual Virtual Conference!

This year’s Spring Into Reentry Virtual Conference will attempt to shrink the globe by using technology to share best practices.  Workforce practitioners, educators, employers and corrections staff will come together to discuss important issues related to reentry. These topics will include Criminal Records, GED 2014, An International Reentry Perspective and more!

Registration fee is just $19.99!  Registrants can choose to attend any or all of the topics outlined below.

Seating is limited, so register today!

Register @ https://student.gototraining.com/r/1343725611610433280

Spring Into Reentry Virtual Conference Agenda

March 21^st @ 10:00 Full Disclosure: Teach Ex-Offenders to Discuss Criminal Records

Scott Albert, The Albert Institute Pittsburgh, PA

Penny Gilden-Yunker, Express Employment Professionals Dallas, TX

March 27^th @ 1:00 GED 2014 & Its Impact on Reentry

Joe Norden, Education Consultant Pittsburgh, PA

April 2^nd @ 1:00 Green Prisons = Green Careers

Paul Sheldon, Independent Consultant Jacksonville, OR

April 9^th @ 1:00 Guilty: The Inside Truth

Bonita Fahy, Author Las Vegas, NV

April 16^th @ 1:00 Association of Reentry Professionals

Brad Mohler, President AoRP Oklahoma City, OK

April 18^th @ 10:00 Reentry: An International Perspective

Mark Sherman, Federal Judiciary Center Washington DC

Martine Herzog-Evans, University of Reims France

April 23^rd @ 1:00 Community Corrections: Changing the Community Through Service

Earl Kalchthaler, Renewal Inc. Pittsburgh, PA

April 30^th @ 1:00 Employer Roundtable

* Upon completion of registration, participants will receive participation links for each of the individual sessions outlined above. All times EST.

Email scott@thealbertinstitute.com for details.