Comments on: Division of Labor: The Gap Between Skills and Jobs http://dcentric.wamu.org/2011/12/division-of-labor-the-gap-between-skills-and-jobs/ Race, Class, The District. Mon, 16 Jul 2012 03:01:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Barbara http://dcentric.wamu.org/2011/12/division-of-labor-the-gap-between-skills-and-jobs/#comment-1302 Barbara Fri, 02 Mar 2012 18:00:00 +0000 http://dcentric.wamu.org/?p=12389#comment-1302 People need and want to do something specific to address the skills gap.  I suggest volunteering your computer and tech skills and experience at Project H.O.P.E., the organization described in this article.  Meet someone once or twice a week to help them network and get ready for interviews, learn how to search USAJobs, make effective phone calls, etc. People need and want to do something specific to address the skills gap.  I suggest volunteering your computer and tech skills and experience at Project H.O.P.E., the organization described in this article.  Meet someone once or twice a week to help them network and get ready for interviews, learn how to search USAJobs, make effective phone calls, etc.

]]> By: raymond bell http://dcentric.wamu.org/2011/12/division-of-labor-the-gap-between-skills-and-jobs/#comment-1173 raymond bell Wed, 18 Jan 2012 20:07:00 +0000 http://dcentric.wamu.org/?p=12389#comment-1173 HOPE is REAL. www.hopeprojectdc.org HOPE is REAL. http://www.hopeprojectdc.org

]]> By: Brimstone http://dcentric.wamu.org/2011/12/division-of-labor-the-gap-between-skills-and-jobs/#comment-1099 Brimstone Sat, 10 Dec 2011 16:43:00 +0000 http://dcentric.wamu.org/?p=12389#comment-1099 "Melissa Moon, 42, used drugs as a high school sophomore and eventually dropped out. " "Moon, who has a temporary part-time job, wants to become a medical assistant." Anybody else see a problem with someone with a history of drug abuse getting a job with easy access to drugs? “Melissa Moon, 42, used drugs as a high school sophomore and
eventually dropped out. ”

“Moon, who has a temporary part-time job, wants to become a
medical assistant.”

Anybody else see a problem with someone with a history of drug abuse getting a job with easy access to drugs?

]]> By: Anonymous http://dcentric.wamu.org/2011/12/division-of-labor-the-gap-between-skills-and-jobs/#comment-1095 Anonymous Wed, 07 Dec 2011 09:14:00 +0000 http://dcentric.wamu.org/?p=12389#comment-1095 "One City?" What a joke. This article made me cringe. In the nation's capital, we've confined our poor to ghettos, keeping them out of sight and out of mind in an otherwise bountiful city. It's all just really depressing... “One City?” What a joke. This article made me cringe. In the nation’s capital, we’ve confined our poor to ghettos, keeping them out of sight and out of mind in an otherwise bountiful city. It’s all just really depressing…

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