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Job Journal May 13, 2007 James E. Challenger |
Mom's Next Career Awaits Learn to harness your transferable skills and practical experience into formidable job-search assets. |
Job Journal September 21, 2003 James Challenger |
Women Taking Over by Degrees A growing disparity in degrees is giving women the edge in business. |
Fast Company July 1, 2007 Bennetts & Rabin |
Open Debate The mommy track: Straight shot to professional oblivion? The author of The Feminine Mistake: Are We Giving Up Too Much? and contributing editor at Vanity Fair vs. the VP of search firm Salovey & Associates and co-author of Back on the Career Track. |
Entrepreneur April 2009 Chris Penttila |
Return of the Stay-at-Home Parents Employers are embracing parents who took a stay-at-home detour. |
Job Journal October 1, 2006 James E. Challenger |
Career Pros: Search Tips for First-Timers What today's first-time jobseekers need to know to compete with more seasoned applicants. |
Job Journal March 29, 2009 James E. Challenger |
Career Pros: Will Recession Shatter Glass Ceiling? Men are losing their jobs in much larger numbers than women. |
Job Journal June 13, 2004 |
The News is Good and Bad for College Grads For the first time since the 2000-2001 academic year, hiring of new college graduates is expected to increase by about 13 percent. However, there will be fiercer competition than ever for those jobs. |
Job Journal May 8, 2005 |
JOBWIRE for the week of May 8, 2005 April job growth beats predictions... More moms going back to work... College grads finally get a pay raise... Who's hiring and who's firing... etc. |
U.S. Banker October 2010 Myra H. Strober |
Work-Life Balance: Men Want It, Too Workplace policies fail to acknowledge that men share the responsibility of raising children and caring for elderly parents. Companies that address this new reality will attract the best talent. |
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 12, 2005 James E. Challenger |
Maturing Workforce Favors Aging Boomers As baby boomers age and the labor force begins to shrink, businesses must reconsider their attitude toward hiring older workers. Smart companies will capitalize on this vast pool of talent and experience. |
Job Journal June 2, 2013 John A. Challenger |
Career Pros: Labor Shortage Looms While Millions Jobless How can we have staffing shortages when millions are unemployed? A multitude of mismatches are to blame. |
Job Journal October 6, 2013 Peter Weddle |
How to Avoid Becoming a Permanent Part-Timer The part-time workforce is becoming a permanent reality, but it doesn't have to be yours. Make sure you're seen as a person who can adapt to and contribute in a wider range of circumstances and situations than those defined by your job. |
Entrepreneur December 2004 Mark Henricks |
Working It Good news for entrepreneurs who need help but aren't ready to hire full-time employees: The number of people working part time is going up. |
BusinessWeek March 28, 2005 |
What Larry Summers Got Right Many women opt out of the workplace. Employers can offer flexible work arrangements to them. |
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 |
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 July 25, 2010 Peter Weddle |
Come As You Aren't Looking for work may never be the same as it was before the recession. Instead of job hunting as we were, we must now look for a job as we need to be. To find success in the new job market, we must always be changing, always growing. |
Job Journal December 18, 2005 John Challenger |
Encouraging Job Outlook for 2006 The US job market is likely to continue improving in 2006. The biggest job gains are expected to come in the financial services, technology, healthcare, energy and international business sectors. |
Job Journal January 27, 2013 Peter Weddle |
Elevate Your Standing With Employers Accepting the label of "jobseeker" can leave you stuck in a bottomless pool of applicants. Those who rise to the top get employers' attention by being something more than a someone simply looking for work. |
Job Journal June 29, 2008 |
Workplace Trends of the Future Where, how and why we work has changed dramatically over the past two decades and it will go through further transformation over the next twenty years. Here are some glimpses of the change to come. |
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. |
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. |
Job Journal February 12, 2006 James E. Challenger |
Career Pros: More Acceptance of Moms-to-be Pregnancy no longer a complication to getting hired -- and it is illegal to make it so. |
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 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. |
Fast Company Karie Willyerd |
5 Ways To Avoid Tomorrow's Leadership Mistakes A diverse, global workforce is staring us in the face, and to have the leaders we need we must start preparing them now. |
The Motley Fool August 28, 2007 Dan Caplinger |
Invest In Your Kids In the end, the economic payoff from having a college degree is too big to pass up -- even if your kids are too busy partying to realize it. Of course, for most people, college education isn't free. |
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. |
CFO September 1, 2004 Karen Bannan |
Revenge of the Nerds' Bosses To the dismay of caterers and foosball vendors everywhere, the IT gravy train came grinding to a halt. Now, with technology spending growing again, we must avoid the hiring mistakes of the dot-com boom. |
Investment Advisor July 2007 Kara P. Stapleton |
Retirement Redefined Future retirees' income will rely on part-time work. The problem is that current retirees can't find the part-time work they need to support themselves in their golden years. |
Job Journal August 17, 2003 Marty Nemko |
Good Managers Hire Smart Workers What decision makers are doing to find the best and brightest. |
Job Journal October 28, 2007 |
Jobwire Parents Return to Work Force... Most Americans Unhappy at Work... On the Job Front... Hirings & Firings... |
Job Journal October 15, 2006 James E. Challenger |
The Boomer Boom Instead of baby boomers retiring, expect a surge in new start-ups that could have a profound impact on the economy. |
Job Journal June 12, 2011 John Challenger |
Career Pros: New Grads Need Aggressive Strategy The fierce competition for jobs demands an aggressive strategy to secure your first step on the career ladder. |
Job Journal May 4, 2008 Michael Kinsman |
Career Pros: Americans' Declining Job Readiness America is failing at the job of preparing students for the workplace. |
ifeminists December 3, 2002 Glenn Sacks |
Is Pay a Function of Gender Bias? Please, stop claiming that women make less money than men because of "discrimination." And stop ignoring the contributions and sacrifices of men, who work the longest hours at the most demanding and dangerous jobs to provide for their wives and children. |
BusinessWeek October 16, 2006 Toddi Gutner |
Still Working And Loving It With retiring boomers expected to cause a shortage of skilled staff, employers are making it easier for them to stay. |
Job Journal February 18, 2007 Michael Kinsman |
Career Pros: Are Firms Too Picky? Job requirements, even for entry-level positions, are tougher than ever. |
Job Journal July 24, 2011 Peter Weddle |
What's the Freshness Date on Your Career Training? As the pace of technological change continues to accelerate, the value of your training and education is directly affected by how recently you completed the coursework. Continuing education is a must to avoid being seen as outdated or unemployable. |
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. |
CIO December 1, 2000 Martha Heller |
Cubicle U. Should teens be passing up college degrees in favor of immediate income and on-the-job training? |
Job Journal April 4, 2004 Marilyn Moats Kennedy |
Reentering the Workforce Takes Courage & Commitment You've been unemployed, underemployed, on sabbatical, rearing children -- somewhere other than the workplace for years, and now you've decided to rejoin the paid employed. Here are the basic steps necessary to transition back. |
CIO December 4, 2007 Debra Feldman |
How to Create and Execute an Employer-Centric Job Search Strategy Job seekers at all levels are going about their searches all wrong. Instead of sending out resumes willy-nilly, they need to focus their effort on the employers who will be most receptive to hiring them. |
Job Journal January 13, 2008 James E. Challenger |
As Firms Seek Flexibility, Traditional Workforce Fades Alternative workers may someday be the employment standard as the continued emergence of a just-in-time workforce threatens to make all but a handful of workers independent contractors. |
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. |
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. |
National Defense April 2007 Grace Jean |
Keeping Pace with Retiring Engineers With a large percentage of Defense Department scientists poised to retire during the next few years, and a diminishing pool of younger talent from which to fill their ranks, the nation's technological prowess may be on a downward trend. |
Job Journal October 21, 2007 Michael Kinsman |
Career Pros: Training is Employers' Responsibility Rapidly evolving technology requires expansion of on-the-job training. |
Job Journal January 17, 2010 |
2010 Job Market Outlook: Job Growth Begins to Take Hold as Employers Gain Confidence 2009 began with the largest downsizing the American job market has received in over a decade. With all future forecasts predicting job growth, the question remains, when will job creation finally begin to outpace job elimination? |