workforce trends
What to look for in talent assessment tools?
Personality assessments on their own can help you hire effectively, manage employees better and implement better organizational development strategies…
The convergence of the Wired, the Tired, and Technology
an attitude gap betweeen young managers supervising older employees and the lack of computer skills (and a resistance to learn) found in many aging workers…
Survey: Math Skills Translate Into Bigger Pay Checks : NPR
As a follow up to yesterday’s post about math skills opening the door to lucrative careers, only 42 percent of white students were proficient in mathematics on the…
Most lucrative college majors – highest starting salaries
Knowing your ABCs is not the only way to secure a good job. The results of the just released survey from the National Association of Colleges and Employers show…
Jobs Lost and Gained During the Recession
Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody's Economy.com, projects that once the employment rolls begin to grow again, in the second half of next year, nearly…
Why do we call the last generation “Y”?
A blogger in Salisbury (MD) posted a cartoon commenting on one of the 4 major clashpoints between generations – appearance. You can view it at: http://sbynews.blogspot.com/2009…
Facing retirement: ’70 is the new 65′ – South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com
In some industries, such as nursing, the recession is almost a silver lining in the black cloud – it’s keeping some older workers on the job beyond the time they…
More Women as Breadwinners: Low NY Literacy Rates a Factor
July 7, 2009 NEW YORK – In New York and across the country, far more men have lost jobs during the current recession than have women, and that's…
Recession Emphasizes Shift in Men to Women as Breadwinners
The following was published on the Public News Service website this morning. An audio of the interview is available on the website or by downloading here. LANCASTER, Pa. – In…
Are working learners trapped in a paradigm shift?
Our nation’s existing postsecondary system seems caught in a paradigm shift similar to what retail business experiencing: how do you blend bricks-and-mortar with virtual shopping? Education…