Yearly Archives: 2006
One of Three Workers Fake Sick Days
Thirty-two percent of workers say they have called in sick when they felt well at least once in the last year, according to a survey by CareerBuilder.com. One…
Top Ten Workplace Trends for 2006-2007
The 2006-2007 SHRM Workplace Forecast examines the issues that are affecting macro- trends in the workplace. The forecast surveyed a random sample of 1,232 SHRM members. The top…
Future Workforce is Ill-prepared to Fill Shoes of Retiring Boomers, Survey Finds
As the Baby Boom generation slowly exits the U.S. workplace, a new survey of leaders from a consortium of business research organizations finds the incoming generation sorely lacking in…
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…