Will There Be A Doctor In the House?
Older adults use more health care services than any other age group. Americans over age 65 today are only 13 percent of the population, but account for half…
Army Recruiting a Workfarce?
The Army announced it beat its hiring goal for the year ended Sept 30 (2006). It ended up signing up 80,636 recruits, including 70,000 first time soldiers. …
What Do Employees Really Want?
According to a 2006 survey of 4,100 employees in 21 countries conducted by Accenture, the top priorities job seekers want challenging work, a pat on the back and to…
Seen Talent Lately?
More and more managers are complaining about the lack of talent and skilled employees. Unlike just a few years ago when an ad attracted few candidates, job boards and…
Future Workers Short on Skills
Thirty-five percent of eleventh grade students cannot read at their grade level and 48% are below proficient in math. In Philadelphia, only 27% of 11th graders are proficient in…
Shortages of health care workers plaque organizations
Shortages of health care professionals continue to challenge health care organizations throughout the country and a new survey reveals that the increased demand is outpacing the growth in supply of…
Wal-Mart created 70% of jobs from 1997 to 2004!
Fact #570: From 1997 to 2004, the U.S. population grew 7.7 percent. If jobs in retailing had grown at the rate of the population, the country would…
Meet your next workforce: 2010 Beloit College Mindset List
Welcome to the August 30, 2006 edition of The Total View published by Success Performance Solutions, Written by Ira S. Wolfe ==============================================1. Meet your next workforce: 2010 Beloit…
Young workers twice as likely to have sticky fingers at work
New survey reveals that young workers (age 18 to 24 years old) in the United States are twice as likely as older colleagues to steal office supplies for home use…
For U.S. to keep pace, Boomers must work longer
Fact #625: To offset projected labor shortfalls over the next decade, the 55+ age group will need to increase its labor force participation from 40 percent to 51 percent for…