Train for the Future: Invest in Learning

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ASTD Staff

In today's marketplace, resources must be cut to meet profit goals. Companies often turn to training budgets first. Before automatically decreasing training budgets, companies may want to consider some top global trends, which, according to the "SHRM Workplace Forecast,... More »

55-Plus: The New Unemployables?

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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 »

Turning Diversity into Dollars: A Business Case for Hiring People With Disabilities

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Jenell Wittmer

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 »