Iowa has a court reporter shortage
Iowa courts are facing a serious shortage. The Gazette's courts reporter Trish Mehaffey talks with Becky Lutgen Gardner on the opportunities available to Iowa job seekers.Key points:Iowa is facing a '...
21 Jun 202315min
Interested in Skilled Trades? There's an opportunity for that
This week we chatted with Gazette reporter Izabela Zaluska. Izabela walked us through her story on the Iowa City program that builds connections for job seekers to the skilled trades.This interesting ...
4 Jan 202311min
What Iowa's workforce issues mean for current job seekers
We had a great conversation with The Gazette's Des Moines Bureau Chief, journalist Erin Murphy.Recently Erin talked with a state economist in his piece on how difficult it will be to recoup Iowa's wor...
15 Des 202215min
Freelance - Worth it? Some Freelance ideas for Job Seekers
Just for fun:Confused Breakfast Podcast (mentioned Pork Tornadoes Drummer Mike Schulte)Freelance ideas mentioned:Social Media Strategist (content manager or creator, marketing strategist)Fiverr freela...
2 Des 202212min
The perfect resume for a gap in employment: The functional resume format
In this podcast we review the Google-recommended functional resume format and talk about the ins and outs.Resources:Google webinar about practical resume strategiesMake a copy of this google docs func...
14 Nov 202216min
It's the economy, silly: What recession means in our job market
Mental Health resources for job seekers mentionedLocal Mental Health Tools988 Suicide HotlineFoundation2 Crisis Line
20 Okt 202212min
Are you a Lifelong learner? Tips & resources
Free training from Google:Create a resume that stands outNail your job search processGoogle professional certificate trainingKirkwood training resourcesFastTrack Career CertificatesIowaWorks Earn & Le...
6 Okt 202212min
