Virginia’s unemployment rate may be getting better, but for individuals in hourly jobs looking for full time work or people looking for a better career, applying for jobs and interviewing are an everyday occurrence. If you find yourself going through the motions but not landing that new job, make sure you’re not doing one of these job-hunting mistakes. …
Applying for a job can be challenging – especially during a pandemic, but our career coaches are here to help you land a job after completing a FastForward credential. As part of the training your local community college provides through FastForward, our career coaches offer students…
Are you frustrated at your current job or are you unemployed or under-employed due to the pandemic? Whether your current job is high stress or you’re not making ends meet, you deserve to earn better wages in a career you love. Not only are our FastForward…
We’ve talked about how our students are passionate about bettering themselves and their careers by giving it their all 24/7, but for our teachers and instructors, that same passion and drive helps lead the classroom. When we talked to Sarah Clarkston, the FastForward Career Coach at…
Compared to other programs out there, FastForward at your local community college has a relatively straightforward application and enrollment process. If you don’t believe us, here’s what one graduate had to say: “The process to register was simple, even when I got the paperwork, I was…
For years, Sarah Clarkston would clock in at her local grocery store, work her shift and call it a day. Even when her first store closed, she found another grocery gig to replace it. Growing up with a mother as a nurse, people would ask her…
Patrick Henry Community College FastForward Career Coach Alyssa Hawley has dedicated her career to helping others. That’s why she was recently selected as the Chancellor’s Awardee for Outstanding Achievement by a Rising Star during the 2020 Hire Education Conference. From narrowing down the right program to…
Job training and career certificates aren’t the only benefits students gain from FastForward programs. During workforce training, students inherently gain “soft” skills that can be used in both the workplace and day-to-day life. Some of the most common soft skills students develop during FastForward training include…
There are multiple ways you can stack workforce trainings to help you forge a pathway to a better career. For some industries, training can build one upon another – from basic to advanced. But for other fields, having a varied mix of certifiable skills can make…
Right now, according to the Virginia Employment Commission, 9.4% of Virginians are out of work. And while some industries have seen its numbers start to recover, from May 2019 to May 2020, over 36% of the leisure and hospitality workforce was out of work. If you’re…