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(UPDATE) UK – The number of unemployed fell by 65,000, record numbers of pensioners working and youth long-term unemployment at all-time high
For March to May 2012: The employment rate for those aged from 16 to 64 was 70.7 per cent, up 0.3 on the quarter. There were 29.35 million people in employment aged 16 and over, up 181,000 on the quarter. The unemployment rate was 8.1 per cent of the economically active population, down 0.2 on the … Continue reading
The Facebook Career Fairy Has arrived
Have you ever been frustrated with your career and thought, “Where’s a Career Fairy when you really need one?” Well, that day has come! Post a Career Wish on Facebook and See What Happens CAREEREALISM has retained the services of a well-known Career Fairy, and she is going to be granting wishes in the form … Continue reading
UK – How will training budgets change
How have learning and development budgets changed over the past 12 months? Across the whole economy, nearly two-fifths of organisations say their learning and development budget has remained unchanged over the past year. A further three in ten report a decrease, while one in four says it has increased. More than half of respondents from … Continue reading
America’s Silent Crisis – Single Working Mother
Single mothers are raising more of America’s children than ever before. And for many of them, the economic precipice is creeping closer and closer. For decades the number of single-parent families has climbed higher, with the overwhelming majority of these households led by women. In 1960, just 5 million children under 18 lived with only … Continue reading
UK – The number of unemployed fell by 65,000 in the three months to May
For March to May 2012: The employment rate for those aged from 16 to 64 was 70.7 per cent, up 0.3 on the quarter. There were 29.35 million people in employment aged 16 and over, up 181,000 on the quarter. The unemployment rate was 8.1 per cent of the economically active population, down 0.2 on the … Continue reading
Are men and women really all that different? Both Want Long Term Job Security
When it comes to what they’re looking for in a potential employer, are men and women really all that different? The answer is yes, when it comes to workplace needs and wants, a gender gap exists. According to a recent survey of over 7,000 Canadians, conducted by ICMA International and sponsored by Randstad Canada, the … Continue reading
Vocational and Technical Education Meet Parent Resistance
Career and technical education has come a long way since the days when students could be steered from academics into hairstyling, auto repairs or carpentry. But that doesn’t mean it’s easy to sell the concept of having all students take courses in CTE, as it is known. Take what happened this March in La Jolla, … Continue reading
Re-entering the workforce after taking time off to stay at home with kids can be an intimating process
Many females worry about their skills still being relevant and if they will still fit in and adapt to a workplace environment all while juggling their new added responsibilities at home. The good news is that a recent Korn/Ferry executive survey shows almost 50% of women say having children did not impact their career progression, … Continue reading
Five Europe 2012 Grads Testimony
Athina Prassa in Athens mastered English in four years studying at a private university. It’s a skill that may not help her much as she hunts for work while hard-right thugs roam her blighted neighborhood. Lucy Nicholls in London graduated from fashion school brimming with optimism. It took just a week for real life to … Continue reading
China – Vocational training for disabled stengthened
China will strengthen vocational training for the disabled population and help them find jobs through a variety of rehabilitation programs, according to a joint notice issued Monday. The notice, issued by the China Disabled Persons’ Federation (CDPF) and two ministries, requires relevant government agencies to subsidize training programs and offer free information and employment services … Continue reading
Job Club – Because You Only Need One Job
Between networking, researching companies and spending hours searching and applying for jobs online, joblessness is a full-time job. And in that sense, those at the Lisle Township Job Club are fully employed. Its weekly networking meetings, held in the Community Career Center in Naperville, offer a window into the stubborn scourge of unemployment. I’ve come … Continue reading
UK – Youth Unemployment – British youth poorly prepared for world of work
Under-24s need more help into the jobs market and a better apprenticeship structure, a new report claims Charting a path from school or university into the 21st century workplace was already tough for young people even before the Great Recession tore into businesses throughout the country and left more than a million under-24-year-olds unemployed. But … Continue reading
Canada – Most jobs created this year are full-time, well-paid
A new look at Canada’s labour market reveals the first six months of 2012 have seen a big improvement in the quality of jobs that have been created — a surprise that was welcomed Thursday even though the trend likely won’t last. It is already known that Canada’s economy churned out 155,000 new jobs in … Continue reading
Autoworkers – 55% forced to ask family and friends for financial help three years after layoffs
Three years after losing their jobs, laid off autoworkers continue to struggle financially and personally, a new CAW report says. The second round of findings in the CAW’s three-year study of laid-off auto workers, found that 55 per cent of the 260 workers surveyed, have been forced to ask family and friends for financial help … Continue reading
Big Business – Primary driver of job creation ?
Cue the world’s smallest violin (again, I guess) for the country’s “job creators.” So BR emails me the other day that links here with the message “Have a field day with this crap” (not unlike many emails I get). So, off to the link I go to read the story. What I assume incensed the … Continue reading
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