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Michel Cournoyer
Librarians in US – 25% or less would be hirable
This anonymous interview is with an academic librarian who has been a member of a hiring or search committee. This person hires the following types of LIS professionals: Subject specialists, research librarians, catalogers, digital librarians, archivists. This librarian works at a library with 10-50 staff members in a rural area in the Northeastern US. Approximately … Continue reading
UK – The job market looks like it might be slowing down
After years of defying gravity and outperforming the rest of Europe, Britain’s job market looks like it might be slowing down. That means that renewed worries about an imminent rise in British rates, which have just resurfaced this week following hawkish remarks from Bank of England Governor Mark Carney and outgoing rate-setter David Miles, might … Continue reading
Vocational Education in China – More than 3,000 new programs last year
Vocational colleges in China established more than 3,000 new programs last year to meet the demand of emerging sectors and to cater to people’s needs, said a report released on Wednesday. The programs subjects, such as the Internet of Things, senior care, community administration, new energy and urban transit, are urgently needed to accommodate plans … Continue reading
The MBA Job Market in US – On-campus recruiting is up
74% of respondents experienced increased on-campus recruiting this year compared to the same time last year; 11% experienced a decrease. The strongest increase in recruiting activity was seen in the Consulting industry. MBA CSEA surveys our school members twice per year to gauge the status of MBA recruiting at their schools compared to the previous … Continue reading
Canadien National (CN) – 600 Employés à pied
Le Canadien National (CN) a réagi à une baisse du volume de marchandise en mettant 600 employés à pied. « Nous avons réagi rapidement en réalignant nos ressources pour livrer de solides résultats pour le deuxième trimestre », a déclaré le président-directeur général du CN, Claude Mongeau, lors d’une conférence téléphonique destinée aux analystes financiers. Le CN a déclaré un bénéfice net de 886 millions au deuxième trimestre contre 847 millions au … Continue reading
WordPress Jobs in US – A report
Over the past decade, WordPress has become the premier content management system (CMS) and publishing platform on the web today. Whether it’s used for personal blogs or corporate websites, WordPress is equipped to meet almost anyone’s needs and helps brands of all sizes become world-class publishers. And its flexibility has paid off: today, WordPress occupies … Continue reading
Law – The US associate market hits its highest post-recession Q2 peak
Five years after the height of the recession, it has become abundantly clear that the reports of BigLaw’s death were greatly exaggerated. The associate market reached a new zenith during the recently concluded second quarter. Using an ARIMA model, (autoregressive integrated moving average model) we projected a forecast that the associate market should roughly conform … Continue reading
Barclays – To cut more than 30,000 jobs. Yes or no ?
Barclays Plc plans to cut more than 30,000 jobs within two years after firing Chief Executive Antony Jenkins this month, The Times reported on Sunday. This redundancy program, which could reduce the bank’s global workforce below 100,000 by 2017 end, is considered as the only way to address the bank’s chronic underperformance and double its … Continue reading
Vocational Education in US – Many still see it as something only low-income
Vocational education is changing, but many still see it as something only low-income, mostly minority students are pushed into and an option that upper class students and white students wouldn’t be encouraged to take. As academics and authors on national education trends point out, when our society devalues anything that isn’t academic prep work and … Continue reading
US – More than one-third (35%) of respondents reported their firms experienced shortages of skilled labor in National Association for Business Economics’s (NABE) survey
The July 2015 NABE Business Conditions Survey report presents the responses of 112 NABE members and selected other industry economists to a survey on business conditions in their firms or industries conducted June 17-July 1, 2015, and reflects second-quarter 2015 results and the near-term outlook. • The share of survey respondents reporting increased employment at … Continue reading
UK – Ikea to pay workers at least a living wage in 2016
Ikea has become the first national retailer to announce its commitment to the Living Wage. The home furnishing retailer will adopt the Living Wage from April and predicts more than 50% of its 9,000 employees will be impacted by the wage increase. All UK-based colleagues will receive a minimum of £7.85 per hour and £9.15 … Continue reading
Canada – Punitive penalties for the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) offenders
Employers who break the rules of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) and the International Mobility Program will pay the piper as stiff penalties for offenders were announced last week. On July 6, Pierre Poilievre, minister of Employment and Social Development, said new consequences for businesses found non-compliant with the rules would come into effect … Continue reading
L’Adéquation en France – Les lacunes de l’orientation professionnelle freinent l’insertion des jeunes sur le marché du travail
Plusieurs chiffres dévoilent les lacunes de l’orientation professionnelle des jeunes : un quart des jeunes français de moins de 25 ans sur le marché du travail est au chômage, 140 000 jeunes quittent chaque année le système de formation initiale sans avoir obtenu un diplôme professionnel ou le baccalauréat et, par ailleurs, 620 000 jeunes de 18 à … Continue reading
France – Le compte personnel de formation est un flop
Le compte personnel de formation, créé le 1er janvier, n’a bénéficié qu’à 2000 personnes. C’est l’histoire d’une bonne idée mal gérée. À l’origine, la volonté affichée par le gouvernement de «faire de la formation professionnelle un levier à l’employabilité de tous les individus et un moteur de compétitivité pour toutes les entreprises» avait été unanimement saluée. … Continue reading
États-Unis – La Brooklyn Law School remboursera ses étudiants ne trouvant pas d’emploi
Dès la rentrée 2015, l’université Brooklyn Law School à New-York proposera à ses étudiants diplômés depuis neuf mois et sans emploi de leur rembourser 15 % de leurs frais de scolarité. «Pont vers le succès». C’est le nom très significatif qu’a choisi la Brooklyn Law School à New-York pour définir sa nouvelle initiative. L’université a … Continue reading
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