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Nearly 70 percent of college students work while enrolled, but while working and studying generally helps students from higher-income families, low-income students face steeper challenges in combining work and learning. New research from the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce reveals that unequal access to support mechanisms and financial safety nets exacerbates challenges working low-income students […]

The Workforce Professional Development Program (WPDP) recently achieved an important milestone with nearly 300 individuals currently working to achieve their WPDP masters designation through our new online system. The Workforce Professional Development Program (WPDP) consists of a series of study guides and examinations designed to measure and recognize an individual’s knowledge of workforce development programs.

The summer issue of the Workforce Professional is available.  Please click here to open.  

A new survey, reveals that the key pieces of information that job seekers and workers in the U.S. hone in on when researching job ads are salaries (67 percent) and benefits (63 percent). Nearly six in ten (59 percent) U.S. workers/job seekers say that location is one of their top considerations, while 43 percent look

What emotions job candidates choose to display during interviews often varies by culture, and may be the source of hiring bias, Stanford researchers found. This is one of several findings psychology Professor Jeanne Tsai and former graduate student Lucy Zhang Bencharit reveal in a paper published July 5 in Emotion that examines how the cultural

Students need more than a college degree; they need multiple points of entry into the workplace, report says.Getting low-income students into and through college isn’t enough to position them well for success in the workplace. They need programs that give them strong mentors and real-world work experience, and help them build their science, math, and

Your IAWP membership entitles you to numerous benefits.  Some benefits are intended to help you in your career as a workforce professional while others afford you discounts and savings. Today we are pleased to announce that Hertz has agreed to provide IAWP members the following car rental discounts: 10% Discount on Hertz Daily Member Benefit

Tiara Jones is a Revenue Analyst with the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) in Chicago, Illinois.  Tiara performs unemployment insurance revenue account maintenance for employer accounts, which involves communicating with employers and other Illinois stakeholders regarding registrations, terminations, wage report filings, and applications of the Illinois Unemployment Insurance Act. Prior to joining IDES, Tiara

According to a new paper from a University of Illinois expert who studies work stress and recovery, the negative effects of email incivility extend beyond the recipient’s work and family domains and can even play a role in their partners’ withdrawal from their own work, said YoungAh Park, a professor of labor and employment relations

It’s sometimes said that volunteers are the fuel that power associations, and the International Association of Workforce Professionals offers many ways to get involved and make a positive difference for our members and those we serve. IAWP volunteer opportunities run the gamut from assisting with publications, membership development, website design and administration, and much more.