Monthly Archives: November 2014

Circles USA Partners with JobLingo

Scott Miller_Jan McCormickLOWELL, AR, November 13, 2014 – Circles® USA has launched a partnership with JobLingo™ to offer chapters and sites across the United States and Canada comprehensive job readiness training content and innovative tools to help Circle Leaders move out of poverty.

Dr. Jan McCormick, JobLingo Founder, and Circles USA Founder & CEO, Scott Miller, have joined forces to offer a hybrid job and career development curriculum to enhance current Circle Leader Training. JobLingo’s unique job readiness program titled More Than Ready: 7 Proven Techniques for Job Winners provides micro video lectures and workbook exercises using a facilitated web-based training model.

“With more than 20 years of research and experience, Dr. McCormick is well-regarded for her work with at-risk populations,” said Miller. “JobLingo’s specialized job readiness and soft skills strategy is an excellent complement to our program.”

“We saw an opportunity to offer job readiness skills training through a range of interactive, online content and learning tools. This model empowers Circle Leaders to meet personal goals as well as the needs of the community,” said McCormick.

Circles USA has sites in 70+ communities, 23 states and Canada. JobLingo is the e-learning division of FullCircle Career Services, LLC. For more information about Circles USA, go to www.circlesusa.org. For more information about JobLingo, go to www.joblingo.com.

“What Color Is Your Parachute” Author Dick Bolles with Dr Jan

Dick BollesAuthor Dick Bolles of the 10 million copy best-seller What Color Is Your Parachute was happy to share a moment with JobLingo Founder, Dr Jan McCormick, at the 2014 National Career Development (NCDA) Conference in Long Beach, CA.

NOTE TO SELF: When you find a good horse, ride it. Certainly Dick Bolles found his horse in 1972 and 42 years later still brings new and clever perspective to every lecture. Funny, insightful, candid and giving, Mr. Bolles stands tall and strong as an iconic hero among job coaches, counselors and advisers. I liked his energy and enthusiasm for his craft and appreciation for his followers (he was very generous in providing additional information for attending his lecture). He certainly met my three criteria for a stand-out presenter: Inform, Inspire and Empower. And when you’re 87 and still writing and sharing your wisdom and gifts–you have my respect and admiration. Thank you Dick for crossing my path and reminding me to stay on my horse!

To read a recent article about Dick in the NY Times, follow this link http://goo.gl/Pytqzz.