The right ally can be the key to unlocking your professional potential. Sometimes we think that we need to go it alone. That when it comes to our career, it&rsquo;s simply our job to handle it. The truth is, the best way to get the most out of your career is to partner with those who are both willing to help, and know exactly what it takes to get you to the level you&rsquo;re meant for. Brian Bun put the right ally in his corner when it came time to take control of his career journey.

After feeling like he needed to do more for his professional outlook, Brian enrolled and completed the Google IT Support Certificate. But this was simply the beginning of the series of crucial steps he took in taking control of his own destiny. Brian&rsquo;s next move was to partner with CareerCircle to help him find a job. What Brian actually found was &ldquo;an absolutely brilliant local recruiter&rdquo; who helped him land more than a job -- he found a career.

Once he had completed his certification, Brian knew that finding the right advocate would help enhance his chances of putting that certification to use. Utilizing CareerCircle, Brian was able to get a true partner in every sense of the word. By beyond the details on his resume, he found a companion in his job search that would tailor everything around his individual needs.

It&rsquo;s one thing to get a little bit of help along the way, but it&rsquo;s another entirely to gain someone that truly has your back. Brian was able to gain the confidence he needed to land the right career in his dream field. Loving his new job and excited to learn, even more, he says, &ldquo;I am forever grateful to the team at CareerCircle for making this possible for me.&rdquo;
 Brian&rsquo;s story proves that you&rsquo;re never in this alone if you know where to look. When it comes to your career opportunities, you may just need to align yourself with someone who will go the extra mile to help you achieve this higher standard. So go ahead, don&rsquo;t wait any longer, put the strongest ally possible in your corner and go after<a href="https://www.careercircle.com/"> the career you&rsquo;ve always wanted</a>.

Unlock your career potential with the right ally. Brian’s journey shows the power of partnership in achieving your dreams.

Circle of Success: Brian’s Connection to More Opportunities

Upon first glance, hiring and workforce development may seem like they&rsquo;re in the same boat. From afar, they may appear to occupy the same need, but differentiating between the two can mean a huge difference in results. Think of hiring in the traditional sense as a stop gap. A means to an end. When many go through the process of filling a position, they do so simply to put someone in the role with little regard for the future. Hiring in its most basic form is nothing more than filling an empty position. Workforce development is hiring done right.&nbsp;

The best way to think about workforce development, especially when compared to hiring, is bringing someone on board using a process that puts an emphasis on foresight. It&rsquo;s filling a position only after you&rsquo;ve done an extensive amount of research, reviewing, interviewing, and thinking about what exactly the organization needs, not just in the immediate, but for the future as well. Either by hiring people hungry for training and upskilling, or providing those options to your current workforce, you can match their drive with an avenue to grow even more capable.

We believe firmly in the importance of workforce development, because it&rsquo;s a recipe for success for everyone involved. When you go out and explicitly decide to build your workforce, instead of simply fill an organizational gap, you are already many steps ahead. We work with those who believe in this mindset to show them that true workforce development comes through a deeper look at the candidates themselves. Hiring simply based on a resume is a surefire way to ensure that you&rsquo;re not taking every possible step to get the best person for the job. We go deeper into that process by representing the potential employee as a human first, someone with a myriad of diverse abilities and skills that all come together to give your organization the edge.

Through training and proper advocacy, we increase the skills and confidence of potential employees at the same time, so that when they prepare to enter the workforce, they arrive ready to bring their absolute best to the table. We know that one of the best ways to help organizations fuel tomorrow&rsquo;s economic success through a workforce is to point them towards candidates that are hungrier than most.

It&rsquo;s this mission that makes us far less interested in the simple process of hiring, and more engaged with workforce development that gives everyone involved stronger roots to grow from. Hiring may work in the short term, but a process that values the importance of building a pipeline aimed at funneling in talent for the future sets everybody up for a higher level of greatness.

Hiring in its most basic form is nothing more than filling an empty position. Workforce development is hiring done right.

Hiring vs. Workforce Development: Stop Patching Holes, Start Preparing for Tomorrow

Upon first glance, hiring and workforce development may seem like they’re in the same boat. From afar, they may appear to occupy the same need, but differentiating between the two can mean a huge difference in results.

Opportunity is not equally distributed. It&rsquo;s an undeniable fact that some are fortunate enough to get opportunities that simply never come the way of others. For us, we don&rsquo;t see this opportunity divide as an impasse that we can&rsquo;t push past. We see it as a chance to build bridges that develop stronger workforces and give more chances to underrepresented people.

To really understand the opportunity divide, we have to first understand the people most affected by its presence. This unfortunate truth of the hiring process is most likely to impact workers who have traditionally been held back, unheard, or simply overlooked. They may be someone that lacks conventional skills in the field they&rsquo;re applying for, or one who doesn&rsquo;t meet every criteria on paper, yet when you take a closer look at the full view of their potential, it just may exceed that of a candidate that pops more on paper. These are the people we love to go to work for.

We take a full view of the candidate when we begin the process of advocating for them. What does that mean? It&rsquo;s simple, really. Actually, it&rsquo;s human. We do everything we can to get to know each individual as a person first and foremost to get a true understanding of their skillset, background, capabilities, and their own unique ways that they can be perfect for the job they want. Even if that position may be traditionally outside of their reach.

Once we do this, we work with employers to help educate them on the importance of viewing the process through this filter, to really be mindful of this opportunity divide, and to do everything they can to view this candidate as the total package, not just checkmarks on a resume. We help employers understand that when they approach hiring with this human touch that we bring to our own operations, they&rsquo;ll begin developing a true workforce of capable, hungry, talented people that are ready for anything tomorrow&rsquo;s economy can throw in their way.

Erasing the opportunity divide takes work. It takes effort from all parties to make it click. But above all of these things, it takes heart. It takes a genuine passion for doing better and improving people&rsquo;s lives to get true results. This motivation to help underrepresented people enter the workforce with confidence that lies at the heart of everything we do&hellip;and we love doing it.

Bridge the opportunity divide by advocating for underrepresented talent and building stronger, inclusive workforces.

Advocacy in Action: Erasing the Opportunity Divide in the Workforce

Opportunity is not equally distributed. It’s an undeniable fact that some are fortunate enough to get opportunities that simply never come the way of others. For us, we don’t see this opportunity divide as an impasse that we can’t push past.

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Circle of Success: Brian’s Connection to More Opportunities

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