Build Skills Through UMKC TalentLink That Employers Seek

Employ Direct Group’s partnership with UMKC TalentLink can help make your next move a smart one.

It’s time to make a move. You’re seeking a new job. Or you’re ready to advance to another role. Maybe you’re preparing to pivot to a different career.

You want to earn more. Perhaps your goal is career advancement, job stability, or professional growth that fits your personal goals.

Working with UMKC TalentLink as a professional development partner enables Employ Direct Group to find more skilled job seekers, and people who desire a career change or advancement, and place them in roles at companies.

“Demand for skilled workers in healthcare, management, and other roles at companies remains high but the supply is low,” says Employ Direct Group Chief Executive Officer Lydia Johnson. “After completing a skills-building course through UMKC TalentLink, Employ Direct Group recruiters can work with candidates to get their resume in front of multiple nationwide clients.”

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Talent Alone Isn’t Enough. Gain Practical Skills.

Learn job skills will help you compete for the opportunity you want. Improve your professional skills through UMKC TalentLink.

UMKC TalentLink’s online courses are short-term, affordable, and practical. Develop your skills and increase your appeal as a candidate for hire. Explore skills-building courses in leadership, project management, marketing, healthcare certification programs, and other areas.

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Move Forward With Employ Direct Group

After completing a course or training program, contact Employ Direct Group to assist you with job recruitment and placement. Now that your skills achievement is unlocked, your job search can go to the next level. Hunting for a new position or pivoting to a different role or career is difficult, time-consuming, and competitive.

Employ Direct Group can help you make your best move.

“Earning certification after completing a course or program can lead to you gaining a customized job role,” says Johnson. “Our clients are employers that seek candidates for positions where an employee’s responsibilities complement their individual strengths, interests, and skill sets.”

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About Employ Direct Group

Employ Direct Group places talent nationwide in all fields and professions from entry-level to executive. Core competencies include Direct Hire, Contract to hire, Temporary, and Temporary to Hire positions.

EDG delivers the market’s top talent to employers. “We value the importance of learning our client’s business, goals, corporate culture, and specific personnel/skill requirements and addressing their needs with a customized recruitment plan,” says Johnson.

Employ Direct Group is invested in a company’s needs to foster a supportive, diverse, and inclusive work culture that prioritizes employee satisfaction.

“Our flexible approach and partnership with UMKC TalentLink demonstrates our commitment to meeting the evolving needs of a company’s workforce,” Johnson says.

The first step begins with finding skilled talent. Companies with skilled employees stay agile, prioritize employee well-being, and reap the rewards of a more engaged, motivated, and productive team. Johnson says, “Every new solution we create is to help you find, hire, and manage great talent.”

Featured Courses To Build Skills

Essential Pillars of Leadership Success

Leadership development coach Haley Grayless covers three Essential Pillars of Leadership Success in an interactive three-session workshop. Learn the “how to’s,” takeaway tools, and best practices for being a successful leader.

6/18/24 – 6/20/24

9:00 am

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Prioritizing Marketing Efforts for Small Businesses

Learn time-honored marketing strategies that business owners and their marketing teams can apply today to prioritize and develop your unique marketing mix.

07/23/2024 – 07/23/2024

9:00 AM

A to Z Grant Writing

Get the hands-on experience and knowledge needed to successfully begin the grant writing process for projects in need of funding.

Open Enrollment

UMKC TalentLink offers courses to prepare for CompTIA A+ certification

Prepare for the CompTIA A+ Certification Exam

Our online course prepares you for A+ certification exams 220-1001 and 220-1002. Launch your career as an associate-level IT professional.

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Discover Sign Language

Discover Sign Language will teach you how to sign basic phrases and complete sentences, incorporate facial expressions, learn lip reading, and more.

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UMKC TalentLink offers courses to prepare for CompTIA certification

CompTIA™ Security+ Certification Training (Voucher Included)

The Security+ training course will assist you in preparing for the CompTIA Security+ certification SY0-601 exam through comprehensive material that covers the key objectives and fundamentals to perform core security functions.

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CompTIA IT Fundamentals (Voucher Included)

The CompTIA IT Fundamentals exam is designed to help you learn more about the world of information technology (IT) and is ideal if you’re considering a career in IT or if you work in an allied field that requires a broad understanding of IT.

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Winning RFP Responses

Want to increase revenue through contracts? Develop the skills needed to write winning RFP responses and bid on competitive contracts to increase business revenues.

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Master Public Speaking

Become an effective public speaker by overcoming barriers and fear. Discover how to talk confidently and persuasively to both large and small groups on the job or in any social setting.

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