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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

Making the Right Choice, Job Choice That Is!

Published: Apr 26, 2022 2:34 PM
By Frank Burtnett  |  Viewed: 2664
Category: Columns, Education, Expert Advice  |  Tags: Candidates, Jobs

EMInfo Reader: The Department of Labor is reporting job switching at near record rates as members of the workforce have been trying to capitalize on economic momentum that is seeing U. S. employers ad...

What candidates need to know about the post COVID “new normal”

Published: Apr 9, 2022 3:20 PM
By Frank Burtnett  |  Viewed: 1405
Category: Columns, Expert Advice  |  Tags: Social Media, Remote Work, Candidates, Staffing, Search, Hiring

EMInfo Reader: What do candidates for employment need to know about how the post COVID “new normal” and how it will affect them?    Dr. Burtnett: First, and foremost, candidate w...

The Future of the American Workplace: Changes and Challenges Part 2

Published: Nov 30, 2021 2:35 PM
By Frank Burtnett  |  Viewed: 2835
Category: Education, Expert Advice, Productivity  |  Tags: Social Media, Remote Work

In my last installment of the Career Mechanic (September 2021), the focus was on how the coronavirus pandemic has changed the American workplace and work structure to the point that employees returnin...

Employee Assistance Programs: Now More Than Ever

Published: Oct 26, 2020 4:30 PM
By Frank Burtnett  |  Viewed: 2084
Category: Education, Expert Advice  |  Tags: Staffing, Search

The “new normal” generated this year by the coronavirus pandemic has delivered a poignant message to employers----employee assistance programs (EAPs) that focus on worker wellbeing are nee...

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