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Social Networking in the Workplace / 9 Best Practices
If you’re anything like me, you’ve probably witnessed (or maybe even been a part of) office communication mishaps that have ranged from mildly embarrassing to career-ending. Early in my career, I witnessed a rogue email chain which spoke of a client in offensive terms. The email accidentally got forwarded to said client. Oops! No matter … Continue reading
Literacy / UK: 4 in 10 boys do not own any books
“Research reveals startlingly high numbers of boys and girls have no books of their own, with worrying implications for their future prospects. Three in 10 children in the UK do not own a single book of their own, with alarming implications for their future prospects, according to new research. The survey by the National Literacy … Continue reading
Average Worker are Going Straight To The Bottom: SETH GODIN:
The way we do business is changing fast and in order to keep up, your entire mentality about work has to change just as quickly. Unfortunately, most people aren’t adapting fast enough to this change in the workplace, says marketing guru Seth Godin in an interview with the Canadian talk show “George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight” (via … Continue reading
UK / The fit between graduate labour market supply and demand
In The fit between graduate labour market supply and demand, Gaby Atfield and Kate Purcell examine 3rd year UK undergraduate degree final year students’ perceptions of the skills they have to offer and the skills employers seek. Main findings As they approached the end of their undergraduate courses, over 80% of respondents believed that they have the skills employers are likely to be … Continue reading
The Cost of One Jobless Youth to Taxpayers: $14,000 a Year
America’s youth are suffering their worst employment drought since World War II. It doesn’t take a great leap of the imagination to understand why this is a crisis. The young and jobless earn less later in life. They lose the chance to build crucial career skills. They rely on government support. They’re more likely to … Continue reading
What is the 2nd largest economy in the world ? ANSWER: System D
It used to be that System D was small — a handful of market women selling a handful of shriveled carrots to earn a handful of pennies. It was the economy of desperation. But as trade has expanded and globalized, System D has scaled up too. Today, System D is the economy of aspiration. It … Continue reading
Apprenticeship / Dropout / Completion / Australia : The impact of wages and of the likelihood of employment
“Low completion rates of apprenticeships and traineeships have been of concern for many years.” writes Tom Karmel and Peter Mlotkowski in The impact of wages and the likelihood of employment on the probability of completing an apprenticeship or traineeship on ncver.edu.au. In a previous study “Karmel and Mlotkowski examined the impact of wages on the … Continue reading
A Bad Boss / 44% been verbally or even physically abused by a superior (video)
There are only two kinds of bosses: those that support their teams and have a positive overall impact on productivity and those that do not. Unfortunately, a lot of U.S. bosses are just making work harder to do well. Today, nearly one-third of American employees report that they feel underappreciated by their direct supervisors. And … Continue reading
Campbell Soup / Sacramento / First Round Of Layoffs
It’s not the way anyone wants to start the New Year; but in just a few weeks, nearly 300 Campbell’s Soup employees will spend their last day on the job as the plant readies to close after more than 60 years in Sacramento. In just three weeks, production at Campbell’s Soup will start to slow … Continue reading
Time Magazine / Layoffs to come
Time Inc. is reportedly planning to slash hundreds of jobs, the New York Post’s Keith Kelly exclusively reported on Thursday. Sources told Kelly that the first round of layoffs, which were originally expected to hit last week, had been pushed back till next month. Chosen excerpts by Job Market Monitor from via Major Time Inc. … Continue reading
American Express / 5,400 jobs to be cut
American Express Co. said Thursday that it will slash about 5,400 jobs, mainly in its travel business, as it seeks to cut costs and transform its operations as more of its customers shift to online portals for booking travel plans and other needs. The job cuts will be partly offset by jobs that the company expects to … Continue reading
UK / Honda cuts 800 jobs at Swindon
Honda is cutting 800 jobs in Swindon as the shrinking European car market forces the company into its first ever UK job cuts. Honda blamed the slump in European sales as it announced it will cut its Swindon workforce by almost a quarter, months after hiring hundreds of new employees. “It’s entirely the car market,” … Continue reading
US / College Degrees Matter
How Much Protection Does a College Degree Afford? Past research from Pew’s Economic Mobility Project has shown the power of a college education to both promote upward mobility and prevent downward mobility. In the wake of the Great Recession, however, many have questioned whether the advantageous market situation of college graduates has suffered under the pressure … Continue reading
US / Job Gap / A four million shortfall in employment
According to the last jobs report for 2012, the United States labor market continues to recover at a steady but modest pace despite a global slowdown, Hurricane Sandy and anxieties about future fiscal policy. Private payrolls increased by two million in 2012, and the unemployment rate fell by 0.7 percentage point to 7.8 percent. Over … Continue reading
US / Job openings and hiring need to improve
The November Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS), released today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, shows job openings were essentially flat in November, at 3.7 million (up by 11,000). The number of job openings, which had been improving fairly steadily since reaching its low of 2.2 million in July 2009, has stalled in recent months; … Continue reading
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