As President of Burning Glass Institute and former CEO of Emsi Burning Glass (now Lightcast), Matt Sigelman is a leading expert in real-time labor market information. This makes him particularly able to speak to workers preparing for an uncertain future with the skills required to rise in the modern economy. In this episode, Sigelman provides insight from his career in data and business, as well as findings from Burning Glass’ new American Opportunity Index to give workers a realistic picture of what they can do to advance in their careers.

Mentioned in the episode

Matt Sigelman

Princeton

Microsoft Access

Water cooler effect

The Social Workplace study

American Opportunity Index

Lightcast

Emsi/Burning Glass merger

Burning Glass Institute

Technical vs. Non-cognitive skills

German educational model

Joe Fuller Harvard Business School