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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

Considerations of Passive Candidates for Job Change

Published: Feb 27, 2023 3:17 PM
By Frank Burtnett  |  Viewed: 2674
Category: Education, Expert Advice  |  Tags: Candidates, Staffing

EMinfo Reader: Recruiters often find themselves facing passive candidates for job change and apprehensive with whether or not their circumstances warrant consideration of other opportunities that woul...

Pay Transparency Aim is a Level Playing Field

Published: Jan 23, 2023 12:44 PM
By Frank Burtnett  |  Viewed: 1641
Category: Columns, Expert Advice  |  Tags: Candidates, Staffing, Search, Law

EMInfo Reader: How would you characterize pay or compensation transparency and how has it affected the current employment marketplace? Dr. Burtnett: As the current generations of participants have en...

An Antidote for Workaholism

Published: Dec 28, 2022 8:11 PM
By Frank Burtnett  |  Viewed: 2383
Category: Columns, Expert Advice, Motivational  |  Tags: Clients, Jobs

EMinfo Reader: Lately, Ive communicated with a number of job changers wanting to control their workaholic tendencies. Are there any antidotes that can stop or curb this tendency? Dr. Burtnett: Individ...

Is Quiet Quitting a Myth or Reality?

Published: Oct 27, 2022 12:53 PM
By Frank Burtnett  |  Viewed: 2156
Category: Columns, Expert Advice, Trends  |  Tags: Negotiation, Staffing

EMInfo Reader: Ive heard the expression quiet quitting several times recently. What exactly does it mean and is it a myth or reality? Dr. Burtnett: Originally, quiet quitting was coined to define the ...

Career Challenges by Frank Burtnett Released

Published: Oct 27, 2022 12:55 PM
By Frank Burtnett  |  Viewed: 1956
Category: Education, Expert Advice  |  Tags: Candidates, Recruiting, Staffing, Search, Jobs

Rowman & Littlefield has announced the release of Career Challenges: Straight Talk about Achieving Success in a Technology Driven-Driven, Post-COVID World of work by Frank Burtnett, long-time contribu...

What is the OOH?

Published: Sep 29, 2022 1:49 PM
By Frank Burtnett  |  Viewed: 1774
Category: Columns, Expert Advice  |  Tags: Candidates, Placement, Jobs

EMInfo Reader: A librarian in our community suggested that one of my candidates seeking a career change spend some time reading the U. S Labor Departments Occupation Outlook Handbook. What is it? Wher...

Learning about Salaries

Published: Aug 23, 2022 1:57 PM
By Frank Burtnett  |  Viewed: 2300
Category: Columns, Education, Expert Advice  |  Tags: Social Media, Candidates

EMInfo Reader: I get an occasional inquiry from candidates about the going salaries for their occupational specialty? Where might I refer them? Dr. Burtnett: While salaries can be influenced by a vari...

The Multiple Forms of Unemployment

Published: Jul 20, 2022 4:40 PM
By Frank Burtnett  |  Viewed: 1800
Category: Columns, Expert Advice  |  Tags: Candidates, Staffing, Search

EMInfo Reader: Unemployed candidates appear to be coming at job seeking from different directions. How are some forms of unemployment different from others? Dr. Burtnett: The United States Department...

Learning Cessation Turns into Career Erosion

Published: Jul 9, 2022 3:15 PM
By Frank Burtnett  |  Viewed: 1602
Category: Columns, Expert Advice  |  Tags: Candidates

EMInfo Reader: Im finding more candidates for job change who want to secure employment that doesnt have them constantly learning new things and a playing the student on a regular basis. Dr. Burtnett...

Dissecting the College Class of 2022

Published: Jun 9, 2022 3:12 PM
By Frank Burtnett  |  Viewed: 1973
Category: Columns, Expert Advice  |  Tags: Staffing, Search

EMInfo Reader: The young adults donning caps and gowns at Americas colleges and universities this year have earned their degrees during the most challenging of times. What kind of characteristics and ...

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