Yearly Archives: 2007

The First Boomer Collects Social Security

"If this were a movie, this is when the scary music would start," David John, an economist from the Heritage Foundation, said. Kathleen Casey-Kirschling was born New…

More Perfect Labor Storm Sightings

Iowa’s looming skilled worker shortage threatens the state’s economy, business representatives and state department leaders told lawmakers Monday.  Read more. "We have people coming here with…

The United States is NOT a literacy superpower

A recently released report makes it very clear that U.S. workers don’t just lack job skills.  The ProLiteracy President’s State of Adult Literacy 2006…

Perfect Labor Storm Hits Philadelphia

A column in Monday’s (April 9) Philadelphia Inquirer discussed how "large economic forces led to a devastating restructuring of Philadelphia’s manufacturing base, which eliminated a…

Shocking (and Sad) Statistics about Literacy and Reading

According to The Literacy Company and Evelyn Wood Reading Dynamics: Over 50 of NASA employees are dyslexic. They actually sought after by the organization because they have superb problem-solving…

Quality of hire declines 10% in 2006

According to the Economist Magazine, Winston Churchill said, "the empires of the future will be empire’s of the mind." And so begins the new Economist Survey…

Management Turnover up in 2006

Executive level churn, from directors up to VPs, rose 68 percent in 2006.  CEOs came and went at a 30% higher rate.  CFO churn was 23 percent.&nbsp…

Majority of U.S. Working Adults Ready to Change Jobs in 2007

A majority of employed U.S. working adults are open to changing jobs in 2007, according to a recent Yahoo! HotJobs survey. Nearly two-thirds of respondents (66 percent) said…