Yearly Archives: 2005
Family Physician Positions Remain Open
Fact #414: In the residency match this spring, only 79 percent of the available family practice positions were filled, and the percentage of total slots matched by US medical graduates…
A Race for IQ Points
Employers are in a race for IQ points. The companies that accumulate the most IQ points will win. In a race for IQ points, the kinds of jobs we…
Prisons hold one in every 138 U.S. residents
Labor Storm Fact #400: The population of the nation’s prisons and jails has grown by about 900 inmates each week between mid-2003 and mid-2004 (Source: Bureau…
65 and older group will grow 3 1/2 times
The elderly population in every state will grow faster than the total population according to population projections released by the Census Bureau. Seniors will also outnumber school-age children…
Why Pay And Benefits Don’t Retain Workers
The Saratoga Institute, which compiles exit-interview results, among other staffing information, reports that 88% of employees voluntarily leave their jobs for other reasons, such as misalignment of mutual expectations…
2003 – US has lowest birthrate in history
Our society is aging. Between 1870 and 1990, the number of U.S. citizens aged 65 and older grew from 1 million to approximately 32 million. By 2030, the proportion…
IT Brain Drain
As baby boomers begin retiring in 2008, one in five human-resources executives expects a looming shortage of experienced IT talent, according to a new study by Deloitte Consulting. The…
U.S. workers waste 2 out of 5 workdays
Unclear objectives, lack of team communication and ineffective meetings are among the top time wasters that workers around the world say make them feel unproductive for as much as a…
35% of New Leaders Failing in Their Jobs
Fact #377: About 35 percent of new managers and executives failed in their jobs within the first 18 months during 2004. (Source: Right Management Consultants) Fact #378: The top reasons…
Facts about Employee Negativity
Perfect Labor Storm facts Fact #361: Half of all Americans today say they are satisfied with their jobs, down from nearly 60 percent in 1995. But among the 50 percent…