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Dr. Frank Burtnett is the former President of Education Now, an independent consulting firm headquartered in Springfield, Virginia and Rockport, Maine. Since 1995, he has served as the principal consultant to NAPS on certification, accreditation, credentialing and educational matters. He was recently elected to the National Association of Personnel Services (NAPS) Hall of Fame in recognition of his contributions to the professional development of search and staffing industry consultants. Frank is a counselor, educator, consultant, and author whose career has been dedicated to educational and career development issues, as well as service to the profession through management roles in professional counseling organizations. Today, he serves as an adjunct professor on the counselor education faculty of Marymount University in Arlington, Virginia. His most recent publication, Career Challenges, examines the things people “do wrong” and “don’t do” in their quest for career satisfaction, work life after COVID and life–work balance. Two earlier youth and young-adult oriented guidebooks concentrated on the school-to-college and education-to-work transitions. Frank earned a BS in education at Shippensburg University and an MA and an EdD in counseling at George Washington University. Frank Burtnett invites career questions to answer in his new Q&A on EMinfo. Submit to Frank at ednow@aol.com His book Career Challenges was published by the Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group. You can order his book: Career Challenges here > https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781475868081/Career-Challenges-Straight-Talk-about-Achieving-Success-in-the-Technology-Driven-Post-COVID-World-of-Work-3rd-Edition

Older Americans in the Workforce: A Trend Requiring Special Attention

Published: Jul 30, 2024 5:20 PM
By Frank Burtnett  |  Viewed: 1164
Category: Columns, Education, Expert Advice, Trends  |  Tags: Remote Work, Candidates, Staffing, Clients, Search, Hiring

Older Americans are present in today’s U. S. workforce in record numbers. This trend, that started a couple of decades ago, demands special attention from the search and staffing community as ma...

Senior Conundrum: To Work or Not to Work

Published: Nov 27, 2023 6:45 PM
By Frank Burtnett  |  Viewed: 1427
Category: Columns, Education  |  Tags: Placement, Clients, Jobs

EMInfo Reader:   I am engaging greater numbers of senior clients who are struggling with the question of whether it is time for them to retire or not? What issues should they be examining at this...

Generational Differences of Candidates for Employment Demand Individualized Attention

Published: Oct 30, 2023 11:55 AM
By Frank Burtnett  |  Viewed: 1777
Category: Columns, Expert Advice, Productivity  |  Tags: Candidates, Recruiting, Staffing, Jobs

EMInfo Reader:   How can recruiting and staffing industry professionals respond effectively to an emerging workforce that is expected to represent the broadest spectrum of people possessing the g...

Importance of Employment Assistance Programs in the American Workplace

Published: Sep 28, 2023 11:30 AM
By Frank Burtnett  |  Viewed: 2013
Category: Columns, Expert Advice  |  Tags: Staffing

EMInfo Reader:   Why is important for recruiters and staffing professionals to be knowledgeable  about Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs)? Dr. Burtnett:  The period leading up to and f...

Knowledge Of The Career Development Process Helpful To Candidates

Published: Aug 28, 2023 11:49 AM
By Frank Burtnett  |  Viewed: 1888
Category: Columns, Education, Productivity, Recruiting  |  Tags: Candidates, Staffing, Search

EMinfo Reader:   Why is knowledge of the career development process helpful to candidates for job entry and change.   Dr. Burtnett:  Several times over the many columns that I have cont...

Lure of Entrepreneurism in Growing

Published: Jul 26, 2023 8:33 PM
By Frank Burtnett  |  Viewed: 2253
Category: Columns, Expert Advice  |  Tags: Jobs

EmInfo Reader:   My colleagues and I are witnessing a growing interest in the workforce of individuals who would like the independence of self-employment and entrepreneurism. Is this a growing tr...

Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Careers and Occupations

Published: Jun 28, 2023 5:38 PM
By Frank Burtnett  |  Viewed: 1905
Category: Columns, Expert Advice  |  Tags: Candidates, Marketing, Jobs

EMinfo Reader: I'm getting a lot of inquiries from candidates for employment as to the careers and occupations that are going to be affected the most by artificial intelligence. What should I be telli...

Work, Workplace, and Work Week Adjustment: Subjects of Ongoing Analysis

Published: Jun 12, 2023 5:10 PM
By Frank Burtnett  |  Viewed: 2299
Category: Columns, Education, Expert Advice  |  Tags: Interviewing

EmInfo Reader: Adjustments to the way people work were among the remote and hybrid schemes which were forced by the social distancing demands of the coronavirus virus over the past several years. How ...

The Needs of Underemployed Candidates

Published: Apr 26, 2023 10:58 PM
By Frank Burtnett  |  Viewed: 2309
Category: Education, Expert Advice, Recruiting  |  Tags: Candidates, Recruiting, Staffing, Search

EmInfo Reader: The current world of work appears to have a higher number of self-proclaimed “underemployed” workers. Who are these individuals and how is their approach to job change diffe...

Empowering Candidates to Make Quality Decisions

Published: Mar 26, 2023 9:19 PM
By Frank Burtnett  |  Viewed: 2269
Category: Education, Expert Advice  |  Tags: Candidates, Recruiting, Staffing

EMInfo Reader: I’m finding more and more candidates challenged by making the job and career decisions they often have to make. How might I be more supportive of them during these times? Dr. Burt...

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