04/30/2026
Pivots Without Pathways: Career Navigation in a Fragmented Labor Market
This report details findings from a two-year, mixed-methods study examining how low-wage workers and community college students navigate their careers, including how they access, interpret, and use education and career information.Authors: Joseph B. Fuller, Kerry McKittrick, Amanda Holloway, Rony Ro...
04/27/2026
New National Survey Reveals: Young People Rarely Stay Connected to Employers After Internships
Survey of 90+ employers shows most young workers never follow up after internships, even though over 70% of employers welcome continued contact
02/08/2026
๐ช๐ฒ๐น๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ ๐ฎ! ๐ช๐ฒโ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ธ๐ถ๐น๐น๐; ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ถ๐โ๐ ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ผ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ถ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐บ. ๐
Today weโre introducing Candidate-Market Fit (CMF). ๐ฏ
In a fast-moving market, a job opening is actually a distress signal. ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐น๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ ๐๐ผ๐น๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ผ ๐ฎ ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ๐บ. CMF is the moment your high-value skills meet that companyโs deepest pain point.
Stop being just another applicant. This week, we learn how to become an industry necessity. ๐
02/07/2026
Audit LinkedIn Skills Section
Week 1 is officially in the books!
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๐ช๐ฒโ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐
๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐ฎ "๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ-๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐" ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฎ "๐ฆ๐ธ๐ถ๐น๐น๐-๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐" ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ด๐. Weโve talked about gathering insider intel, building micro-credentials, and creating portfolios that prove your utility.
Now, itโs time for a Saturday Reset. ๐
In 2026, your LinkedIn profile isn't just a digital version of your resume; itโs your digital storefront. If your "Skills" section is still cluttered with generic fluff like "Hard Worker" or "Microsoft Word," ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐-๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐น๐ด๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ต๐บ๐ ๐น๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ ๐๐ผ๐น๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐.
๐ฌ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐ ๐ถ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป:
1๏ธโฃ The Purge: Remove the generic skills that don't solve a market pain point.
2๏ธโฃ The Intel Update: Add the high-value keywords and "starving skills" you gathered from your research this week (think: AI Literacy, CRM Management, or specific industry tools).
3๏ธโฃ Pin the Lead: Pin your top 3 skills to the top of your profile so they are the first thing anyone sees.
Don't let your digital home base hold you back. Letโs make your Candidate-Market Fit undeniable before we kick off Week 2 tomorrow! ๐