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UK / 46% Believe that older workers should retire for younger finds survey
In the survey, 46 per cent of people agreed with the proposition that older members of staff should retire so that younger workers could have a genuine chance of promotion Continue reading
UK / Employment support for the very-hardest-to-help: a proposal for a new programme Route2Work
Route2Work: Employment support for the very-hardest-to-help, says that paying private and voluntary providers to help people back into work is a sensible approach to reducing unemployment. However, there needs to be a new complementary scheme that encourages and rewards charities, social enterprises and small-scale providers to help the most vulnerable people Continue reading
US College degree / Employers place more weight on experience, particularly internships and employment during school
Half of employers surveyed recently by The Chronicle and American Public Media’s Marketplace said they had trouble finding recent graduates qualified to fill positions at their company or organization. Nearly a third gave colleges just fair to poor marks for producing successful employees. And they dinged bachelor’s-degree holders for lacking basic workplace proficiencies, like adaptability, communication skills, and the ability to solve complex problems. Continue reading
US / A new labor market indicator: the threshold of initial jobless claims
The paper introduces a new labor market indicator, referred to as the threshold of initial jobless claims, that serves as a benchmark of comparison for the weekly reporting of initial jobless claims. The presented threshold is an improvement over a commonly used rule of thumb in relating initial claims to the upcoming employment report Continue reading
Nestle / Help for 20,000 young European to find jobs
Nestle, the world’s biggest food company and a major employer in Europe, plans to recruit 20,000 young people as the continent grapples with a youth unemployment crisis that is sapping consumer confidence Continue reading
Entrepreneur / 60% Less Likely To Get a Job after Unsuccessful Stratup
A study shows that employees who leave their jobs with regular pay to start a business have a higher risk of not being able to resume their employee status if their business venture became unsuccessful
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Canada’s New ‘Census’ / Retail jobs among most common and lowest paid | Toronto Star
Retail clerk is one of the most common jobs in Canada according to new data from the 2011 National Household Survey released Wednesday by Statistics Canada Continue reading
US / Immigration and the Job Market
The belief that immigration would simply displace American workers relies on the assumption that employers would do nothing but replace a costlier domestic labor force with cheaper imports. But companies actually invest and expand to reap the higher profits that the new labor allows. This provides new opportunities for immigrants and domestic workers alike Continue reading
US / A Jobs Recovery ? Charts
The recession ended four years ago. Bur the recovery is slow. Charts Continue reading
US / Employment for scheduled passenger carriers in april was 9,495 fewer than a year ago
U.S. scheduled passenger airlines employed 380,748 workers in April 2013, 2.4 percent fewer than in April 2012, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today. April was the eighth consecutive month that full-time equivalent (FTE) employment for U.S. scheduled passenger carriers was below that of the same month of the previous year Continue reading
Soft skills tend to differentiate good college graduates from exceptional college graduates
Employers want graduates with so-called soft skills — those who can work well in teams, write and speak with clarity, adapt quickly to changes in technology and business conditions and interact with colleagues from different countries and cultures. “Soft skills tend to differentiate good college graduates from exceptional college graduates,” says Joseph Krok, university research liaison at Britain’s Rolls-Royce. Continue reading
China / A Tough job market for Chinese college graduates
Although the job market in China is still much better than many other parts of the world, it is a tough market for graduates. Many job seekers have decided to shy away from the rat race and try other options. A record-high 6.99 million Chinese students are leaving universities in 2013, a 2.8 percent increase … Continue reading
US / Not All College Degrees are created Equal – College Majors, Unemployment and Earnings
It Still Pays to Earn a College Degree But Not All College Degrees are created Equal
In the past, a college degree all but assured job seekers employment and high earnings, but today, what you make depends on what you take. In Hard Times 2013, we show differences in unemployment and earnings based on major for BA and graduate degree holders. Continue reading
Disabled in Australia / Maybe, but fully fit to work
Hundreds of thousands of people on the disability support pension who have some capacity to work should be given the support and incentives they need to enter or re-enter the workforce Continue reading
India / A hard time to find jobs
A survey by US-based Gallup revealed respondents were more pessimist about finding jobs in India in 2012 Continue reading
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