Human resources
Advice for CEOs: Work Your Strengths, Know Your Weakness
Working your strengths might be a good strategy for finding the right career, but ignoring your executive skill weakness can humble and tumble giants…
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…
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…
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…
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…
What’s the “Next Big Thing” in the Job Market?
forecasting the fastest growing occupations over 10 years has proven to be an inexact science. Many job seekers who took the advice of career planners have found themselves stuck in…
Tattoos and Piercings Still Get Under Manager’s Skin
Today’s hiring managers tend to be from a generation when tattoos were limited to Marines, bikers, and gypsies. But that still doesn’t stop candidates from getting under the…
High Energy Employees: Prey for Poaching?
A recent study has called at-risk employees the “neglected warriors.”It’s the poaching of these employees that employers need to fear the most…