Extension
It Starts With Us
Author: Denise Wooley
Major Program: Positive Employability
Research conducted by Harvard University, the Carnegie Foundation, and Stanford Research Center indicates 85 percent of job success comes from having well-developed soft and people skills, and only 15 percent of job success comes from technical skills and knowledge (hard skills). Employers are often prepared to teach technical job skills; however, the intangible skills of being a team player, time management, and positive attitude are difficult to teach on-site but are critical to success.
Author: Diana Doggett
Major Program: Positive Employability
Job Club is a collaboration between Fayette County Cooperative Extension, University of Kentucky Alumni Career Services and University of Kentucky Human Resources. In addition, Job Club has partnered with 300+ urban businesses as well as local agencies, unemployment services and government to provide job search support to those who have been laid off or gone through an unexpected job loss, unemployed or in career transition. The purpose of Job Club is to provide a positive environmen
Author: Joan Bowling
Major Program: Positive Employability
In today’s society it is essential that emerging adults are able to adapt to meet the challenges they face upon high school graduation and beyond. Ironically, 2020 further complicated the transition into adulthood as many families were not well equipped to handle the magnification of issues the COVID pandemic generated. Joblessness, financial insecurity, and relationship conflicts, created a crisis that many people never imagined they would endure. Concerns raised at an advisory council me
Author: Melissa Goodman
Major Program: Positive Employability
Research conducted by Harvard University, the Carnegie Foundation, and Stanford Research Center indicate 85 percent of job success comes from having well-developed soft and people skills, and only 15 percent of job success comes from technical skills and knowledge (hard skills). Employers are often prepared to teach technical job skills; however, the intangible skills of being a team player, time management, and positive attitude are difficult to teach on-site but are critical to success. T
Author: Natalie Taul
Major Program: Positive Employability
Research conducted by Harvard University, the Carnegie Foundation, and Stanford Research Center indicates 85 percent of job success comes from having well-developed soft and people skills, and only 15 percent of job success comes from technical skills and knowledge (hard skills). Employers are often prepared to teach technical job skills; however, the intangible skills of being a team player, time management, and positive attitude are difficult to teach on-site but are critical to success.  
