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Career Development

Why Forensic Professionals Fall Behind (and How Continuing Education Actually Helps)

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Why “This Is the Way We’ve Always Done It” Is a Career Liability in Forensics

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How We Designed Custom Challenge Coins for Forensic Professionals

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How to Host a Conference Meetup That People Actually Want to Attend

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Most agencies don't realize they're behind until N Most agencies don't realize they're behind until National Forensic Science Week is only days away.

That's when the questions start:
"Who's organizing this?"
"Should we post something on social media?"
"Do we have anything planned?"

Instead of scrambling later, spend five minutes asking yourself these questions today.
✔ Have we decided what we want to accomplish?
✔ Does leadership know we're planning to participate?
✔ Have we chosen how we'll recognize our team?
✔ Is there a realistic celebration on the calendar?
✔ Who owns each task?

If you answered "no" to any of those, don't panic!!

That's exactly what our free 5-Day Planning Challenge is designed to help with. Comment "PLAN" and get started today!
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The front has “FORENSIC THINGS”, featuring a crime scene investigation on top and the Upside Down at the bottom. 

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A lot of forensic professionals want more training A lot of forensic professionals want more training.

The problem is everything that gets in the way:

⚠️ Staffing shortages
⚠️ Travel costs
⚠️ Shift schedules
⚠️ Court appearances

Over time, it becomes easy to fall behind in a field that’s constantly evolving.

That’s why we built The Vault.

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Besides comfortable shoes 😅 What's the one thing Besides comfortable shoes 😅

What's the one thing you never travel to a forensic conference without?

Notebook?
Challenge coins?
Business cards?
Extra charger?
Favorite snacks?

Tell us your conference must-have below. 👇

We'll be on the road this fall, too!

📍 Regional Joint IAI Conference (Cherokee, NC) | Sept. 13–18
💻 Mental Health in Forensics Summit (Virtual) | Sept. 24
📍 SCAFO (Temecula, CA) | Oct. 1–2
📍 FACTS26 (Savannah, GA) | Nov. 10–12

If you're there, come introduce yourself! And don't forget to swing by the Versaterm and Foster+Freeman booths while you're exploring the exhibit hall.

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