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Good Careers For Young People: Cybersecurity

There are many career opportunities in cybersecurity, particularly for young people. The experts at The Job Forum discussed the growing demand for cybersecurity professionals due in part to increasing digitalization and the impact of AI. Participating…

Giving Job Hunters Valuable Insight Into Biotech Careers

At The Job Forum we often focus on fast growing industries. We raise awareness of career opportunities and pathways forward for all those that are interested to contribute to science, bio and biotech careers. These sessions are useful for job…

How To Work With a Career Coach or Career Counselor For Job Success

It is helpful for job hunters to learn the benefits and strategies for working with career coaches. The Job Forum hosted an event so job seekers could explore how this step may help them unlock or transform their efforts to more success. Experts…

Job Hunters Ask Us Great Questions

One Great Question job hunters been asking lately is: What sort of industry or job position is “best’ to target a job search? They ask what is “best” because many job hunters feel no job is safe anymore. A recent survey (Harris…

How to Make Your Resume Stand Out and Get Noticed

To maximize your chances of landing interviews, your resume must be tailored to each specific job application. A generic resume often gets overlooked, especially by Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and time-strapped recruiters. Here’s…

Looking Ahead – What Job Hunters Can Expect

Here’s a look forward at what job hunters in the San Francisco Bay Area might expect in Q4 2025 and Q1 2026 — plus ideas for how you can prepare. Key Trends Major forces that are shaping the market in the Bay Area over the next ~6-9…

Might You Want To Be On A Board?

The Job Forum recently hosted an event called “Path to the Boardroom”. The Job Forum session focused on how board service is one means to achieving career enhancement. On the panel to advise job hunters and those interested in potential…

Let’s Talk Finance

Let’s talk finance. The Job Forum, sponsored by the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce and supporters such as Google, AbbVie, and donors who are job hunters or supportive individuals like you, featured a panel of experts discussing how to…

Jobs And Skilled Workforce Are Fundamental to a Thriving Bay Area Economy

The Job Forum focuses on assisting people as they job hunt to find jobs. We help keep a dynamic workforce of skilled motivated people here in the Bay Area Region. The Bay Area economy of the last 40 years was built on the existence of the…

How To Answer: “Why Have You Been Out Of Work For So Long?”

This is a very common question in today’s job market—and how you respond matters. The key is to stay credible and focus on the positive. How to Frame Your Answer Positively It’s completely acceptable to say: “I took some time…

The Job Forum’s Core Wednesday Service – Why it is unique, loved and is important

The Job Forum offers a small group job search meeting every Wednesday evening on Zoom. This is place where job hunters can talk over their job search strategies and get advice and introductions to be more successful in their job search. Unlike…

Workforce of the Future Events – Ages 15 – 25

It is fair to say that we all care about young people. At The Job Forum we want to assist those thinking ahead to jobs. We build their awareness about more opportunities for careers they may not have heard about, so they can explore, prepare…

Tips After Layoffs

Layoffs are now common across a variety of industries—and if you get laid off yourself, it’s a sting that hurts no matter how common it is. The impact can be so much deeper than job loss. Whether it was something you saw coming…

Insights From The Event: Careers in Human Resources

The Job Forum focus on Careers in Human Resources (HR), provided insights The volunteers discussed methods to help in effective job search for job seekers and professionals in the field. Here is who among The Job Forum volunteers was…

Interview with Volunteer, Michelle Liu

Hi Michelle, Will you please describe your career? I’m a project manager and have a finance and technical consulting background. How did you find out about The Job Forum and begin volunteering My…

Meet Your Inner Critic

Cindy Fassler, a volunteer of The Job Forum and coach and executive staffing expert, wrote a fascinating essay on “Meet Your Inner Critic.” We share it for your benefit here: We all have an inner critic - an inner voice that often appears…

Job hunter, Tammy Dean Gately Talks About Her Job Search and The Job Forum

While coping with serious medical and personal family issues, Tammy found herself searching for a new job in sales or using her senior administrative capabilities. She explains what she did because of coming to The Job Forum. She shares her…

Wednesday Job Forum: What is the real value of the small group sessions for job seekers every week for free at The Job Forum

One of the real values of these sessions is the “Ask us anything about your job search” format. For more than 70 years, there have been businesspeople volunteering, talking individually within the small group and problem-solving with…

An Interview With Sandip Das

Sandip Das is an impressive engineer with Volkswagen’s CARIAD division where he is a senior principal SoC Architect. There he works on Volkswagens brands (Porsche, Audi, VW) autonomous driving and best in class in-vehicle infotainment systems. Sandip…

Stem Initiative – sponsored by the James Tien Family Foundation

Supporting advancement of women is important to many since women and men begin their careers nowadays in relatively equal roles, yet once things progress, there is markedly less progress in advancement for women into more senior roles. The…

The Job Forum Planning Committee

Recently The Job Forum Planning Committee has been working on the plans for 2025 programs and priorities. The Job Forum is fortunate to have an active set of volunteers who come together with our Executive Director and contribute…

Biotech Is A Great Choice for Jobs in the San Francisco Bay Area

If you are just graduating, take a look at entry level biotech roles to create a career with a future. (Three entry level pathways are described in this article.) If you are mid-career, and looking to pivot to a new different industry, there…

Job Forum Workshop Tips: Developing an Effective Resume

Recently at The Job Forum, job hunters were offered a new resume tool and process to try from Bullseye At an event to help job hunters get set for job hunting in the new year 2025, Job Forum expert volunteers, Roger Brooks, Jessica…

Careers And Job Search Has Changed – It Requires Marathon Stamina

We are in the middle of a major cultural shift. Many employers are conducting layoffs, including laying off people who have excellent reviews and who contribute mightily to their company’s success. Often all personal connection and…

Quick and Timeless Advice from Technology Career Company Experts at The Job Forum

The Job Forum often gives job hunters the chance to meet and connect with experts from various tech companies discussing career opportunities and job search strategies. People help people to get jobs. This Fall there was a chance to meet…

Good News For Job Hunters and The Job Forum from Google

Here is some very good news for job hunters and The Job Forum. Google is providing financial support to The Job Forum non-profit organization. Google’s donation will enable The Job Forum to continue its work helping the unemployed and…

Age Bias During A Job Interview

Do you Feel Overlooked? Does your resume on job boards get a lot of attention? It’s well-written, has great experience with advancement. After you have interviewed, does this happen? “We are going to continue interviewing, your experience…

Good Creative Careers For Young People To Consider

Introduction Are you able to solve problems in many different ways? Do you have a passion for storytelling? If your answer is yes to such questions, then it’s definitely time to make a splash in the creative industry. In August,…

It Is OK To Ask For Help During Your Job Search

I’m not sure if we’ll ever figure out exactly why asking for help during a job search makes most people feel so, well, helpless. It’s a straightforward thing, right? If I had to guess, I’d say it has to do with wanting to prove you can…

Best Interview Advice: Be Specific

If you are looking for a job, you have to be prepared for job interviews every time you talk to someone. It could be when you’re networking, it could be when you’re talking to someone you used to work with, it could be when you are talking…

Careers in Lab Sciences

It was an exciting event and discussion in May when The Job Forum focused on Careers in Lab Sciences, where you could see firsthand that Biotech offers a lot of opportunity for transferring one’s skills from one industry over to the Biotech…

What About AI?

We will begin this article with a quote from the Harvard Business Review that sums up the conventional wisdom about AI in the job market. “You won’t be replaced by AI, but you will be replaced by somebody who’s good at using it.” HBR…

Why A Job Seeker Needs to Have a Current Position with Their Desired Job Title

Why a job seeker needs to have a current position with their desired job title. Recruiters using LinkedIn to source candidates use a search field called “current”. They have the option to look for anyone who has been in that position…

Gain Traction In Your Job Search by Working With A Staffing Company Event

Wondered how staffing agencies or executive search firms function and how job seekers can benefit in today’s job climate? In early January, The Job Forum hosted an event over Zoom designed to share valuable insights on staffing, recruiting,…

A Job Search Slump

Your job search has hit a wall. Every job you’ve applied to hasn’t panned out or they flat-out ghosted you and every time you go looking for new opportunities it seems to happen again and again. It’s easy to lose hope and motivation…

Considering Another Way To Find Work?

Considering another good way to find work….What is the difference between temporary and contract work? Temporary workers are employees of a temporary agency and are paid by the agency. Contract workers are hired to perform a project.…

Careers in Technology

With widespread layoffs impacting many Bay Area companies in 2023, having optimism for what’s to come this year is completely valid! In early January, The Job Forum hosted a dynamic event over Zoom designed to introduce job seekers to roles…

Exciting “Careers in Cybersecurity” Event at The Job Forum

In Nov. 2023, many job hunters participated with The Job Forum in a fascinating discussion of roles and opportunities in the growing field of Cybersecurity. The expert speakers volunteering at The Job Forum’s panel discussion…

Helping Job-Hunting Veterans

The Job Forum has a commitment to job-hunting veterans. The nonprofit Job Forum has created a targeted program with customized information and counsel for those veterans who are looking to change their job or take the next step in their careers.…

Why Have A Summary Statement On Your Resume?

That career objective at the top of your resume was really totally useless and so passé. Now you should have a summary statement, which is way more helpful. What exactly is a summary statement? It’s a few short lines that go at the top…