December 01, 2011 - by Michael Cohen
The Coming Jobs War By Jim Clifton (Gallup Press, 220 pp., $24.95) After finishing Clifton's The Coming Jobs War, I felt cautiously optimistic about the future of jobs across the globe. Clifton's main message is that as time progresses, the world will face a global sho... More »
February 19, 2011 - by Phaedra Brotherton
Although the percentage of those considered "long-term unemployed" (27 or more weeks) is at its highest level since 1948, job seekers 55 and older are having the toughest time of all. According to a new study, possible culprits include not having the right skills and jo... More »
July 20, 2010 - by Alexandra Bradley
Since the economy went south, the workforce has become an employer's market. With jobs still scarce, businesses do not have to worry as much that employees will look elsewhere if they are not happy. As a result, employers have created an environment in which employees d... More »
February 14, 2010 - by Jenell Wittmer, Leslie WIlson
Turn to any page in the Wall Street Journal or flip to your local news station, and you will read or hear about organizations trying to cut back in today's bleak economy, and for many human resource departments that means traditional cost-cutting practices, such as hiri... More »
December 01, 2009 - by Paula Ketter
While most of us would like to see 2009 and the economic recession leave and never return, there is no denying that this year was a monumental year in workplace learning for technology, informal learning, and employee performance. More »
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