Good Jobs Should Be the Standard, Not a Seasonal Perk
The holiday season is upon us, and with it comes the busiest time of year for retail workers. Big box…
The Great American Walkout
People are leaving the workforce in droves. In fact, the quit rate is the highest it has ever been since…
Workers Are at the Heart of Our Economic Recovery
We need a bold new way of thinking to help them succeed. If you’ve tried to schedule a meeting with…
What I Did on My Summer Vacation
After being housebound, unable to travel for 16 months, I was eager to get out on the road. The day…
The Year That Trauma Became Universal
Sweeping technological change. Demographic shifts. Deeply entrenched inequality. These are the social conditions we highlighted in Race and the Work…
C'mon Jeb, America Does Have a Jobs Problem
The former governor of Florida recently wrote that our workforce problems can be solved with training and education. He's only…
How the Pandemic is Like Being Chased By a Bear in the Woods
Vickie Choitz leads systems change at Corporation for a Skilled Workforce. She was a member of the National Fund's trauma-informed…
The Big Takeaway from Davos
The ‘Great Reset’ must include sustainability and equity During last year’s World Economic Forum, I tweeted a lot about economy-boosting…
Our Resilient Network
Dear CareerSTAT Network, We have made it through an unimaginably difficult year. When I took over as chair of the…
What 2020 Taught Us
If there is one lesson that we learned in 2020, it is that we need one another. We depend on…