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Gain perspective from TalentLink’s latest posts and news about workforce industry trends, instructor interviews and insights, and skills-focused new courses.

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Overcoming The Great Detachment

December 9, 2024

What can employers do to counter the Great Detachment in the workplace? Investing in soft skills training can help repair the rift.

KC Imagine 2024 Conference panel discussion moderated by UMKC TalentLink Executive Director Jake Akehurst

Insights From 2024 KC Imagine Conference

October 1, 2024

2024 KC Imagine Conference insights from UMKC TalentLink Executive Director Jake Akehurst and the panel discussion on skills-based hiring.

UMKC TalentLink and MedCerts offer a certified training program to become a Mental Health Professional.

Become a Mental Health Support Professional 

August 13, 2024

Mental Health Support Professional
online certification training available through UMKC TalentLink and MedCerts prepares you for a career in the mental health industry.

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Soft Skills Matter in AI Workplaces

August 5, 2024

Soft skills remain invaluable even as use of AI grows prevalent in workplaces. Explore how soft skills matter and how UMKC TalentLink’s Soft Skills Certificate Program can help build these skills.

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Workplace Soft Skills Still Needed Online and In Person

July 16, 2024

Why are workplace soft skills still relevant? And how can UMKC TalentLink’s short-term Soft Skills Certificate Program help build soft skills?

The online Sterile Processing program prepares you to gain industry certification and for work at a healthcare employer.

Comparing Programs: Sterile Processing Technician and Surgical Technologist

June 25, 2024

What are the similarities and differences between Sterile Processing Technician and Surgical Technologist training programs?

Warren Wandling leads the course Essential Skills for First Time Supervisors.

Warren Wandling Discusses Overcoming Self-limiting Beliefs Through Leadership With Purpose  

June 25, 2024

Learn how to overcome self-limiting beliefs and negative self-talk. Expert Warren Wandling’s Leadership With Purpose workshop shows you how.  

EAG Chief Marketing Officer Jeff Randolph

Jeff Randolph Discusses A Common Marketing Problem Nonprofits Face

June 18, 2024

EAG Advertising & Marketing Chief Marketing Officer Jeff Randolph previews key points that participants will explore in his July 23rd workshop, Prioritizing Marketing Efforts for Nonprofits.

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Haley Grayless Previews Her Essential Pillars of Leadership Success Workshop

May 30, 2024

Leadership development coach Haley Grayless of Växa Collective previews her June 18-20 Essential Pillars of Leadership Success workshop.