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Is this grad generation doomed?
Opinions – Wellesley News: The inane act of two indebted students has ignited a lively debate concerning the global student loan crisis and the future of our generation in the employment market. Ross Harper and Ed Moyse, both 22 of the United Kingdom, decided to launch BuyMyFace.com in order to raise money to repay a combined … Continue reading
Middle class is getting left behind U.S. jobs recovery
Americans at the top and bottom of the income scale are benefiting most from the jobs recovery while those in the middle are getting left behind. Employees making above-average wages, like doctors and energy-industry workers, and those at the other extreme, including home-health aides and restaurant staff, have seen outsized gains in hiring since the … Continue reading
British Airways airport jobs could be transferred
Hundreds of British Airways workers at Gatwick Airport are set to lose their jobs or be transferred to another company under cost-saving plans unveiled by the airline today. The carrier said 400 ramp workers, including baggage handlers, will see their jobs outsourced, while 170 customer service staff and management support employees will be laid off … Continue reading
100,000 Jobs Mission Hires 12,179 Veterans through First Quarter 2012
The 100,000 Jobs Mission, a coalition of 41 companies committed to hiring at least 100,000 veterans by 2020, collectively hired 12,179 veterans through March 31, 2012. This number is up from 6,606 veterans hired through the end of December 2011 when the coalition was 21 companies. In the first quarter of 2012, the following companies … Continue reading
How technology is fuelling China’s jobs market
The booming Chinese economy means that technology firms – particularly e-commerce companies – are struggling to find skilled candidates and managers to help fuel that growth. The latest Salary and Employment Forecast from international recruitment company Michael Page shows that there is strong growth in demand for technology professionals across sectors such as finance and retail, … Continue reading
The U.S. workplace is polarizing between the education haves and have-nots
The U.S. workplace is polarizing between the education haves and have-nots, says David Autor, professor of economics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge. So-called middle-skill jobs, typically well-paying work that doesn’t require extensive higher education, are vanishing, dividing the labor force into high- and low-skill positions. While women are moving up the knowledge ladder, … Continue reading
The Best and Worse Jobs of 2012
The Best The world is going digital, and Software Engineers who can help with that transformation are reaping the benefits. Their pay is great, hiring demand for their skills is through the roof, and working conditions have never been better. And that’s why the job of Software Engineer ranks tops in our annual Jobs Rated … Continue reading
UK | Nissan new hatchback will create 1,000 jobs
Japanese car giant Nissan is to build a new hatchback at its UK plant, creating more than 1,000 jobs at the site and at component companies. The announcement was made by Prime Minister David Cameron and Nissan chief operating officer Toshiyuki Shiga, during a visit to Nissan’s headquarters in Yokohama, Japan on Tuesday. The new … Continue reading
College Return on Investment
When people talk about the value of a college degree, they mean different things. A report last year by Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce pegs the median value of a four-year bachelor’s degree at $2.3 million, which is the average earnings for a degree holder employed full-time from ages 25 to 64. … Continue reading
For Dummies | Skills and Personal Qualities that Employers Want
Popular skills that employers want A roundup of several surveys suggests skills that employers often admire. The following list is representative but not comprehensive: Effective communication: Employers seek candidates who can listen to instructions and act on those instructions with minimal guidance. They want employees who speak, write, and listen effectively, organize their thoughts logically, … Continue reading
Ontario | Job training excludes half of unemployed
Making employment supports available to all job-seekers would level the playing field and help the province’s neediest escape poverty, says Ontario’s social services review commission, headed by Frances Lankin and Munir Sheikh. The commission’s final report, to be released in June, will also include recommendations on how to improve the administration of the province’s two … Continue reading
Skills Gap | B.C. and Alberta | You can’t just put up a help-wanted ad or hang out a shingle
News that oilsands recruiters have been appearing at British Columbia’s junior hockey games isn’t going over well with the resource sector on this side of the provincial border who are chasing the same pool of skilled workers. B.C.’s mining, forestry and energy sectors are expecting to need as many as 10,000 people over the next … Continue reading
Malaysia | 60% of jobs by 2020 would need skilled workers
There will be 3.3mil job opportunities by the year 2020 and 60% of it requires highly skilled workers. Deputy Human Resource Minister Senator Datuk Maznah Mazlan said as such, SPM school leavers were encouraged to take up skills training to build up a highly-skilled workforce in facing the transformation era. “We have moved beyond the … Continue reading
U.S. | From Unemployment Insurance to Employment Insurance
Pennsylvania millionaire Gene Epstein’s Hire Just One project proposes redirecting unemployment checks to employers as a payroll subsidy reports Newsy. via Newsy | Philanthropist Pitches Jobs Plan to Congress | Multisource Video News Analysis.
How to Promote Your Liberal Arts Major on the Job Market
bestuniversities.com proposes 10 Ways to Promote Your Liberal Arts Major on the Job Market adding “a liberal arts degree is one of the most diverse and intellectually stimulating educations a student can earn today.” Here are the propositions: Highlight Your Interpersonal Skills Describe Your Adaptability Show Your Critical and Analytical Thinking Skills Promote Teamwork Show Your Written and … Continue reading
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