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What is a picker packer, anyway?
Reading Time: 2 minutes What you need to know about this in-demand logistics job. If you’ve ever shopped online, chances are a picker packer had a hand in getting your order to your doorstep. Picker-packers are critical positions for any online retailer needing to fulfill shoppers’ orders quickly and accurately. Demand for these crucial roles is high, and…
4 Things to Consider Before Applying for Your Next Tech Job
Reading Time: 2 minutes Tech hiring isn’t slowing down anytime soon. For the first five months of 2022, nearly 2.2 million tech jobs were advertised. That’s a shocking 52% increase versus the same period of the previous year. This means there are plenty of options for professionals in the technology industry interested in growing their careers, finding new employers,…
Manufacturing: A smart career choice
Reading Time: 2 minutes When it comes to choosing a career, manufacturing has traditionally had a bad rap. Previous generations knew it as a sector with poor working conditions, few career opportunities, and a high risk of being laid off due to cuts, automation, or both. While this might have been true 15 or 20 years ago, manufacturing today…
Pathways to Success in Research and Development
Reading Time: 3 minutes Perhaps you are just starting out in your first scientific job, or maybe you have been working in the industry for a couple of years. Regardless of where you are in your career, sooner or later, you will be presented with opportunities and choices that can have a long-lasting impact on your professional future. By…
Preparing for Industry 4.0: Four steps to improving your soft skills
Reading Time: 2 minutes Whether you like it or not, Industry 4.0 is driving change in every aspect of our lives, including the workplace. Advanced automation has the potential to perform repetitive tasks faster, more accurately, and at a much lower cost than humans—and it will impact jobs at every level and in every industry. Automation will also change…
Proving Your Value if You’re Self-taught
Reading Time: 3 minutes Imagine: you’re an administrative assistant, and you want to apply for a job that requires project management skills. You don’t have formal training in this field, but you’ve studied books on project management and you have some experience. In fact, you even managed two successful fundraising campaigns for a local charity. But now you’re wondering…
Tailoring Your Resume to the Job
Reading Time: 2 minutes Are you looking for a new job? Then it’s important to understand that using an overly general résumé is a glaring Achilles’ heel when you’re applying for a position. It can even lead to you being passed over for jobs for which you’re fully qualified. The following checklist offers practical advice on tailoring your résumé…
The Best Jobs for Your Personality Type
Reading Time: 2 minutes If you’re a young person thinking about your future career, you’re probably drawn to a specific industry such as IT or healthcare based on your skills and interest. However, before pursuing any training for a specific occupation or applying for a job, it’s important to first determine whether you’re an introvert or an extrovert…
The Importance of Customer Service Skills for Every Employee
Reading Time: 2 minutes If you don’t have an outward-facing job, then you might not think it’s important to hone your customer service skills. Well, think again. Throughout your career, you’re likely to experience numerous professional situations that require good customer service skills. For example, you might have to fill in for a colleague who usually handles customer inquiries.…
The Rise of Interdisciplinary Engineering Skills
Reading Time: 3 minutes Are you a college student preparing for a career in engineering? Or are you a working professional looking to give your career a boost? If you’ve answered, “Yes!” to either of these questions, you might want to invest some time and resources in acquiring some additional skills. Here’s why. New in-demand skills One key…