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What Millenials Want Out of Work: A Baby Boomer Rejoinder

Written on 14 May, 2007 at 23:06

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... (Continue reading)

Perverse Economic Impact of Laws Inhibiting Employment Termination: French Government “Gets It”; French Protesters Don’t

Written on 19 Mar, 2006 at 23:29

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... (Continue reading)

Unemployed or Looking to Change Jobs? Some Hopeful Job Market News and Interview Tips

Written on 15 Mar, 2006 at 22:46

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. Related Reading:... (Continue reading)

Job Market Looking Up for Employees; Economic Consequences Mixed

Written on 4 Feb, 2006 at 21:40

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... (Continue reading)

The Battle of the Vertical Job Search Engines

Written on 31 Jan, 2006 at 14:10

What's new in vertical job search engines -- check it out!... (Continue reading)

Government Contractors Go “Offshore” for Tech Workers: to Rural America

Written on 2 Jan, 2006 at 17:43

Pastoral 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... (Continue reading)

Where Do College Educated, Ethnically Diverse Job Seekers Look for Jobs?

Written on 18 Nov, 2005 at 14:54

Report of recruitment sources heavily used and not so heavily used by college educated, ethnically diverse job seekers.... (Continue reading)

Middle Management Job Dissatisfaction Presents Opportunities for Recruiters and Companies That “Get” Current Human Resources Issues

Written on 7 Nov, 2005 at 12:46

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%... (Continue reading)

HR/Employment Blogosphere Update for October 31, 2005

Written on 30 Oct, 2005 at 20:47

I know, I just went over a month without doing one of these, and now here are two back-to-back. What’s up? Let’s just say I’m trying to get back in the habit. As usual, I’m listing my provocative headlines first... (Continue reading)

HR/Employment Blogosphere Update for October 1-26, 2005

Written on 26 Oct, 2005 at 16:44

I’ve been so busy switching to the new format and keeping up with the “Our Recent Reading” page that I’ve neglected to do this update for over a month. (New readers: I had been doing it weekly, publishing on Monday,... (Continue reading)

Observations on Fading Boundaries Between Blue and White Collar Work

Written on 19 Oct, 2005 at 11:39

Does the blue-collar white-collar dichotomy have any meaning today? Will supply and demand push wages and benefits for traditional blue-collar workers in some occupations to or above those for many white-collar workers? Will unions have better luck with white-collar recruits?... (Continue reading)

Update on Post-Katrina Employment Picture

Written on 13 Oct, 2005 at 14:18

A few weeks ago, I wrote several Blawg posts on employment issues arising out of Katrina. Now I’m seeing lots more news stories about various aspects of Katrina’s impact on employment. Jobs for evacuees seeking work outside the affected area.... (Continue reading)

Patriotic Alternative to Offshoring

Written on 16 Sep, 2005 at 22:32

We no longer hear the pre-presidential-election rhetoric about offshoring American jobs (famously Kerry’s colorful epithet:“Benedict Arnold CEOs.”) And as long as the labor market stats are looking fairly good, with emerging shortages in certain skill areas, this issue will likely... (Continue reading)