Yearly Archives: 2009

America’s Deadliest Jobs – Forbes.com

Recently released Department of Labor data show that fishermen (and fisherwomen) and other workers in fishing-related professions were the most likely to die on the job in 2008. Of…

55 percent of employers using social networks to check on candidates.

More employers are using social networking sites to search for and screen candidates…

Class of 2013 Beloit College Mindset List

The 2013 Beloit College Mindset list, started in 1998 by Ron Nief, emeritus director of public affairs for Beloit College in Wisconsin, who was later joined by Tom McBride, professor…

Worker Shortage Foils Ford Bid to Build More Cars

OK…what am I missing here?   As a result of the Cash for Clunkers program, dealers' inventory for Ford Escapes had dwindled.  Ford requested volunteers…

Digital textbooks: Students and schools not on same page

For students headed back to school, digital textbooks must seem like they hit the jackpots. With textbook costs for one semester often exceeding a thousand dollars, buying bits surely has…

Huh? Teenager says Twitter is for old people.

I get two comments from clients or seminar attendees when I mention Twitter:  “I don’t get it!” and “It seems like a site for…

Parents, kids today more in harmony than prior generations

Two-thirds of Americans 16 and older see the biggest generation gaps in the use technology, music preferences, and moral values.  But are these gaps just merely…

Social Networking: Office communication ain’t what it used to be

While leading a workshop on business applications for social media recently, one overwhelmed business owner sheepishly pleaded for a return to the good old days, when life was simpler -like…

Good news: Small business is hiring

Despite obstinately high unemployment and continuous layoffs in manufacturing and construction, business is starting to pick up. The bread-and -butter of my business is pre-employment…

Hired! in turbulent times

Job seekers in various industries, regions and levels have found employment despite the recession and the worst job market in 25 years…