We have documented the Unserviced Workforce concept on this blog and provided a remedy called the Perfect Job Seeker. Below is a step-by-step guide you can print out and use for your job search.

Genworth Financial hosted a group of students recently to showcase their company and career opportunities. Chelsea Sopko did a great job outlining the company and also introducing the students to other interns and full-time employees. They have at least 26 Pamplin alums working for them now (91 total Hokies) and have hired at least 9 Pamplin students in the past 5 years. Make certain you check out Genworth Financial at the September 16 Business Horizons job fair.

It is important for college students to make better informed decisions about their future career paths based on historical data. As a result, I created this chart to help students in the Pamplin College of Business better understand what they are committing to in terms of a major. Other colleges and universities would be wise to share this info with students to prevent from underemployment and to communicate realistic expectations of programs.

I was recently asked to be a guest on Roanoke, Va Cox Media’s monthly local cable show Connections (hosted by Kim Stanley) to discuss the job search process using new/social media. Still only 6-10% of people get jobs online. Social media is no substitute for face-to-face job searching yet it cannot be ignored. Thanks to Cox Media for this opportunity to chat about this topic.

Today I am giving this presentation on a webinar to the APA on the Unserviced Workforce. The Unserviced Workforce is a group of job seekers who are caught in the middle and must decide how they are going to get out of this jam or deal with the consequences of no action.