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 »
September 19, 2011 - by Pat Galagan, Sam Herring
A young man we know recently made a career move some would find unthinkable. He left a software engineering job at Google to go to work for a little-known startup with few perks and no charisma to speak of. Among his reasons for making the switch was his sense that Goog... More »
September 19, 2011 - by Phaedra Brotherton
With graduation behind them, most new professionals look forward to starting their careers on an optimistic note. Not so for those who graduated during the Great Recession, according to Rutgers University's Heldrich Center for Workforce Development. "There is a large nu... More »
September 14, 2011 - by Marjorie Derven
Shared services, an organizational structure that consolidates delivery of one or more support functions, is designed to achieve cost reductions, economies of scale, and improved service. At many large, multilocation, and global organizations, shared services is showing... 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 »
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