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Millennials Delay Cutting Apron Strings after Recession
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September 18, 2015
Recruiting Difficulty Continues at Record Levels for HR Professionals
In September, hiring rates will be mixed as HR professionals continue to struggle with recruiting candidates for key positions, according to the Society for Human Resource Management’s (SHRM) Leading Indicators of National Employment (LINE) survey for September 2015.
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September 5, 2015
Hiring conditions are perhaps in their strongest stretch since the Great Recession ended six years ago. Job openings have reached a level not seen in nearly 15 years, and more workers are quitting their current positions in search of something better, thus creating churn and opportunities for other job seekers.
July 10, 2015
Millions of professionals flock to Las Vegas each year for meetings and conventions, and the Society for Human Resource Management is once again part of that group in 2015. Corporate gatherings are big business in Las Vegas, where tourism and related travel activity represent the heart of the metro region’s economy.
May 18, 2015
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Avoiding the Big Break Up
When the relationship between employer and worker sours
By Dana Wilkie 2/11/2015
As with any relationship, the one between a worker and employer goes through phases:
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February 12, 2015
Updated daily, the HR News home page is your one-stop shop for the latest news and featured articles. This page compiles top staff-written and external news of general interest to HR, plus major stories in the HR Disciplines.
To Celebrate Birthdays at Work or Not?
Lawsuits, embarrassment among pitfalls
By Dana Wilkie 2/4/2015
What could possibly go wrong with recognizing someone’s birthday at work?
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February 6, 2015
Updated daily, the HR News home page is your one-stop shop for the latest news and featured articles. This page compiles top staff-written and external news of general interest to HR, plus major stories in the HR Disciplines.
Hackers Target Companies with Wire Transfer Fraud Scheme
Experts say executives need to be especially cautious
By Aliah D. Wright 1/30/2015
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February 2, 2015
By most accounts, 2014 went down as a successful year for job creation. Problems do remain— millions are still out of work, others are underemployed and middle-class jobs are shrinking—but purely from a numbers standpoint, the labor market grew at a solid pace.
January 13, 2015
Wow, that was a long post title. Sorry. The post won't be that long at all, trust me.
All I want you to do is look at two charts and then draw your own conclusions about the significance, if any.
The first, courtesy of the world's largest professional network, LinkedIn, who published some data they call 'The 25 Hottest Skills That Got People Hired in 2014', (from an analysis of member skills, employment changes, and recruiter interest on LinkedIn).
December 31, 2014
Job opportunities in human resources have improved in the past year, and that may explain why the majority of HR professionals say they are confident they could land a new job in their field if needed, according to the Society for Human Resource Management’s HR Jobs Pulse Survey.
December 24, 2014
Recent labor market sentiments have frequently mirrored observers’ opinions of the U.S. economy as a whole. Every good report seems to come with a caveat:
We are in the midst of a stretch of job growth not seen since the 1930s, according to federal data. Yet millions of people remain out of work.
December 17, 2014
In October, job creation rates will rise in the manufacturing and service sectors compared with a year ago, according to the Society for Human Resource Management’s (SHRM) Leading Indicators of National Employment (LINE) survey for October 2014.
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October 7, 2014
CHICAGO—Some of the U.S. labor market’s biggest problems, particularly income inequality and a lack of employment opportunities, are long-standing issues—not issues created by the Great Recession, according to experts gathered here for the annual meeting of the National Association for Business Economics (NABE).
Economists, academics and other speakers addressed the challenges facing the unemployed, underemployed and other people struggling to make a living. NABE is a nonprofit trade group based in Washington, D.C.
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October 7, 2014
On October 1, SHRM @weknownext chatted with Mike Vandervort (@MikeVandervort) about "The Extinction of the Middle Class Job."
In case you missed it, here are all the great tweets from the chat:
October 1, 2014
“I’m on the board of directors of a temp staffing company with one billion dollars in revenues. I can see it happening across every sector of the economy. Everyone is getting fired. Everyone is toilet paper now.” – James Altucher
Are we witnessing the looming extinction of middle-class jobs?
September 29, 2014
I can’t help but feel for the ones who are struggling.
Labor Day is a bittersweet day for me this year. First, it happens to fall on my birthday. Nice of the government to declare my birthday a national holiday! Second, it is a day purposed to celebrate the American worker.
Yet because job seekers have my heart right now, I’m having a hard time celebrating.
September 3, 2014