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The Three Rivers Workforce Investment Board will host the seventh annual Imagine! Career Week April 22-26 to promote a diversity of careers found in the region.
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Three Rivers Workforce Investment Board and Citizens Bank Foundation announces 2013 Imagine! Career Week
Source: Pittsburgh Business Times
Source: Pittsburgh Business Times
dck worldwide, parent company of dck pacific construction, announced the promotion of Joe Belechak to Chief Operating Officer of the company. Belechak joined dck back in October 2012.
Source: Pacific News Center
3 Rivers WIB CEO Stefani Pashman comments on the State of the Union address in this letter to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
What advice would you have for young professionals looking to move up in their careers? “Here’s my top 10. First, remember the advice your mom gave you at the dinner table: ‘Try everything on your plate and never say you don’t like it until you’ve tried it.’ Second, there is no substitute for the investment of time. You have to invest a tremendous amount of time, in the office, outside the office, at 3 a.m. when you wake up thinking of how to solve a work problem. The more you experience, the more people you meet, the more you learn, the more you think about creative solutions to problems, the better you will be, and all those things take time.
Source: Pittsburgh Business Times
This story by Malia Spencer of the Pittsburgh Business Times focuses on Auberle's work to create or modify training programs aimed at preparing young people for jobs.
Source: Pittsburgh Business Times
The Jewish Healthcare Foundation recently announced its annual grantmaking and refers to its relationship with Three Rivers Workforce Investment Board.
Source: The Jewish Chronicle
TRWIB's aging workforce report, "Does Age Matter," referenced in this article by the Pittsburgh Business Times.
Source: Pittsburgh Business Times
The hiring outlook for Pittsburgh in 2013 appears to be strong.
Source: Pittsburgh Business Times
A Pittsburgh-based study is showing females in the region tend to pursue careers in a select number of fields, while men are represented in more industries.The analysis is part of Three Rivers Workforce Investment Board's (TRWIB) research on various segments in the labor industry.
Source: WESA-FM
Bernadette Collins was 24 and a newlywed when her husband, a steelworker, was laid off from his job in 1982.
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Limited employer engagement, failure to identify and share best practices, and programs operating below capacity are only a few factors causing problems for those trying to help the unemployed in southwestern Pennsylvania.
Source: WESA-FM
When Edward Gerjuoy started teaching at the University of Pittsburgh in 1964, the Beatles had invaded America, boys played with a new G.I. Joe action figure and a generation reared on the make-believe of television faced harsh Cold War realities.
Source: Pittsburgh Tribune Review
TRWIB's newest board members were recognized in the People and Awards section of the online Pittsburgh Business Times.
Source: Pittsburgh Business Times
Pittsburgh's diverse labor market and small-city atmosphere make it attractive to young people, according to a panel at the University of Pittsburgh on Tuesday, but the city should do more to attract young adults of diverse ethnicities, and local youngsters should vote more often.
Source: WESA-FM
A recent job description for a lab technician described the requirements: a bachelor's degree in chemistry or biology, a year of work experience in light manufacturing, the knowledge and ability to mix chemicals, the ability to operate a fork lift, lift heavy boxes and work with hazardous materials. What did it pay? $15 to $17 an hour.
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
The Sept. 28 article "Production Jobs Rare For Young Workers" sheds light on a growing concern for some of the region's key employment sectors -- older workers with jobs in manufacturing, education and health care are expected to leave jobs faster than employers can find qualified younger workers to replace them.
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Pittsburgh is facing a critical shortage of younger workers ready to move into jobs that will become available as a result of retirements in the workforce in the next 10 years. What can we do about it?
Source: Pop City Media