Skilled Trades

7 Tips for a Smoother Transition from Trade School to Career

You’ve completed your HVAC program. Congratulations! That’s a huge accomplishment. Now you’re ready to hit the job market, right? Not so fast… Preparing for a job search after trade school can be a process in itself: from composing a resume and collecting references, to practicing for interviews, to looking for jobs. On top of all […]

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What Is a Maintenance Electrician?

What are your career options after you finish your electrician training program? Electricians ply their trade everywhere from homes to businesses to factories, so you have several career paths to choose from.[1] You could work as a new construction electrician helping to erect houses and office buildings. Taking a position as a power plant field […]

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Green Wiring Jobs: How Electricians Help the Environment

Electricians already play a pretty important role in the world. They keep the lights on in cities and towns across the globe. Their wiring work powers the factories where essential goods like cars and computers are made. And, of course, homes and businesses wouldn’t be able to operate without electricity: appliances, computers and the Internet […]

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Why Choose RSI for Welding School?

Are you considering welding as a career? It can be a good career move. Skilled trades positions are currently the hardest to fill in the U.S., and a good vocational school is just the place to earn the qualifications to potentially land one.[1] And your timing for entering a welding training program couldn’t be better. […]

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How to Start the New Year With a New Career

Are you thinking about changing careers in 2019? You’re not alone. Getting another job is one of the most common New Year’s resolutions people make.[1] And two of the best ways to make resolutions stick is to be realistic about your goals and to make a plan for how to achieve them.[2] Don’t have the […]

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Introduction to Gas Tungsten Arc Welding

Learning a versatile, up-to-date welding skillset is one of the best ways to improve job opportunities.[1] The more you know how to weld, the greater the number of positions that could be a good fit for you. Many companies are also looking for applicants with formal welding training.[2] The good news is that welding school […]

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What Is Pipe Welding?

Pipelines are the veins of modern cities and towns. They transport drinking water, gas, oil and much, much more. Without them, keeping your home warm in the winter, cooking dinner and driving to work wouldn’t be possible. Who constructs, maintains, repairs, and replaces pipes and pipelines? Pipe welders, of course![1] Learn more about this welding […]

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