If you’ve had the chance to read up on the future of the workforce both domestically and globally, you’re no doubt aware that we are facing a significant shortage of critical skills across nearly all industries. A substantial subset of this trend is the lack of leadership development or succession planning currently in place to groom the next generation of executives. Corporate leaders everywhere are, or should be, planning how to address these issues. While [...]
Dec 012011
Job Seekers over the age of 45 take note- being older in the workplace can truly be an asset. I’ve been working with job seekers for years, and the fear of age discrimination is one of the most prevalent concerns for both younger and older job seekers. The way to overcome any negatives associated with your age, is to fight back with a strong understanding of the benefits that your age and experience lend to [...]
Despite these comments and attitudes from the corporate sector, job growth is on the rise. The Conference Board released their HWOL report today, and looking back at the historical data, the number of total online jobs posted, and the number of new jobs posted in January are right back to where they were before the recession. Maybe small and mid-sized businesses really are the engine that drives the US economy and job market after all…
The young captains, many of whom don’t know they’re way around seas, and lacking the knowledge that only comes with age and experience, are ill-equipped for fishing in the open waters. Yet that’s where they’ll soon be sent. And quickly, they’ll find that those exotic fish are harder to find in the open ocean than they anticipated.
Mar 152010
Based on the foremost 3rd party authority for metrics of online job postings, the number of new job ads has grown in the US for the third straight month, nearing levels from 2006.
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