The highlights from a workshop created as part of The Job Forum’s Workforce of the Future Program, which was supported in part by a grant from The Miranda Lux Foundation to help prepare young people under the age of 25 for the world of work. Participants who are giving the advice: Lisa Clark, the Chief […]
Many, if not most, young people are undecided about what kind of work, or careers, they want to pursue, or how to prepare for an effective job search. The Job Forum (a 501c nonprofit now in its 70th year) has created a new youth program to help students and young people with job search and […]
Is the sky falling? As I write, none of my clients at tech companies like Google and PagerDuty has been laid off, but they have been affected nonetheless. One tried to reach her boss on the day layoffs were announced, only to discover his email had been deactivated; he had been laid off. Another […]
The Job Forum is looking for great volunteers to help us with the valuable roles. These roles are ones where you can add the experience to your professional work experience. Please ask to interview for the roles you are interested in. Contact Janet Beach for an interview: jbeach@usmarketingservices.com 415-309-3575 Please briefly state why […]
We all have been hearing a lot about gloom in the job market and layoffs by large companies. There are a few things you CAN do: Come to The Job Forum to meet people who know lots of other people and may be able to refer you to a great company you did not […]
As a professional résumé writer, I am always happy to offer advice and support to job seekers who are working to write a résumé that will be impactful and catch attention in today’s competitive job market. One of the questions that I am asked quite often concerns the Professional Summary as a key section of […]
The Job Forum welcomes you to volunteer with The Job Forum. This is a unique nonprofit group that has been offering job search advice and support to those who need and want to work for 70 years here in the SF Bay Area. Our volunteer members represent all stages of their careers and all sorts […]
As a recruiter I am tired of asking those questions because most of the time the answers are not really truthful, or the interviewee will tell me what they think I want to hear. The Interview process is fundamentally about getting to know you. “I know some people feel like the recruiter/ hiring manager […]
At a recent Job Forum event to help young students consider opportunities to pursue for their future professions, The Job Forum talked in depth with a biotech executive, a finance company partner and a staffing and HR search professional, two managers from the education field, and a marketing manager who has her own company, working […]
Many, if not most, young people are undecided about what kind of work, or careers, they want to pursue, or how to prepare for an effective job search. With funding assistance from The Miranda Lux Foundation and in partnership with the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) College and Career Readiness Program, The Job […]