Yearly Archives: 2010

Only 20 Percent of Workers Qualify for High Demand Jobs

Despite prolonged high unemployment, employers are struggling to find qualified skilled workers? How is this possible?
“Everyone has been caught flatfooted,” according to author/human capital expert Edward Gordon… “we…

Debate Rages On Extending Unemployment Benefits

Millions of Americans who can’t find work are holding their breaths, waiting to see if Congress will extend their unemployment benefits or cut them loose…

Grandparents Surpass Grandchildren in the Labor Force

Thanks in part to the recession, for the first time on record there are more seniors than teenagers in the American labor force. What does that mean for the future…

Avoid 3 Common Mistakes When Using Pre-Employment Tests

Hiring managers, seeking the special ingredients in what makes a top-performing employee tick, are turning to pre-employment testing more and more. But like a promising recipes, the proof…

60% of Companies Face Leadership Talent Shortage

Nearly 60% of companies are facing leadership talent shortages. Thirty-one percent expect this lack of leadership talent to impede their performance in the next several years. And 40% of…

Working Virtual: Goodbye Office, Hello Telework

Whatever stats or studies you look at these days, the result is the same: telework is growing rapidly. The convergence of technology, a changing workforce, and a recession is forcing…

What Every Organization Ought To Know About Innovation

Without innovative ideas, a company stagnates and may even cease to exist. But innovation isn’t just about turning on your right brain, brainstorming, and generating a few “aha” moments…

10 Careers Gone for Good

More than 25%, or over 2 million, of the jobs that were erased from the economy over the past two years are probably gone for good…

Information Overload Is Fact of Life

The information, available to the average individual at any given point in time, is one hundred thousand times what it was just a few decades ago…

Absenteeism Doctor Offers Rx for Unplanned Lost Work Days

Absenteeism Management is one of the biggest challenges facing HR executives. Few companies know the true cost of absenteeism…