As I’ve had some time to spend with my 20-something-year-old children over the summer. I’m really seeing where the next phase of employment is headed firsthand. Very different from my generation (mid 50’s), we and our parents were taught to find a job in the town we were in, get up each day and go into the office and grind. If it was the 80’s it was a “who could put in the most hours,” contest each and every day.
I know we’ve all been reading and hearing about the latest way our children are working, but to see it in action has been…interesting. Perhaps, I’m a tad jealous, but mostly I’m happy for them. I kind of keep waiting for the fallout of their choices. What I’m referring to is their ability to FIRST pick the city, state, or country they wish to work (live) in and THEN find employment. No way would my dad have allowed that, nor would I have jumped into that risky venture years ago.
It’s cool, I’m seeing kids head south (I probably would have gone that route as I love the water), or head to Colorado (not my scene but I would have done the skiing). I often say, I don’t have a lot of regrets in life, but I do wish I would have taken time between college and real life to go on an adventure. Thrown caution to the wind! Live simply, waited tables, and hoped I had enough money for rent and food. I took a job that really was not the best fit for me after college but it paid my bills.
Workers today don’t even have to go that extreme. Yea, I’m a tad jealous. It has been great to hear where they all land. My son has a large friend group from high school and college. They truly all picked different cities to work in. They go visit each other often and have a place to stay. By the way, he is in Nashville. My friends and I say, could you have imagined doing this?!? Ha, ha!
I get it technology has advanced, etc. I’m just saying it would have made stepping into the workforce a little less painful after college if I could choose where I lived. If you read this and have thoughts or opinions, I’d love to hear them on our Facebook page
Columbus, Ohio – On Tuesday, Governor DeWine and Lt. Governor Husted announced the launch of a new, innovative resource on OhioMeansJobs.com that links Ohio job seekers with potential employment opportunities through the information provided on their resume. The announcement was made during a meeting of the Governor’s Executive Workforce Board at Columbus State Community College.
“SkillsMatch” fulfills a promise made by the DeWine-Husted Administration to design a match-making application that connects people seeking work to businesses that are hiring. Supported by detailed data on the newly redesigned OhioMeansJobs website, this resource extracts job seekers’ skills from their resumes and links them to a job-match recommendation based on those skills.
“The SkillsMatch tool reinforces our commitment to better connecting job seekers with in-demand positions,” said DeWine. “As our economy continues to bounce back, I know that this new tool will help serve both Ohioans and Ohio employers.”
“For job seekers and employers, we aim to be better at matchmaking than a dating app,” said Husted, Director of the Governor’s Office of Workforce Transformation. “This fulfills the promise Governor DeWine and I made to use technology to improve customer service, and there’s no better service than finding someone a great job that they enjoy, that pays them well, and that allows them to live their version of the American dream.”
The resource allows job seekers to directly upload their resume to OhioMeansJobs.com, select the skills on their resume that they’d like matched with potential job opportunities, and watch in real-time as the tool displays which skills line up with a particular job posting. Additionally, SkillsMatch will show job seekers which skills are missing from their resume based on keywords in job postings on the site, giving them the opportunity to improve and update their resume so they can have a better chance of matching with the kind of position they are seeking.
The SkillsMatch tool was developed through the Governor’s Office of Workforce Transformation, InnovateOhio and the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.
OhioMeansJobs.com currently has 189,681 jobs posted with 103,025 that pay more than $50,000 per year.
Hamilton County Job & Family Services has been working for several months with people from Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and Cincinnati Public Schools on some new ways to bring attention to the stress a lot of families are feeling these days – and to some things everyone can do to help. The new campaign is called Safe and Sound @ Home Cincinnati.
Please take a look at these new public service announcement videos – there’s a 30-second version and a 60-secondone – and share them.
During a press conference announcing the collaboration, Interim Director Tim McCartney had this to say:
“Child abuse is already under-reported in normal times. During the shutdown, Children’s Services saw a 40% drop in calls about abuse and neglect. While reporting has increased since then, calls are still down from normal levels. Given the stress, anxiety and hardships surrounding the pandemic, we want to offer a collaborative approach to families by letting them know that we are here for them.”
To read more about the announcement, below is the text of a press release sent out announcing the work:
With the school year underway, parents are facing many challenges. It is natural for them to feel stress. Maintaining routines, having fun and using positive language can be helpful. For parents who start to feel anxious, taking a deep breath and talking to trusted family members or friends are great first steps. But if the situation becomes overwhelming, there are resources to help.
To better protect vulnerable children and families during the COVID-19 pandemic, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Hamilton County Job & Family Services and Cincinnati Public Schools are collaborating on a new campaign called Safe and Sound @ Home Cincinnati. The goal is to raise awareness about parenting support and resources available to those in the community who may be struggling.
Support systems are available that can provide help with a variety of services, including food, medical assistance, childcare, housing, utilities, employment, cash and legal aid. However, experts have found some parents have difficulty asking for public benefits.
“Many people find themselves asking for help for the first time ever, and it can feel confusing and uncomfortable,” said Carley Riley, MD, attending physician in the division of Critical Care Medicine at Cincinnati Children’s. “There is no right or wrong way to feel when navigating your way through public assistance. We want to stress there’s no shame in asking for help. Taking care of your family is courageous. It shows strength and resilience.”
Resource guides on who to call for help have been available for the last several months at Cincinnati Public Schools food distribution sites. Public service announcements for Safe and Sound @ Home Cincinnati have also been released recently.
“This collaboration further solidifies the investment we all have in the health and well-being of children,” said Carrie Bunger, PhD, Director of Positive School Culture & Safety at Cincinnati Public Schools. “By working together to support vulnerable families, we can increase the community safety net—especially for those at risk during these challenging times.”
CCHMC also keeps a comprehensivelist of resources available for parents and children.
To better protect vulnerable children and families during the COVID-19 pandemic, Cincinnati Children’s, Hamilton County Job & Family Services and Cincinnati Public Schools are collaborating on a campaign called Safe and Sound @ Home Cincinnati. The goal is to raise awareness about parenting support and resources available to those in the community who may be struggling.
Child abuse and domestic violence are under-reported in normal times. During these stressful times, children and their caregivers are at greater risk.
There are places in the Cincinnati area that provide help with food or medical assistance, child care, housing and utilities, cash and employment and legal aid.
COVID-19 Sanity Guide: A guide full of practical and actionable ways to manage your sanity during the COVID-19 pandemic.
CDC: Mental Health and Coping: Guidelines from the CDC for managing your mental health and engaging in positive coping strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Keeping Your Distance to Stay Safe: A guide from the American Psychological Association (APA) to engaging in physical distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Coping with Stressful News: Seven crucial research findings that can help people deal with COVID-19, from the American Psychological Association, a translation of psychological science on coping with stressful news, and how that can help people to deal with COVID-19.
Sleep Hygiene: Tips and tricks for getting quality sleep from the Centre for Clinical Interventions.
Taking Care of Your Mental Health: Coping with Anxiety & Depression
A new office has been developed within the Ohio Development Services Agency to coordinate Ohio’s efforts to identify and provide support for Ohio’s nearly 950,000 small businesses.
The Office of Small Business Relief will:
Serve as the state’s designated agency for administrating federal recovery funds awarded to Ohio for small business support and recovery;
Work with federal, state, and local partners to evaluate and determine possible regulatory reforms that encourage employment and job creation; and
Coordinate efforts of Ohio’s Small Business Development Centers and Minority Business Assistance Centers.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions said he’s rescinding more than two dozen guidance documents including several clarifying the implications of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Among the 25 revoked documents are a number of ADA-related items dating as far back as 1995 offering guidance on everything from service animals to accessible building practices as well as a 2016 letter on employment of people with disabilities. Read on at disabilityscoop.com…
What are your thoughts on how these changes may impact your life or someone you may know in the Loveland Area?
