Number of Female Jobs Approaching Pre-Recession Levels
Women's employment growth in July was aided by growth in professional and business services, retail trade and leisure and hospitality, an analysis of government data show.Washington — Aug. 2According...
View ArticleMost Students Transferring from a Two-Year College Go On to Complete...
Moreover, another 8 percent remained in college and were still working on a four-year degree six years after transfer, according to a new report.Herndon, Va. — Aug. 6 More than 60 percent of students...
View ArticleThe Case for Humanities Hiring
Despite recent scrutiny, experts say hiring workers with a humanities degree may help companies innovate and think outside the box. Businesses hiring workers with a humanities degree may need to invest...
View ArticleStudy Reveals Best Practices for Sustaining Sales Training
Effective companies provide more formal sales training and are more consistent with sales coaching, as opposed to the informal, ad-hoc training offered by ineffective companies, a new study...
View ArticleBuilding Fourth-Dimension Leaders
Fourth-dimension leaders articulate a company’s larger purpose, focus on organizational rather than personal success and embody brand promises such as social legitimacy and ethical responsibility.In...
View ArticleManagers Fear Facebook ‘Friending’
Most senior managers feel uncomfortable connecting with bosses and employees on Facebook, a new survey shows.Menlo Park, Calif. — Aug. 8More than six in 10 senior managers surveyed by staffing firm...
View ArticleMost Memorable Things Candidates Did to Stand Out in an Interview
Among things that worked: candidate gave a resume on a chocolate bar, according to a new survey.Chicago — Aug. 8Would you hire job seekers who sang their interview, dressed as a clown or printed their...
View ArticleHow Learning Ticks at the American Heart Association
Derek Cunard explains how and why the nonprofit transitioned learning to a university model.
View ArticleHow to Fuel Innovation
Innovative learning organizations can merge business and people information to provide diverse, consumable learning within the context of daily work and use technology to support real-time...
View ArticleRewire Learning: Manufacturing to Market
The digital age revolution has prompted learning leaders to re-examine how they look at learning.Currently, many take a kind of manufacturing approach to learning, where the quality of the faculty,...
View ArticleGen Y’s Feedback on Your Feedback
Millennials want constant check-ins with their supervisors, and it’s changing what older workers demand.
View ArticleThe Week That Was
The top five stories from the week of Aug. 5. Also, want to break the news about a new job on social media? Think again.
View ArticleTurn Education Into a Lifelong Experience
MOOCs ensure development remains relevant. The future of work depends on people’s ability to build intellectual capital.Last November, MIT Technology Review defined massive open online courses (MOOCs)...
View ArticleCan Knowledge Sharing Transform Learning?
Create structure around expert-to-expert learning to take advantage of its potential. The world of knowledge sharing and user-authored content is not something to fear.As the corporate learning...
View ArticleFinance, Accounting Employee Confidence Rises
A quarterly index tracking the confidence of accounting and finance professionals is at its highest level since before the economic downturn.Boston — Aug. 12Confidence among U.S. finance and accounting...
View ArticleRapport Leadership International Announces Women’s Initiative
The leadership development firm’s initiative is a three-day intensive leadership course dedicated to help women find their voice, gain focus and self-confidence and discover their mission and...
View ArticleHow to Attack the Business Skills Mismatch
Research shows that business skills play a critical role enabling success, but employees lack essential capabilities. How can organizations eliminate the gap?Senior leaders, including chief learning...
View ArticleHow Effective are Your Training Dollars?
Training can offer companies tangible returns on investment, or it can become a great organizational cost and source of inefficiency. How learning leaders approach implementation, measurement and...
View ArticleTraining Equals Safety, Savings at AECOM
Global technical and management support services company AECOM invests in flexible yet targeted e-learning and live training options for its domestic workforce. With approximately 45,000 employees, a...
View ArticleJob Vacancies Take Toll on Heath Care Firms
Nearly half of nursing jobs and 39 percent of allied health jobs go unfilled for six weeks or longer on average, according to a new survey.Chicago — Aug. 15 The time it takes to hire key health care...
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