Risk of Losing High Performers Increases Post-Recession

ASTD Staff

(From PRWEB) -- A new study shows, North American employees are twice as likely to head for the door as they were before the recession, according to the latest findings of global consulting firm BlessingWhite. An alarming 19% of high performers who scored low on job sat... More »

Workers Acknowledge Economic Recovery But Still Worry A Lot

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(From Forbes) -- Just because the National Bureau of Economic Research formally declared last week that the Great Recession ended a year ago doesnt mean those with jobs are about to start spending again. A summary of the periodic Mercer Workplace Survey, out today, says... More »

“My Skills, My Future” website by the Department of Labor is up and running!

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On Labor Day this year, the Department of Labor (DOL) launched the "My Skills, My Future" website (www.myskillsmyfuture.org) through one of their current websites, Career One Stop (www.careeronestop.org). The new website is designed to help users assess current skills f... More »

India: TCS to set up new learning campus in Kerala

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(From The Financial Chronicle) -- India's largest software firm, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), today said it will set up a new learning and development campus at Thiruvananthanpuram (Trivandrum) in Kerala. The new campus will house up to 10,000 professionals when ful... More »

Canada: Attracting talent a concern for employers

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(From Canadian HR Reporter) -- A majority of companies in Canada and around the world are having difficulty attracting the critical-skill and talented employees needed to help them rebound and prosper in the wake of the economic crisis, according to a new report from To... More »