This Week’s Hiring Trends: Education, Nonprofit and Government

Updated 8/5/2020

In the past week, we have seen trend updates in the Teaching & Instruction employment sectors. According to the most recent Emsi data in Illinois, the top companies posting jobs are Teach For America, VIPKID, and Ef Education First, Inc. The top three posted occupations are Postsecondary Teachers, Preschool Teachers, and Tutors/Instructors. The top three posted job titles are English Teachers, Early Childhood Special Education Teachers, and Tutors. If any of these types of occupations are of interest to you, consider using these as keywords to narrow down your job or internship search. The top three industries that are hiring according to Emsi are Administrative & Support, Educational Services, and Healthcare & Social Assistance. There are currently 1,267 K-12 Education jobs posted on Handshake alone!

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If you’re looking for a career in teaching and instruction, consider seeking opportunities that can broaden your hard skills to make you a competitive candidate. According to Emsi data, the top three hard skills for this industry are special education, preschool education, and language arts. Additional hard schools that appear frequently in job postings include lesson planning, online teaching, and curriculum development. Additionally, the top soft skills are teaching, mentorship communications, and leadership. If you want to learn how to highlight these types of skills on your resume or cover letter, make a career advising appointment today!

Key Takeaways

The top hard skills for a career in education are communications, investigation, and detail oriented.
There are currently 1,267 K-12 Education jobs posted on Handshake!
The top three posted occupations within teaching and instruction industry in Illinois are Postsecondary Teachers, Preschool Teachers, and Tutors/Instructors.

Updated 7/24/2020

In the past week, we have seen trend updates in the Law Enforcement & Public Policy employment sectors. According to the most recent Emsi data in Illinois, the top companies posting jobs are Federal Bureau of Investigation, State of Illinois, and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. The top three posted occupations are Compliance Officers, Detectives and Criminal Investigators, and Private Detectives.The top three posted job titles are Special Agents, Regulatory Analysts, and Regulatory Specialists. If any of these types of occupations are of interest to you, consider using these as keywords to narrow down your job or internship search. The top two industries that are hiring according to Emsi are Public Administration and Manufacturing. There are currently 122 Legal & Law Enforcement jobs posted on Handshake alone.

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If you’re looking for a career in Law Enforcement, consider seeking opportunities that can broaden your hard skills to make you a competitive candidate. According to Emsi data, the top three hard skills for this industry are auditing, law enforcement, and Top Secret-Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI Clearance). Additionally, the top three soft skills are communications, investigation, and detail oriented. If you want to learn how to highlight these types of skills on your resume or cover letter, make a career advising appointment today!

Key Takeaways

The top soft skills for a career in law enforcement are communications, investigation, and detail oriented.
There are currently 122 active Legal & Law Enforcement job postings on Handshake!

Updated 7/17/2020

In the past week, we have seen trend updates in the Nonprofit & Fundraising employment sectors. According to the most recent EMSI data in Illinois, the top posted titles include Development Officers,Executive Directors, and Grants Managers. If any of these types of occupations are of interest to you, consider using these as keywords to narrow down your job or internship search. The top two industries that are hiring are Educational Services, Information, Health Care and Social Assistance.

Of the postings reported on through Emsi, 100% require a bachelor’s degree, 28% require a master’s degree, and 1% require a Ph.D. or a professional degree. This information may be beneficial if you are considering grad school and/or a career in this field.

On Handshake starting 30 days ago, nonprofit is the second highest industry in terms of active job postings. There are 322 new jobs and 245 internships posted on Handshake alone.

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If you’re looking for a career in nonprofit and fundraising, consider emphasizing your soft skills to make you a competitive candidate. According to Emsi data, the top soft skills for these industries are communications, leadership, and management. If you want to learn how to highlight these types of skills on your resume or cover letter, make a career advising appointment today!

Key Takeaways

The top soft skills for a career in fundraising are communications, leadership, and management
There are currently 567 active nonprofit job/internship postings on Handshake!

Updated 7/2/2020

In the past week, we have seen updates regarding roles in the Museum & Cultural Institution sectors. According to the most recent EMSI data, in Illinois the top posted occupations include Librarians, Curators, Museum Technicians & Conservators, and Archivists. Additionally, some of the top posted job titles are College Facultys, Program Directors, and Technician Supervisors. If any of these occupations or titles are of interest to you, consider using these as keywords to narrow down your job or internship search. The top five industries that are hiring are Educational Services, Information, and Public Administration.

Of the postings reported on through Emsi, 100% require a bachelor’s degree, 45% require a master’s degree, and 5% require a Ph.D. or a professional degree. This information may be beneficial if you are considering grad school and/or a career in this field.

On Handshake starting 30 days ago, nonprofit is the third highest industry in terms of active job postings. There are 273 new jobs and 239 internships posted on Handshake alone.

Check out these active opportunities on Handshake:

If you’re looking for a career in Museums and Cultural Institutions, consider building your hard skills to make you a competitive candidate. According to Emsi data, the top hard skills for these industries are Collections, Library Science, and Cataloguing.If you are looking to build or already have these skills and want to learn how to highlight them on your resume or cover letter, make a career advising appointment today!

Key Takeaways

The top hard skills for a career in Museums and Cultural Institutions are Collections, Library Science, and Cataloguing.
Employers within Museums and Cultural Institutions are looking for candidates to have hard skills in Collections, Library Science, and Cataloguing.
There are currently 512 active nonprofit job/internship postings on Handshake!

Updated 6/24/2020

In this past week, we have seen a few updates regarding the government and public policy job sectors. According to recent EMSI data, in Illinois the top posted occupations are

Compliance Officers, Urban and Regional Planners, Labor Relations Specialists, and Economists. Additionally, the top posted job titles are Actuarial Analysts, Regulatory Analysts, and Regulatory Specialists. If you are searching for a job or internship in these fields, try using those position titles/keywords to narrow your search. The top five industries that are hiring for these types of roles are Finance and Insurance, Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services, Manufacturing, Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services, and Public Administration.

On Handshake, Government – Local, State & Federal industry is in the top three for new jobs YTD. There are 2,089 new jobs posted on Handshake, which is a 38% increase from 2019.

Check out these active postings on Handshake:

Space and Facilities/Procurement Specialist – U.S. District Court – Northern District of Illinois
Student Trainee (Management and Program Analyst – GS-4 – U.S. Government Accountability Office
Office of External and Governmental Affairs Internship – Inter-American Foundation

If you’re looking into a career in Government & Public Policy, it may be helpful to know the types of hard skills they might be looking for. The top three hard skills in the aforementioned types of occupations from EMSI have been Auditing, Statistics, and Underwriting. If you’re not sure how to convey those skills in a resume, cover letter, or interview, chat with one of our career advisors for guidance!

Key Takeaways

Looking for a teaching job? Check out these organizations currently hiring: U.S. District Court, U.S. Government Accountability Office, and Inter-American Foundation
Employers in Teaching & Instruction are looking for these three hard skills: Auditing, Statistics, and Underwriting
There are currently 2,089 new job postings on Handshake alone!

Updated: 6/12/2020

Teaching & Instruction

In this past week, we have seen a few updates regarding the teaching and instruction job sectors. According to recent EMSI data, in Illinois the top posted occupations are Postsecondary Teachers and Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education. Additional top posted job titles are English Teachers, Tutors, Early Childhood Special Education Teachers, and Adjunct Faculty. If you are searching for a job or internship in these fields, try using those position titles/keywords to narrow your search. Additionally, the top three industries that are hiring for these types of roles are Administrative & Support and Waste Management & Remediation Services, Educational Services and Healthcare/Social Assistance.

Handshake shows the top industry with active jobs as:

K-12 Education with 1481 jobs.
Basis Charter Schools, Distinctive Schools, and Urbana School District all have active job postings.

Check out these active postings on Handshake:

If you’re looking into a career in Teaching & Instruction, it may be helpful to know the types of hard skills they might be looking for. The top three hard skills in the aforementioned types of postings from EMSI have been Special Education, Preschool Education, and Language Arts.

If you’re not sure how to convey those skills in a resume, cover letter, or interview, chat with one of our career advisors for guidance!

Key Takeaways

Looking for a teaching job? Check out these organizations currently hiring: Basis Charter Schools, Distinctive Schools, and Urbana School District
Employers in Teaching & Instruction are looking for these three hard skills: Special Education, Preschool Education, and Language Arts
There are currently 1481 job postings for K-12 Education on Handshake alone!