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Job Journal
August 29, 2004
James Challenger |
Career Pros: Rising Demand for Older Workers In a remarkable reversal of long-held employer attitudes, jobseekers 55 and older - who have historically had the toughest time getting hired - are now enjoying the most robust employment growth among all age groups.   |
CFO
June 15, 2012
Edward Teach |
Oldies but Goodies Older workers can be considerable assets, if you manage them properly. |
Job Journal
October 12, 2008
Michael Kinsman |
Career Pros: Benefits a Big Deal at Small Firms When it comes to perks, smaller employers need to think big. |
Job Journal
January 11, 2004
James E. Challenger |
Workplace Predictions Imagine one day employers bidding for workers in online auctions, work schedules set by the year vs. the week, and colleges offering a degree program in generational mediation. A look at the future of work |
IndustryWeek
October 1, 2007
Jonathan Katz |
Efficiency Boosts Productivity Increased employee output increases productivity. |
Job Journal
June 11, 2006
James E. Challenger |
Career Pros: The Extended-Leave Option An increasing number of people find that the typical vacation is no longer sufficient when it comes to replenishing their energy and recovering from the frantic pace of today's workplace. |
Job Journal
March 6, 2005 |
Jobwire for the Week of March 6, 2005 National job growth beats predictions... Higher salaries buy job satisfaction for some... Companies look to keep older workers working... Who's hiring and who's firing... |
Job Journal
June 17, 2007
Michael Kinsman |
Are Employers in Denial About Growing Labor Shortage? By 2010, the Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates there will be a shortfall of five to ten million workers in the US workforce. Here's a glimpse of how this reality has made life better for workers at one forward-looking company. |
Job Journal
June 10, 2007
Michael Kinsman |
Career Pros: Older Workers Reassign Themselves Older workers are leaving their jobs, but not for retirement. The fastest growing number of self-employed workers now between the ages 55 and 64. |
Job Journal
August 31, 2003
James Challenger |
More Jobseekers Thinking Big The packages of perks at big companies can't be matched by most small firms. |
Job Journal
October 3, 2010
John Challenger |
Career Pros: Job Search Myths to Ignore The best places to find work are where others don't think it's available. |
Job Journal
November 16, 2008
James E. Challenger |
Career Pros: Cost-Cutting Companies Try to Protect Workers' Perks Cost-conscious employers are growing cautious about cutting benefits. |
Job Journal
April 15, 2007
Michael Kinsman |
Career Pros: Few Firms Retaining Retirees A new study shows that American companies often have a hand in creating their own workplace staffing issues. |
Entrepreneur
October 2006
Mark Henricks |
Age Appropriate Hiring employees over age 50 Is a smart move - if you do it right. |
Fast Company
June 2013 |
Can Your First Job Predict Your Future? A slideshow revealing the first jobs that various successful people had. |
CFO
June 15, 2012
Russ Banham |
When the Boomers Go The coming retirement of the baby boomers could leave businesses short of critical knowledge and skills. Make sure that doesn't happen to your company. |
Fast Company
Jared Lindzon |
The Top 50 Best Places To Work In The U.S. Employer rankings based on anonymous feedback provided by employees on Glassdoor.com. |
Knowledge@Wharton
April 9, 2003 |
Call Centers: Using Social Networks to Spur Staff Retention and Productivity Turnover at call centers, though difficult to chart, has been estimated at between 25% and 45% a year. No business likes that amount of turnover, so employers at call centers savor any tips on how to keep workers. One way to do so may be to get current workers to recommend, mentor and befriend new hires. |
Job Journal
January 7, 2007 |
Jobwire Year ends with surge of new jobs... More raises, promotions predicted... Age bias a state of mind?... SBA loans popular... On the job front... Latest hirings & firings... |
HBS Working Knowledge
April 3, 2006
Dychtwald, Erickson & Morison |
How's Your Workforce IQ? Research shows learning is integral to any organization's capability and productivity, recruiting and retention, and leadership and capacity for change. In short, lifelong learning is good for business. |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
Want to Study Accounting or Medieval History? Chances Are, Your Employer Will Foot the Bill Virtually all employers offer this benefit, to some degree. Employees do not pay for this benefit in the form of lower wages. In fact, employers actually pay higher wages when they also have this benefit, suggesting that the workers must be more productive to compensate for the higher salaries. |
Job Journal
May 6, 2007 |
Jobwire Slowest job growth in two years... Another phony resume... Housing slowdown hurts relocations... Lower productivity in 2006... Video resumes at CareerBuilder.com... Alaska suffers real labor shortage .. On the job front... |
Managed Care
August 2005 |
Who's Responsible For Controlling Costs? When it comes to controlling rising health care costs, consumers think the responsibility rests squarely on health insurance companies' shoulders, a new survey says. |
Job Journal
September 3, 2006
Rich Heintz |
A Labor Day Look at Causes for Concern It's no surprise that the rising cost of healthcare is hitting the pocketbooks of American workers hard. |
Job Journal
March 21, 2004
James Challenger |
Career Pros: Promising Trends at Work A look at some of the more encouraging workplace trends. |
Job Journal
March 9, 2008 |
What Employers Really Want 'Soft skills' and personal values often matter more to an employer than accomplishments and experience. Here are some examples from Getting the Job You Really Want, now in its fifth edition. |
Entrepreneur
May 2005
Chris Penttila |
Passing the Buck If you're asking employees to manage their own benefits, you could be asking for trouble. |
CFO
February 15, 2006
Melissa Hennessy |
The Retirement Age Baby boomers will soon be leaving the workforce in droves. The loss will hit some companies harder than others. Are you ready to replace them? |
Job Journal
February 22, 2009
Penelope Trunk |
Brazen Careerist: Better Hiring Practices Emerging How employers are changing their practices to make better matches. |
Job Journal
September 24, 2006
John Challenger |
Career Pros: New Interest in Older Jobseekers As old myths are dispelled, the number of older workers is not only growing, it is growing faster than any other age group. |
Registered Rep.
August 11, 2011
Mark Miller |
Why Working in Retirement Can Pay Dividends for Your Clients -- If They Can Pull It Off Over half of American workers say they plan to keep on working in retirement. |
Job Journal
October 2, 2005
Michael Kinsman |
Career Pros: `Slacker' Image Doesn't Compute Essential job skills and strategies for the 21st century. |
Job Journal
February 27, 2005
James Challenger |
Career Pros: Worry is a Waste of Time How can you explain a ten-month gap on your resume? What can you do for a good reference? The first thing someone in this position must do is to stop worrying. |
Job Journal
November 9, 2008
John Challenger |
Career Pros: Job-Winning Ways for Older Workers The biggest obstacles for older workers are self-imposed. |
AskMen.com
March 8, 2001
Armando Gomez |
Being Overqualified: You're Too Good For The Job Being overqualified is the perfect example of a catch-22; you need qualifications to get a job, but having too many is a problem... |
Job Journal
January 24, 2010
John Challenger |
Career Pros: Experienced Jobseekers Often Lose Their Edge in Interviews Experienced jobseekers can't afford a cavalier approach to interviews. |
Entrepreneur
May 2003
Mark Henricks |
Take Your Pick Want to keep health-care costs low and employees happy in today's economy? It's still a good idea to look into cafeteria-style flexible plans. |
Job Journal
January 22, 2006
Michael Kinsman |
Career Pros: Loyalty on the Rise Employers and employees are rediscovering loyalty. |
Job Journal
February 15, 2004 |
JOBWIRE for the week of February 16, 2004 Another upbeat forecast for California... Record number exhaust benefits... And the latest hirings and firings... |
Job Journal
February 21, 2010
Peter Weddle |
Qualified isn't Enough Given the number of unemployed in contrasts to job openings, many employers are now able to hire above-average talent. In today's competitive job market the talented are being siphoned out while the mediocre employees are getting left behind. |
Entrepreneur
April 2006
Mark Henricks |
Can't Tech It Anymore Why are so many entrepreneurs struggling to find qualified tech employees? |
Fast Company
August 2004
Alison Overholt |
The Labor-Shortage Myth When boomers start to retire, the theory goes, we'll see a job boom. Too bad it won't happen. |
Investment Advisor
June 2006 |
Retirement Planning: Behind the Numbers What do consumers want when it comes to financial advice? It turns out the generations like getting their financial advice in different ways. |
AskMen.com
May 3, 2001
Armando Gomez |
20 Salary Negotiation Tips Whether you're a banker or a sales rep, grab a pad and paper and take some notes. These 20 salary negotiation tips may just make the difference between that five and six-figure paycheck... |
Job Journal
July 16, 2006
James E. Challenger |
Career Pros: Employers Aren't That Desperate Despite reports of a labor shortage, you still must apply yourself. |
Job Journal
June 26, 2005 |
Jobwire for the Week of June 26, 2005 Where the Hiring Is Hot... Fewer Young Entrepreneurs... Unique Reasons for Quitting... Help for Those Laid Off... On the Job Front... etc. |
On Wall Street
April 1, 2010
Coghlan & Hadley |
Retirement Catch-22: Too Young To Retire, Too Old To Hire The labor market has thrown a monkey wrench into the admirable retirement plans of many seniors and put many of them in a major bind. |
Job Journal
September 7, 2008
James E. Challenger |
Older Workers Find Favor in the Current Job Market A new report shows that employment among older workers is actually on the rise, shattering the myth that these workers are particularly vulnerable in this economic downturn. Their experience and knowledge instead make them valuable assets to an employer. |
Entrepreneur
September 2005
Aliza Pilar Sherman |
Central Perks Do women business owners bring more perks to the workplace than men? Maybe not, but the perks they offer employees often have a decidedly feminine touch. |
Job Journal
January 23, 2011
Peter Weddle |
The Rules of the Game Have Changed Tens of millions of decent, dedicated and capable people - men and women who have successfully worked their entire lives - are now unemployed, unsuccessful in their search for a new job and unable to figure out why. |
