Alison Lands

Economic and workforce development executive / wayward urbanist focused on innovation, the future of work, and sustainable urban policy. Views my own.

[Alison Lands @Alison_Lands]

1 in 7 Americans works for the #government - the #publicsector can become a de facto arm of national #workforcetransformation, if we learn how to make it so...

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July 20, 2023 is day two of JobsFirstNYC's Adapting to the Future of Work convening for workforce development professionals, employers, educators, policymakers, & philanthropists examining how to foster an adaptive and engaging environment for the future. https://t.co/fVJzlBdlMi

[Alison Lands @Alison_Lands]

In 2020, at the outset of the pandemic lockdowns, I began working out in my building's stairwell, climbing the 32 floors of my co-op in #TudorCity over and over. Today, I take those stairs most every day. And now, I've signed up for the Empire State Building Run-Up on 10/4/23!

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Visit our events page at https://t.co/py7rMKwuVA to stay up to date about Adapting to the Future of Work: Listen Up, including the full list of confirmed speakers, panels and agenda. Register for the July 20th convening for professionals at https://t.co/fVJzlBdlMi

[Alison Lands @Alison_Lands]

@PerScholas @SkyHiveAI is working with @JobsFirstNYC to do some place-oriented skills mapping of #NYC neighborhoods to showcase the skills footprints of underrepresented communities and spur more focused and thoughtful #wkdev and #econdev investment, like your programs! #HireSTARsChat

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#HireSTARsChat A5: How can we make 2023 THE year for STARs?

I think govt hiring STARs + #wkdev training and placing jobseekers into local / state government and gov-funded roles +gov leveraging procurement for STARs like they do SWMBE are dominoes that will trigger a contagion.

[Alison Lands @Alison_Lands]

@bluemeridianp @CleanSlate_Init @ceoworks @jfftweets I found the number of STARs (70M) and justice-involved (70M) to be an interesting coincidence. Both are so much more common than we acknowledge, and yet we hold others to a standard that the data often does not support.

[Alison Lands @Alison_Lands]

#HireSTARsChat Q4: Tell us about a STAR in your life:

My mother left college and went to work for the University of Texas System and stayed there her entire working lifetime.

An Executive Assistant for over 35 years, with #upcredentialing today she likely wouldn't get hired.

[Alison Lands @Alison_Lands]

#HireSTARsChat Q4: Tell us about a STAR in your life:

I am fortunate to be surrounded at @SkyHiveAI by STAR colleagues - our company walks the talk in skills-based hiring, from bizdev to sales to customer success to product design. I am continually in awe of my coworkers!

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#HireSTARsChat A3: What do we get from hiring STARs?

We cannot credibly blame a tight labor market when we are actively filtering out candidates who are skilled for the job from consideration. Hiring STARs not only diversifies our workplaces, it expands our labor pool!

[Alison Lands @Alison_Lands]

@art_bilger I'm so pleased to see corporate leaders leaning in to the value prop of skills-based hiring and upskilling @art_bilger. Employers are truly the long pole in the tent of the #wkdev system. Investing in talent returns an ROI to them, but pays dividends to us all in perpetuity.

[Alison Lands @Alison_Lands]

@oates_jane @WorkingNation @SkyHiveAI @OpptyatWork Forgive any tweet gaffes @oates_jane - LI is my usual medium!

We've missed each other this fall...overdue for a catch-up!

[Alison Lands @Alison_Lands]

@RamonaWritesLA @WorkingNation @SkyHiveAI @OpptyatWork @SkyHiveCEO Sean's background in labor economics and firsthand experience in the #workforcedevelopment system cemented for me why @SkyHiveAI is special in the universe of #skillsAI. I'm fortunate to partner with him and evangelize alongside him!

[Alison Lands @Alison_Lands]

#HireSTARsChat A2: Who's doing it right?

Shoutout to @GovHogan and the @StateMaryland for eliminating degree requirements for civil service jobs.

Government CAN and SHOULD be an engine of career mobility and upskilling; doing so also reinforces democratic norms (a 2-FER!)

[Alison Lands @Alison_Lands]

@art_bilger Newcomers often have to make an unsettling tradeoff of physical security for economic security - we at @SkyHiveAI have found that when resettlement involves skills-based job placement, naturalization rates and economic mobility both increase. Bravo @jfftweets

[Alison Lands @Alison_Lands]

@SkyHiveAI is proud to partner with @OpptyatWork to match STARs to quality jobs and career and economic mobility through the stellarworx* platform. This is but one example of the way we approach our mission to #UnleashHumanPotential. #HireSTARsChat

[WorkingNation @WorkingNation]

Today's the day!
We hope to see you at hashtag #HireSTARsChat at 2p ET (11a PT) to discuss how to tear the paper ceiling so STARs - workers skilled through alternative routes besides bachelor's degrees - gain more equitable opportunities.
Optional RSVP: https://t.co/QNaP3z2mGx.

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@KFaulhaber of @JobsFirstNYC and @Alison_Lands of @SkyHiveAI at @NYCETC_org presenting the importance of using ethical data to map community skills in NYC. What are current skills, how do those skills align, what is the skills gap & what are the best ways to bridge the gap?

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@A_Luckmann Ambassador Grill FTW - @CocaineDecor postmodern landmark fabulousness!

[Alison Lands @Alison_Lands]

I couldn't let the sun set on #WorkforceDevelopmentMonth without paying tribute to the leaders who work on all of our behalves. THANK YOU: Ten Workforce Lessons Nested in the Summer's Biggest Blockbuster https://t.co/cNVEoG0neT via @LinkedIn