Americans need jobs that work. This is how we get them there.
Your job shouldn’t suck.
But whether you have a job that works for you—or that sucks—is often the result of thousands of deeply personal decisions and a whole lot of chance. That means everything is workforce and workforce is profoundly human.
JOBS THAT WORK is a newsletter about how to make jobs not suck—through public policies built for humans, employer practices that are smarter, and strategies that help all workers get ahead.
On TUESDAYS, all subscribers get a newsletter breaking down one big jobs issues, why it works that way (or doesn’t), and how we can do it better.
Every FRIDAY, paid subscribers get an expert breakdown of the issues practitioners of smart jobs policy and good workforce development should pay attention to, as well as a comprehensive listing of millions (if not billions) in federal, state, and private workforce funding opportunities.
Why you should pay for a subscription.
Aside from supporting a very smart and handsome author, JOBS THAT WORK’s subscription tiers are aimed at arming workforce development organizations with the best information for navigating an uncertain time.
Monthly ($10) and annual subscribers ($100) will get regular listings of available workforce grant funds, expert analysis on funding trends, and subscriber-exclusive content—including the occasional breaking news on the impact of Trump Administration funding decisions.
Founding subscribers ($150 and up) get all of the above and a 45-minute consulting call on your workforce and funding strategies.
Why you should pay for a subscription for another very good reason.
My mom’s struggles are a big part of why I got into workforce development. That is why 10% of my subscription revenue will go toward The Cindi Beadle Memorial Fund. This fund honors my late mother by helping nontraditional nursing students in North Alabama with the unexpected expenses that can keep them from finishing their degree and filling the area’s nursing shortage.
You can learn more and read the story behind it here.
Why you should listen to this guy about workforce stuff.
Nick Beadle is one of America's top experts on jobs policy, workforce development, and public investment.
Nick spent 11 years at the U.S. Department of Labor, where he last served as Chief of Staff for Workforce and Communications for DOL's Good Jobs Initiative. In this role, Nick oversaw each of the billions of dollars DOL invests each year in workforce programs, and he led a cross-department effort to improve the efficiency and outcomes of DOL's workforce funding. Nick also is an expert on non-college pathways to good jobs, including skills-based hiring, on which he authored a the Skills-First Starter Kit, a best-in-class guide for employers. This guide drew on the expertise and input of a bipartisan group of expert organizations, including employer-advocacy groups and labor unions.
Prior to his work with the Good Jobs Initiative, Nick developed a first-of-its-kind grant model using workforce dollars to battle the opioid crisis, later adapted by Congress in the bipartisan SUPPORT Act relief package to address the substance-use disorder epidemic. Before entering government, he was an award-winning investigative reporter covering misuse of government funds and barriers to economic stability in the American South.
A first-generation college student, he is originally from Greenhill, Alabama, and a graduate of the University of Alabama and the American University Washington College of Law.
Nick is available to consult on your project.
Nick consulting portfolio includes workforce funding strategies, navigating an evolving and unpredictable public investment landscape, and building strategies and materials that get decision-makers to adopt smart public policy. You can set up a consultation by emailing nick@nicholasbeadle.com.
