Labor Market
Despite Economy, Small Businesses Plan Holiday Parties
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Most Small Business Owners Can Afford Holiday Celebrations
According to a survey conducted this month by online payroll service SurePayroll, most small business owners will end 2008 in celebration. The survey found [...]
It’s the Economy, Stupid!
Of course, everyone has opinions about the economy in general, the financial crisis, the bailout bill, and what the next President should do about them — and what the candidates should say about these topics in tonight’s debate. (Actually, it’s a pretty wimpy debate format: I understand there are to be no follow-up questions, [...]
Fifty-Five or Over? We Want You — To Work
Are you looking to keep the gold flowing during your Golden Years? Does the idea of a retirement spent sitting in a rocking chair or playing golf seem like Purgatory? Do you need to keep working for financial reasons?
If you answered, “Yes,” to any of the above, this week is for you.
National Employ Older Workers [...]
Are Today’s Applicants Dumber?
A recent press release from Wonderlic, Inc., reporting on a new study of company data, says applicants today aren’t as smart (lower cognitive ability) as similarly-educated applicants of yesteryear. The data is from the company’s well-known Wonderlic Personnel Test (WPT). The WPT measures cognitive ability, which the company says has been proven [...]
IT Jobs Outlook, From Dept. of Labor
What IT jobs will remain stateside despite the offshoring of many?
What IT specialties will be the fastest growing in coming years?
Where in the US might an IT job search by a job seeker or a recruitment effort by an employer or recruiter be most fruitful?
Some answers are available from the mind-bogglingly massive website maintained [...]
Much Employee Creativity Unused on Job
The following is a guest post from The Fairfax County Economic Development Authority, with a few of my thoughts appended thereafter. (Do I sound like a lawyer there, or what?)
At a time when many economists and futurists are pointing to creativity and innovation as one of the cornerstones of U.S. competitiveness in the years ahead, [...]
Teens May Need to Look Hard for Summer Jobs
To all the parents who’ve been stopping by the blawg lately to read about family responsibilities discrimination: we’ve got some bad news for your teenage children. The Center for Labor Market Studies at Northeastern University has predicted historic low teen employment rates for this summer, despite job growth for older adults.
The Problem
According to the [...]
What Millenials Want Out of Work: A Baby Boomer Rejoinder
Two weeks ago, I highlighted a post by Alexandra Levit, courtesy of Recruiting Blogswap. In “What Millennials (Generation Y) Want Out of Work,” Levit suggested that the current generation of twenty-somethings “is entrepreneurial and relishes challenging work and high levels of responsibility. They are driven not so much by money, but by a sense [...]
Perverse Economic Impact of Laws Inhibiting Employment Termination: French Government “Gets It”; French Protesters Don’t
Today, some thoughts on employment policy and economics inspired by these recent developments in France:
PARIS (Reuters) – Huge crowds of students, trade unionists and left-wing politicians took to the streets across France on Saturday to press the conservative government to scrap a new law they fear will erode job security for young workers.
The protesters demanded [...]
Unemployed or Looking to Change Jobs? Some Hopeful Job Market News and Interview Tips
Looking over my latest e-clippings, I found I had saved a number of items about signs of a job market healthier in many respects than some may fear, and also some with practical tips useful to job seekers.
Job Market Looking Up for Employees; Economic Consequences Mixed
Good economic news often seems to be bad news on Wall Street. As reported by the Washington Post, last month’s good unemployment and employment stats, while obviously good news for jobhunters, may be bad news for financial markets and long-term economic growth.
First, the news:
The nation’s unemployment rate fell to 4.7 percent in January, [...]
The Battle of the Vertical Job Search Engines
What’s new in vertical job search engines — check it out!
Government Contractors Go “Offshore” for Tech Workers: to Rural America
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Originally uploaded by Linda’s Manymuses.
The Washington Post reports at length: “Mining Coal Country for Tech Workers; Economics, Politics Send Contractors Into Southwest Virginia”
LEBANON, Va. — In this town of 3,300 people, cow pastures encase the local high school, churches outnumber nightclubs 14 to zero and [...]
Where Do College Educated, Ethnically Diverse Job Seekers Look for Jobs?
Report of recruitment sources heavily used and not so heavily used by college educated, ethnically diverse job seekers.
Middle Management Job Dissatisfaction Presents Opportunities for Recruiters and Companies That “Get” Current Human Resources Issues
Numbers from an Accenture survey of middle managers tell the story:
Only 48% of 225 middle managers polled were highly satisfied with their employers, down from 67% in the same study in 2004 .
Those dissatisfied nearly doubled to 15% from 8%.
A third described their companies as mismanaged.
56% and 55% were pleased with working conditions and [...]
