Category: The Career Channel

  • Extended Studies: Lifelong Learning That Expands Opportunity

    Extended Studies: Lifelong Learning That Expands Opportunity

    In today’s rapidly evolving economy, education no longer ends with a degree. Careers change, technologies shift, and new skills emerge at an unprecedented pace. For learners at every stage of life, continuing education plays a vital role in staying adaptable, resilient, and connected. In a recent conversation on the Career Channel, Kelly Nielsen, Director of…

  • Career Education is Changing the Game for Students in San Diego

    Career Education is Changing the Game for Students in San Diego

    Choosing the right school for your child can be overwhelming, but A Parent’s Guide to San Diego Schools is here to help. This research-based guide gives families clear information about local school options. A new focus for this year is the power of Career Technical Education (CTE). CTE is helping students prepare for real-world jobs…

  • Career Planning for College Students

    How can students leverage their college years to find their ideal career path? From connecting with an alumni network to finding the right summer job, your campus career center is here to help. They can take you beyond building a resume to thinking about your personal goals, the art of networking, and building marketable life…

  • New Careers in Education – Teaching, Research, and Beyond

    “Any time two people are together and one is working with another, that is education. And what it requires today is for us to reconceive of education because opportunities are abundant but they may not be where you think they are.” Traditionally, a career in education has meant becoming a classroom teacher. Though that is…

  • Personal Change for Career Improvement

    Emotional intelligence is important for work at all levels. Don Phin helps executives expand, grow and adjust their careers. His lessons about coaxing, encouraging and inspiring apply to anyone in the workplace. Phin, an Executive Coach and Leadership Trainer, has been a California employment practices attorney since 1983. He litigated employment and business cases for…

  • Seven Steps to Building a Best-Selling Brand

    Building a brand is about more than spending money on marketing. It’s about how you think about your brand conceptually, and the strategies you employ at every level of your business. That was the message from brand architect and strategist Larry Gulko when he spoke at the Rady School of Business at UC San Diego…

  • Working with Artificial Intelligence to Keep Americans Employed

    We have all heard the dire warnings. Artificial intelligence is predicted to decimate job sectors already hit hard by outsourcing. Some studies suggest up to half of all work could be automated by 2030. That means factory workers, drivers, even some accountants may find themselves without a job. Jennifer Granholm, the former governor of Michigan,…

  • Want to Build a Start Up? Advice to Students from Jarrod Russell

    I like to think about the path to building successful startups as a journey–it’s really the entrepreneur’s journey. Each journey will be different, especially when it comes to the early stages of what sparks the idea for the startup. I simplify this journey by thinking of the entrepreneur is one of three stages: curious, committed,…

  • Workforce Frontiers

    We know that the future of work is upon us–AI, robotics, global markets and online innovations are driving massive changes. So, what about workforce development? This event explores the boundary-busting, outer reaches of workforce development where job quality, equity, outcomes and opportunity take center stage. The program is presented by The San Diego Workforce Partnership…

  • Social Media and Your Job Search

    What do photos of your wild spring break trip and poorly defined career objectives have in common? Neither belong on LinkedIn. Your online presence should tell the story of who you are and where you want to be. Linda Sierra of Toft Group has extensive experience as a recruiter and human resources professional. She shares…