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15 Jobs That Make Workers Feel Guilty

Everyone has to pay the bills somehow. Some people just don’t feel great about the means to that end. Sure, feeling dissatisfied or unhappy at work is a bummer. But what’s worse is feeling that you’re actually making “the world a worse place.” And according to a recent survey by Payscale, people in many fields … Continue reading →

Do Younger RH Discriminate Older Workers ?

Dear J.T. & Dale: My belief is that the younger generation of HR workers openly discriminate against older employees. I believe they are threatened because they are simply outperformed by the 40- to 70-year-olds. Thoughts? – Aaron J.T.: I’m not sure that it’s a question of who’s more productive, but rather, who’s less expensive. Labor costs … Continue reading →

Participation Historical Paterns: The unemployment rate today would be 9.3%

Some people — notably Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney — have argued that to get the “real” unemployment rate, we should add back all the people who have left the labor force and consider them unemployed. Doing that gives an unemployment rate of around 11%, depending on what month you choose for a baseline. But … Continue reading →

EU – Working together for job-rich growth

Collective efforts to pursue economic integration and promote strong and sustainable economic growth, social cohesion and employment were the main focus of the Tripartite Social Summit held in Brussels on 18th October, in preparation of the 18-19 October European Council. The Summit brought together the President of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso, the President … Continue reading →

India – Need 8% growth for creating jobs says PM

Addressing the Combined Commanders’ Conference in New Delhi on Friday, Singh said: “We need an aggregate growth rate of 8 per cent per annum to create new job opportunities for more than 10 million persons who are going to enter our labour force each year.” “This is not going to be an easy task, given … Continue reading →

US – Politics and Unemployment – Unemployment drops in most swing states

Unemployment rates dropped in most swing states last month, the Labor Department reported Friday, a potential boon to President Barack Obama’s reelection effort. Seven of the 10 states identified as toss-ups by RealClearPolitics — including Florida, Iowa and Ohio — registered monthly declines in joblessness. Compared to September 2011, eight states saw a drop in … Continue reading →

Europe – Barclays – To Cut Equity Jobs

Bar­clays Plc (BARC) is cut­ting just under 10 per­cent of staff in its equi­ties divi­sion in Europe, Mid­dle East and Africa as part of a plan to reduce costs amid a slump in trad­ing vol­umes, said peo­ple with knowl­edge of the mat­ter. The London-based bank… Barclays Said to Cut Europe Equity Jobs Amid Cost Cutting … Continue reading →

Ireland – Dealz to create 300 jobs

Discount retailer Dealz will open 10 new stores across Ireland, creating 300 jobs. The company, which began trading a year ago, said it would mean an investment of close to €3 million in the economy. The stores will be opened in its next financial year, which begins next April. The company has already opened 20 … Continue reading →

University of Phoenix – Closing 115 campuses and 90 learning centers

The University of Phoenix, the largest for-profit university in the U.S., is shuttering 115 of its campuses and 90 learning centers. Much like the recent closing of nine for-profit Kaplan Higher Education campuses, the UoP news signals a decline in the for-profit sector after months of damning reports of low graduation rates, predatory recruiting tactics … Continue reading →

Improving Higher Education – 8 Ideas

One of the biggest challenges states face is producing a workforce qualified to meet the needs of employers in today’s economy. In order to increase degree attainment and begin to close the skills gap that exists between workforce supply and industry demand, states should change the way they fund higher education. States have traditionally funded … Continue reading →

Law degree: how to pay for it?

Training to become a barrister or solicitor is a competitive and expensive business. The legal profession has made efforts to become more accessible to aspiring lawyers from all backgrounds and to increase the diversity of its members, but the financial cost remains an enormous barrier for many. Faced with paying university tuition fees, the ridiculously … Continue reading →

How The French Economy Will Become Bigger than the German

OFCE/Sciences Po Cornilleau writes: Overall, French fertility has generally been higher than German fertility in the post-war period, with the gap widening since the early 2000s. As a result, the number of births in France is now substantially higher than the number in Germany: in 2011, 828,000 compared with 678,000, i.e. 22% more births in … Continue reading →

Chinese investment in US between 2000 and 2012 had created 27,000 jobs

Foreign direct investment in the United States from China hit a record high through the first nine months of 2012 despite election-year rhetoric against the country and a congressional report casting national-security suspicions on two Chinese tech companies. During this year’s first three quarters, Chinese enterprises poured $6.3 billion in FDI in the US, according … Continue reading →

Italy – Brain Drain – The Education Employment Gap (video)

India – Literacy : TARA Akshar+, the fastest literacy programs in the world

“An India-focused adult literacy program has been short-listed for an international humanitarian prize for having taught nearly 60,000 women to read and write in 35 days, making it one of the fastest literacy programs in the world.” reports Margherita Stancati in India Literacy Program May Be World’s Fastest on blogs.wsj.com. And,“Although men can enroll, too, … Continue reading →