2 Trends Changing the Face of U.S. Jobs
You’ve heard it before! We’re working the Perfect Labor Storm. But there are two trends impacting U.S. jobs that are often pushed aside. They involve working women…
Millennials’ Lack of Financial Literacy Costs Employers Too
Previously (in 9 Workplace Trends Worth Knowing,) Ira Wolfe wrote about the troubling statistic between recent graduates (Millennials) and their preparedness for professional environments. Specifically it was stated that four…
The Truth, Myth, and Consequences of Skilled Worker Shortages
The combination of an improving but fickle economy, the accelerating integration of advanced automation into our daily life, and a seismic demographic shift in the workforce have all but pushed…
What Would You Do If Your Candidate Refused To…
The war for talent is hot. Last week I wrote about a company who recently lost many of its top sales producers to a competitor. This week a client called…
9 Workforce Trends Worth Knowing
In 1999 I coined the term “Perfect Labor Storm” to describe the multiple factors working in concert to create a critical shortage of workers. At that time the…
More Under Skilled Job Applicants Coming Your Way
The last thing that employers who are seeking skilled workers needs is job hunting advice like this: 4 Steps to Getting Hired When You Aren’t Completely Qualified That is…
Is The MBA and Other Graduate School Degrees Worth It?
(Thanks to Patti Connor for revisiting this topic and writing this guest post.) In recent years, it has become difficult to defend the costs of graduate school degrees, specifically the…
Work Trends in 2015 Are Anything but Routine
The future of work (and life in general) is not what it used to be. Nor is the future what many of us were told it would be. This is…
7 Trends That Will Change the Way You Hire, Manage, and Retain in 2015
“Average is over,” according to Tom Friedman and the pace of change is accelerating. These trends spell both doom and opportunity to the world of human resources. Beneath the cloud…
4 Types of Workaholics: Which One Are You?
How many people do you know who are afflicted with workaholism? Our research has recognized 4 types. You might even recognized yourself in one of the types. First, let’s…