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Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Saturday, February 16, 2008
Human Capital Institute Education
Advancing Careers. Transforming Organizations.
HCI Courses & Certficates
HCI is the only independent, industry association that provides a comprehensive education program for Human Capital Management and Talent Leadership. Designed for individuals & organizations, executives & practitioners, HCI education delivers innovative coursework with practical application and measurable results. Catalog & Schedule »
HCI Courses & Certficates
HCI is the only independent, industry association that provides a comprehensive education program for Human Capital Management and Talent Leadership. Designed for individuals & organizations, executives & practitioners, HCI education delivers innovative coursework with practical application and measurable results. Catalog & Schedule »
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Why the job market is worse than you think
An unemployment rate of 5% is low by historic standards. But the number of people out of work for long stretches is rising dramatically.
Ahead of Friday's January employment report, there is a lot of concern about the weakening job market, even as the unemployment rate stands at a relatively modest 5%.
The Federal Reserve cited evidence of a "softening in labor markets" when it announced both of its rate cuts this month. Congress is rushing to pass a $150 billion stimulus package that the Bush administration said should add 500,000 jobs to the economy.
The worries about the job market are widely shared on Main Street, Wall Street and inside the beltway.
The Conference Board's latest consumer confidence survey found that twice as many people believed there would be fewer jobs available six months from now than those who expected more jobs.
And a survey conducted for Fortune magazine from earlier this month found that just over one in four Americans are somewhat worried or very worried about losing their job in the next 12 months.
Economists surveyed by Briefing.com are forecasting that the unemployment rate will remain at 5% in Friday's report. However, it's worth a reminder that this is up from just 4.7% in November. And economists expect an addition of 70,000 jobs in the month, only a modest increase.
But the jobs numbers may be even worse than they first appear. That's because the number of Americans who have been out of work for six months or longer is on the rise.
Harder to find a new job - The number of long-term unemployed stood at a seasonally-adjusted 1.3 million in December, up about 22 percent from year-earlier levels. The full-year average for 2007 was 1.2 million long-term unemployed, nearly double the reading for 2000 -- just before the last recession. more...http://money.cnn.com/2008/01/31/news/economy/longterm_unemployment/index.htm?postversion=2008013115
Problem could get worse As the stimulus package makes its way through the Senate, there have been pushes to extend unemployment benefits beyond six months. more...http://money.cnn.com/2008/01/31/news/economy/longterm_unemployment/index.htm?postversion=2008013115
Older work force playing a role The CBO report didn't have any easy answers for this trend. But it suggested that the aging of the work force might be a major contributing factor. more...http://money.cnn.com/2008/01/31/news/economy/longterm_unemployment/index.htm?postversion=2008013115
Employers and workers getting more picky Officials in job outplacement firms, hired by firms to work with employees who have lost their jobs, say they're seeing some increase in the time it takes to find new positions even for those generally better educated workers with whom they work. more...http://money.cnn.com/2008/01/31/news/economy/longterm_unemployment/index.htm?postversion=2008013115
Ahead of Friday's January employment report, there is a lot of concern about the weakening job market, even as the unemployment rate stands at a relatively modest 5%.
The Federal Reserve cited evidence of a "softening in labor markets" when it announced both of its rate cuts this month. Congress is rushing to pass a $150 billion stimulus package that the Bush administration said should add 500,000 jobs to the economy.
The worries about the job market are widely shared on Main Street, Wall Street and inside the beltway.
The Conference Board's latest consumer confidence survey found that twice as many people believed there would be fewer jobs available six months from now than those who expected more jobs.
And a survey conducted for Fortune magazine from earlier this month found that just over one in four Americans are somewhat worried or very worried about losing their job in the next 12 months.
Economists surveyed by Briefing.com are forecasting that the unemployment rate will remain at 5% in Friday's report. However, it's worth a reminder that this is up from just 4.7% in November. And economists expect an addition of 70,000 jobs in the month, only a modest increase.
But the jobs numbers may be even worse than they first appear. That's because the number of Americans who have been out of work for six months or longer is on the rise.
Harder to find a new job - The number of long-term unemployed stood at a seasonally-adjusted 1.3 million in December, up about 22 percent from year-earlier levels. The full-year average for 2007 was 1.2 million long-term unemployed, nearly double the reading for 2000 -- just before the last recession. more...http://money.cnn.com/2008/01/31/news/economy/longterm_unemployment/index.htm?postversion=2008013115
Problem could get worse As the stimulus package makes its way through the Senate, there have been pushes to extend unemployment benefits beyond six months. more...http://money.cnn.com/2008/01/31/news/economy/longterm_unemployment/index.htm?postversion=2008013115
Older work force playing a role The CBO report didn't have any easy answers for this trend. But it suggested that the aging of the work force might be a major contributing factor. more...http://money.cnn.com/2008/01/31/news/economy/longterm_unemployment/index.htm?postversion=2008013115
Employers and workers getting more picky Officials in job outplacement firms, hired by firms to work with employees who have lost their jobs, say they're seeing some increase in the time it takes to find new positions even for those generally better educated workers with whom they work. more...http://money.cnn.com/2008/01/31/news/economy/longterm_unemployment/index.htm?postversion=2008013115
Monday, January 28, 2008
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Fast.
More than 80% of new customers are up and running in less than48 hours.
Easy.
Build a custom career site and manage applicants, résumés and requisitions quickly and easily.
Customizable.
Add custom fields, layouts, and workflows to match your processes.
Affordable.
You pay one low annual subscription that starts at $99/month per user.
Click here to see a complete list of features
Friday, January 25, 2008
Help Navigating DOL Laws and Regulations
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is committed to providing its customers — America’s employers, workers, job seekers, and retirees — with clear and easy-to-access information on how to comply with federal employment laws. This information is often referred to as "compliance assistance," which is a cornerstone of the Department’s efforts to protect the wages, health benefits, retirement security, employment rights, safety, and health of America’s workforce.
DOL’s Office of Compliance Assistance Policy...more...http://www.dol.gov/compliance/
DOL’s Office of Compliance Assistance Policy...more...http://www.dol.gov/compliance/
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Outlook 2008: Will the US Economy become Decoupled?
Despite a still-slumping housing market, an escalating credit crunch and spiraling inflationary pressures, the U.S. economy should still manage to advance at a 1% to 2% clip in 2008.
While investors might view that as bad news, there’s actually a positive twist, since it means that U.S. economy will likely dodge the recession that some observers have feared.
Even so, the U.S. economy won’t be in the investment spotlight in 2008, and investors will see the first signs of the "decoupling" of the U.S. market from those overseas. While the United States is narrowly dodging recession, other global economies will be advancing by as much as 10%. The emergence of a growing middle class in such key markets as China, India and Eastern Europe will make global dependence on the U.S. economy a thing of the past. With tens of millions of newly minted consumers ready to spend in China, that country could easily weather a U.S. downturn.
Even with decoupling, U.S. investors still can profit from markets abroad - regardless of what’s going on here at home…
While investors might view that as bad news, there’s actually a positive twist, since it means that U.S. economy will likely dodge the recession that some observers have feared.
Even so, the U.S. economy won’t be in the investment spotlight in 2008, and investors will see the first signs of the "decoupling" of the U.S. market from those overseas. While the United States is narrowly dodging recession, other global economies will be advancing by as much as 10%. The emergence of a growing middle class in such key markets as China, India and Eastern Europe will make global dependence on the U.S. economy a thing of the past. With tens of millions of newly minted consumers ready to spend in China, that country could easily weather a U.S. downturn.
Even with decoupling, U.S. investors still can profit from markets abroad - regardless of what’s going on here at home…
Sunday, December 30, 2007
Labor Management Strategies
The subject of Labor Management Strategies is synonymous with Human Capital Management and is a topic of great importance in today's business world especially as it relates to businesses wanting to realize hard and soft dollar cost savings within their workforce. This topic applies to all businesses from small mom-and-pops to major corporations and is part of a fast growing business sector within the Human Capital Management sector.
As companies around the world continue to compete for raw work force talent to deliver quality value to their customers, maximize their ROI and struggle to find new and more innovative ways to realize hard and soft sollar cost savings within their budgets and bottom lines, the workforce itself is no exception and is not being over looked.
Through performance metric programs, reporting and efficient management of up and running programs within companies and their permanent and contingent workforce, the subject of saving money without losing talent is a hot topic.
As technology has evolved, it has allowed an ever-increasing "remote" workforce capability with an ever-increasing utilization of international talent without the need for hard dollar overhead costs of "in house" labor workforce, the ability to monitor, track, and measure performance has become an awesome means to control labor costs and increase value to the customer.
Look for future blogs on how this is being achieved today!
As companies around the world continue to compete for raw work force talent to deliver quality value to their customers, maximize their ROI and struggle to find new and more innovative ways to realize hard and soft sollar cost savings within their budgets and bottom lines, the workforce itself is no exception and is not being over looked.
Through performance metric programs, reporting and efficient management of up and running programs within companies and their permanent and contingent workforce, the subject of saving money without losing talent is a hot topic.
As technology has evolved, it has allowed an ever-increasing "remote" workforce capability with an ever-increasing utilization of international talent without the need for hard dollar overhead costs of "in house" labor workforce, the ability to monitor, track, and measure performance has become an awesome means to control labor costs and increase value to the customer.
Look for future blogs on how this is being achieved today!
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