Job Market Monitor
Michel Cournoyer
Muslims in France – They experience extraordinary discrimination in the job market research finds
In these experiments, researchers create résumés for fictitious individuals, varying the religious background of those people, and then submit applications to job openings. The question is how frequently those individuals receive a callback or an e-mail from the employer. One such experiment was conducted in France in 2013-2014, and the results have just been published. … Continue reading
Lloyds – To cut 945 jobs
Lloyds Banking Group Plc, Britain’s largest mortgage provider, plans to eliminate a net 945 jobs across operations, including staff at its branch network, as part of broader cost cuts announced last year. The cuts are part of a plan to pare about 9,000 jobs by 2017, the London-based bank said on Thursday. The job losses … Continue reading
Canada – Quatre demandeurs d’asile sur cinq reçoivent des prestations d’aide sociale
Quatre demandeurs d’asile sur cinq reçoivent des prestations d’aide sociale l’année suivant leur arrivée au pays, selon une récente étude de Statistique Canada. Les réfugiés d’origine syrienne ont toutefois moins tendance à réclamer une telle assistance. Les résultats de l’étude rendue publique en octobre démontrent qu’il faut de deux à trois ans pour voir le taux d’aide sociale diminuer parmi les réfugiés. Les travaux de … Continue reading
Maple Leaf Foods – To cut more than 400 jobs, 3% of workforce
Maple Leaf Foods Inc. (MFI.TO 0.00%) said it would cut more than 400 jobs, or about 3 per cent of its work force, nearly a month after the Canadian meat packer pushed back its timeline for hitting a key profitability target. Maple Leaf, one of Canada’s biggest pork processors, said on Wednesday the majority of the … Continue reading
Employment Insurance in Canada – 39.0% of the unemployed in 2014 had not contributed
The rate of eligibility for receiving regular Employment Insurance (EI) benefits was 83.1% in 2014, down from 85.8% in 2013, but in line with the 83.0% average seen over the previous 10 years. The decline in 2014 was most notable among youths aged 15 to 24 and men of all ages. To be eligible to receive regular benefits, unemployed individuals must have contributed to the EI program, met … Continue reading
Recherche d’emploi – Quand les réseaux sociaux peuvent vous nuire
Les réseaux sociaux peuvent être un vrai coup de pouce pendant une recherche de job. À condition de savoir les utiliser à bon escient. Gros plan sur les ratages en la matière et les conseils pour les éviter. Une photo qui désavantage « La première chose que fera un recruteur, est de googler le nom du … Continue reading
Unemployment Rates in US State – None or above 7% for the first time since early 2007
Currently no state has an unemployment rate at or above 7% (light blue); Only eight states are at or above 6% (dark blue). Chosen excerpts by Job Market Monitor. Read the whole story at Calculated Risk: BLS on State Unemployment Rates: No State at or above 7%, First Time since early 2007
Job Cuts in Oil and Gas – More than 250,000 around the world
The number of jobs gutted from oil and gas companies around the world has now passed the 250,000 mark, with still more to come, according to industry consultant Graves & Co. “I was surprised it’s gotten this far,” John Graves, whose Houston firm assists in oil and gas deals with audits and due diligence, said … Continue reading
Toy Suppliers – Poor working conditions and lack of safety measures
Laborers at some toy factories in China work without adequate protection, toiling long hours with few, if any, breaks. Many facilities lack proper fire safety measures and subject workers to poor living conditions. For some, quitting means giving up earned wages. According to a new report by China Labor Watch, which investigated five major factories … Continue reading
Brain Drain in Canada – Reversing it
In the 1990s, this country was consumed with the spectre of a “brain drain”: the loss of scientific, engineering and medical talent to the U.S. in an era of Canadian belt-tightening. “There was a very real concern that the scientific community in the country would implode,” says Alan Bernstein, president of the Canadian Institute for … Continue reading
US – 79% utilized online resources in their most recent job search
The internet is a top resource for many of today’s job hunters: Among Americans who have looked for work in the last two years, 79% utilized online resources in their most recent job search and 34% say these online resources were the most important tool available to them Online employment resources now rival personal and … Continue reading
Québec – Le chemin des réfugiés syriens (graphique)
Le Canada s’apprête à recevoir 25 000 réfugiés syriens d’ici la fin de l’année, dont près de 600 qui pourraient s’installer au Québec. Source: Le chemin des réfugiés vers le Québec | JDM
US – Declines in completion rates across ages and enrollment intensities
The official end of the Great Recession is considered to be June 2009 (National Bureau of Economic Research, 2010). However, its effects on employment, wages, and family finances have lingered, impacting students and their colleges and universities through 2009, and well beyond. This year’s completions report clearly shows the continuing effects of recession on the … Continue reading
Job Satisfaction – 7 in 10 employees unhappy with career opportunities, costing organisations over £16,000 per employee
Stalled progression means 70% of employees are dissatisfied with future career opportunities, leading to massive turnover costs as people pursue new options elsewhere, according to CEB, the best practice insight and technology company. Traditional, linear career paths where employees climb the corporate ladder one promotion at a time are a thing of the past, says … Continue reading
Skills Gap – soft skills and the internal work makes them so hard
Here are three categories of soft skills and the internal work which I believe makes them so hard. Self-awareness is hard because it requires courage. Self-awareness is an essential attribute of an effective leader. Self-awareness requires owning personal behavior and accepting responsibility for your role in situations. The self-aware leader is skilled at pausing to … Continue reading
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