Category: COVID-19

Needing to Retrain in post-Covid 19? Check out these great courses

marilyn

The Covid-19 pandemic has impacted many industries and professions resulting in many redundancies and necessitating people to hitherto would never have thought of needing to do so, make a transition to a different profession. I’ve included a couple of freely available articles which may be of use as well.

From the website Stuff yesterday was this Coronavirus: Where will the jobs be in a post-Covid-19 world?

Finding Jobs And Building Careers In The Age Of COVID-19 And Beyond From the Entrepreneur website.

Career Advice from Some of the Biggest Names in Business (2hrs 15mins)
This course, (recently updated) brings together the best insights from Lynda.com’s collection of interviews with LinkedIn influencers…including Richard Branson and Bill Gates. Each interview provides short and thoughtful tips you can use to propel your own career in the right direction.

Switching your career (1hr 10 mins)
The secret to successfully switching careers lies in identifying your transferable skills and creating personal and professional personas that work in your new industry…..You need to be able to convince employers you can make the leap to a new role or industry. Dr Dawn provides tips for rebranding yourself and nailing the interview by turning tough questions to your advantage.

Cloud computing careers and certifications: First steps (1hr 20mins)
Interested in transitioning to a career in cloud computing? Explore potential career paths and the certifications that can help you accelerate your professional transformation. Topics include:
IT pro roles: developer, analyst and architect
IT pro skills: virtualization, networking, and scripting
Certifications:AWS, Azure, GCP, and IBM
Programming languages
Cloud career paths
Emerging technologies and careers

Web Career Clinic (course 9hr 21m)
Get web career advice from veteran web designer Lauren Bacon. Interested in a career in web design, programming, UX, SEO, project management, or content development, this course is a great place to learn about the career options that are available to you.

Careers in Cloud Computing: IT Pro to Microsoft Cloud Pro This course equips IT professionals to shift their careers and embrace cloud technology…Andrew Bettany also helps you map where you may want to specialize, where you need to be skill-wise, and how to create a path to get there.

Sound advice for companies who are contemplating the post Covid-19 workplace

marilyn

Firstly, from a New Zealand perspective there is quite a bit of information out there. Hopefully, I have retrieved some posts which will inspire and support you.

Running a business in challenging times -MYOB Business preparation Guide. The second edition of the MYOB Business Preparedness Guide, looks at some of the key areas business can focus on, adapt and invest in as they seek to navigate the ‘new normal’ created by coronavirus

New Zealand Business after Covid-19 In a special Business series four well known founders/business commentators give their thoughts on how they think NZ businesses will respond.

What comes next: 4 perspectives on post-pandemic preparation
NZ technology and digital chiefs’ responses to COVID-19 guide their business continuity plans for the emerging work environment

What lies on the other side of lockdown and elimination? Part 1 of a special Spinoff series in which Duncan Grieve looks at a number of sectors which will be worst hit by the aftermath of Covid-19. Part two looks at the winners and losers.

Inspirational stories from around the world showing how different companies are ‘keeping on’ during the COVID-19 virus

marilyn

Kia ora koutou katoa. I hope that the following articles will inspire you and give you some food for thought as to how your own small business can adapt and keep on during these very challenging times, both now and in the future.

Launched nearly ten years ago Maddyness is seen as a go-to magazine for entrepreneurs, startups and< innovators. , This article is a great summary of how 19 different businesses from the UK and beyond are doing during the COVID-19 virus. It also seems to be a very good site to sign up to.

How businesses are adapting to a coronavirus pandemic economy
Small acts of resilience as businesses navigate new pressures during a pandemic.

New kiwi company offers wof solution for essential workers

Responding To Coronavirus: A Playbook For Marketing And Communications
Forrester Research is a highly regarded research company. The article was written by one of their senior analysts on March 11 before most companies entered the shutdown period. You can sign up to updates for no charge.

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