The WIB is pleased to announce the release of the application for its Share Network Access Points. The application deadline is June 5, 2009.
Download the Share Network Application.
Download the Share Network Application Guidelines.
Download the Share Network Application Cover Letter.
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Thursday, April 23, 2009
North Jersey Regional WIBs Business Plan
North Jersey Regional WIBs and One-Stop Directors have collaborated to develop a business plan that will transform the way the public workforce system does business. Check out their business plan!
Monday, April 20, 2009
Build Your Financial Model & Develop Cash Management Skills
The New Jersey Center for Innovation Acceleration and The Entrepreneurs Academy present these hands-on intensive workshops to assist you in raising capital.
Workshops include Financial Modeling Essentials for Raising Capital and Refining Your Financial Model for Venture Capital.
Download a PDF flyer here.
Workshops include Financial Modeling Essentials for Raising Capital and Refining Your Financial Model for Venture Capital.
Download a PDF flyer here.
Friday, April 17, 2009
California faces shortage of college graduates for workforce, study finds
A report says that in 2025, 35% of the state's working-age adults will hold a four-year degree, while a college education will be required for at least 41% of job-holders.
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Small Business Administration delays plans for secondary loan market
07:34 AM CDT on Friday, April 17, 2009
By SHERYL JEAN
President Barack Obama's plan announced last month to "immediately unfreeze" the secondary market for small-business loans and increase bank liquidity has been delayed.
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By SHERYL JEAN
President Barack Obama's plan announced last month to "immediately unfreeze" the secondary market for small-business loans and increase bank liquidity has been delayed.
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Verizon beefs up small business Web presence
Verizon has redesigned its small business portal online.
The company’s Small Business Center Web site now has online collaboration tools, Web-based business software applications and interactive professional networking, a release said. The portal was created to include technology tools and business resources to assist businesses in becoming more agile, productive and efficient.
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The company’s Small Business Center Web site now has online collaboration tools, Web-based business software applications and interactive professional networking, a release said. The portal was created to include technology tools and business resources to assist businesses in becoming more agile, productive and efficient.
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Lead Exposure in Workplace Still a Problem
CDC report shows slight increase in rates between 2005 and 2007
THURSDAY, April 16 (HealthDay News) -- On-the-job lead exposure continues to be a hazard for U.S. workers, a new government report shows.
Although the rate of elevated lead blood levels among employed adults declined overall between 1994 and 2007, there was a slight increase in cases between 2005 and 2007, according to a report in the April 17 issue of Morbidity and Mortality Weekly, a publication of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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THURSDAY, April 16 (HealthDay News) -- On-the-job lead exposure continues to be a hazard for U.S. workers, a new government report shows.
Although the rate of elevated lead blood levels among employed adults declined overall between 1994 and 2007, there was a slight increase in cases between 2005 and 2007, according to a report in the April 17 issue of Morbidity and Mortality Weekly, a publication of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Study links workplace morale, depression
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
A new study finds a link between low workplace morale and depression, but the question remains, does low morale lead to depression, or do depressed people have low job morale?
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A new study finds a link between low workplace morale and depression, but the question remains, does low morale lead to depression, or do depressed people have low job morale?
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Despite recession, workplace wellness programs continue to growBy Rebecca Vesely
Posted: April 15, 2009 - 4:45 pm EDT
Employers are continuing to add workplace wellness programs despite the ongoing recession, according to a survey by Watson Wyatt Worldwide, a consulting firm, and the National Business Group on Health.
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Employers are continuing to add workplace wellness programs despite the ongoing recession, according to a survey by Watson Wyatt Worldwide, a consulting firm, and the National Business Group on Health.
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From Wall Street Jobs to Unpaid Internships
By Jennifer 8. Lee AND Patrick McGeehan
Last year, they worked for marquee names on Wall Street. This year they’re writing college application-like essays for shots at unpaid internships.
Fifty former Wall Street workers with an average of 15 years of financial experience will begin 10-week internships at New York City start-ups as part of an 11-part city program to retrain the city’s unemployed finance workers.
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Last year, they worked for marquee names on Wall Street. This year they’re writing college application-like essays for shots at unpaid internships.
Fifty former Wall Street workers with an average of 15 years of financial experience will begin 10-week internships at New York City start-ups as part of an 11-part city program to retrain the city’s unemployed finance workers.
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Searching for Silicon Valley
WHILE on a bike ride in the hills behind Stanford University, I was helping a fellow cyclist fix a flat tire when a rental car full of lost Italian tourists pulled over. Clutching a map in his hands, the driver beseeched us, “Can you tell us where we can go to see Silicon Valley?”
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Combination Therapy: Pfizer, Glaxo Team Up on HIV
Units to Merge in Unusual Collaboration as Pharmaceutical Industry Contends With Slowing Growth.
GlaxoSmithKline PLC and Pfizer Inc. are combining their HIV-drug businesses in a rare collaboration as the pharmaceutical rivals attempt to breathe life into a challenging product segment.
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GlaxoSmithKline PLC and Pfizer Inc. are combining their HIV-drug businesses in a rare collaboration as the pharmaceutical rivals attempt to breathe life into a challenging product segment.
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Thrift stores' business booms across U.S.
By Andrea Stone, USA TODAY
Rummaging around for some good news in this recession? Try your local thrift store.
At a time when most retailers are begging for customers, second-hand shops are thriving as the laid-off, and those worried they will be, turn to them for less expensive clothes, furniture and household items. But many thrift shops are also running low on merchandise as fewer people are able to donate.
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Rummaging around for some good news in this recession? Try your local thrift store.
At a time when most retailers are begging for customers, second-hand shops are thriving as the laid-off, and those worried they will be, turn to them for less expensive clothes, furniture and household items. But many thrift shops are also running low on merchandise as fewer people are able to donate.
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What's New in Workforce Investment?
National Science Board Releases Draft Report, Building a Sustainable Energy Future, for Public Comment; Addresses Topics of Energy Education and Workforce Development
The workforce community may wish to take particular note of Finding 4 (Energy Education and Workforce) and Recommendation 4 (Support Education and Workforce Development) in this report.
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The workforce community may wish to take particular note of Finding 4 (Energy Education and Workforce) and Recommendation 4 (Support Education and Workforce Development) in this report.
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UBS Cuts Eleven Percent Of Its Worldwide Workforce
04/16/09
UBS is planning to cut 11 percent of its worldwide workforce. That number would amount to 8,700 job cuts by the year 2010. The Swiss bank had already announced plan in October of last year to slash 2000 jobs in the United States and United Kingdom. The company didn’t specify on Wednesday where the additional cuts would be made.
UBS is planning to cut 11 percent of its worldwide workforce. That number would amount to 8,700 job cuts by the year 2010. The Swiss bank had already announced plan in October of last year to slash 2000 jobs in the United States and United Kingdom. The company didn’t specify on Wednesday where the additional cuts would be made.
N.J. unemployment inches up
by Susan Todd/The Star-Ledger
Wednesday April 15, 2009, 9:56 PM
As if job seekers don't already have enough competition, the job market got a little more crowded last month.
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Wednesday April 15, 2009, 9:56 PM
As if job seekers don't already have enough competition, the job market got a little more crowded last month.
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Lose Stress, Manage Time, Boost Productivity
April 29, 2009 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM EST
Work fills the available time. We have to make some of it unavailable.
Master the time management techniques that will work for your practice.
By re-balancing your schedule and reclaiming your life, you can actually boost performance in quality and quantity. In this 60-minute web seminar, work/life balance expert Joe Robinson teaches you the 10 steps to sanity.
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Work fills the available time. We have to make some of it unavailable.
Master the time management techniques that will work for your practice.
By re-balancing your schedule and reclaiming your life, you can actually boost performance in quality and quantity. In this 60-minute web seminar, work/life balance expert Joe Robinson teaches you the 10 steps to sanity.
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Thursday, April 16, 2009
Survey Suggests Internships Impart More Workplace Wisdom Than Technical Skills
MENLO PARK, Calif., April 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Although many students expect to gain new skills via summer internships, a new survey by The Creative Group shows that much of the value may stem from less tangible aspects of these programs. Thirty-one percent of marketing and advertising executives polled said experiencing different work environments is the greatest advantage of participating in internships, aside from pay. Nearly another quarter (24 percent) cited improving soft skills as the chief benefit. Read More...
WFD Survey: Increased Workload, Workplace Pressure and Stress are Taking Toll on Workers
Half of respondents report decreased employee morale, motivation, and endurance
Boston, MA (PRWEB) April 15, 2009 -- Workloads and associated stress are increasing in the workplace while employee morale, motivation, and endurance are declining, according to a survey of business leaders and work-life experts conducted by WFD Consulting. Read More...
Boston, MA (PRWEB) April 15, 2009 -- Workloads and associated stress are increasing in the workplace while employee morale, motivation, and endurance are declining, according to a survey of business leaders and work-life experts conducted by WFD Consulting. Read More...
New Study Examines Technology Generation Gap in the Legal Workplace
Technology Gap Survey Finds Impact on Workplace Etiquette and Blurred Boundaries Between Work and Home
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A national survey of legal professionals found that while technology is widely embraced among attorneys, significant gaps exist among generations regarding its use and application in the workplace. The newly released Technology Gap Survey found generational differences in the effect of technology on workplace etiquette, the blurring boundaries between personal and professional tasks, and the impact of technology overload. The survey – commissioned by LexisNexis®, a leading provider of content-enabled workflow solutions – examined the impact of technology in the legal workplace. It compared technology and software usage among generations of legal professionals, including Boomers (ages 44-60), Generation X (ages 29-43) and Generation Y (ages 28 and younger). Read More...
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A national survey of legal professionals found that while technology is widely embraced among attorneys, significant gaps exist among generations regarding its use and application in the workplace. The newly released Technology Gap Survey found generational differences in the effect of technology on workplace etiquette, the blurring boundaries between personal and professional tasks, and the impact of technology overload. The survey – commissioned by LexisNexis®, a leading provider of content-enabled workflow solutions – examined the impact of technology in the legal workplace. It compared technology and software usage among generations of legal professionals, including Boomers (ages 44-60), Generation X (ages 29-43) and Generation Y (ages 28 and younger). Read More...
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Discover Financial to cut 500 jobs
NEW YORK (AP) — Discover Financial Services said Tuesday it plans to cut 500 jobs next month, or 4 percent of its work force, to help it weather the ongoing economic slump. Read More...
More job losses and falling GDP ahead: White House adviser
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House economic adviser Christina Romer said on Tuesday that the United States will experience continued job losses and a falling gross domestic product for several more months. Read More...
Spanish Study Sparks Skepticism About Green Jobs
A new report out of Spain suggests Americans shouldn't be depending on green jobs to help the U.S. economy.
By Shannon Bream
For the last several months, President Obama has held up Spain, Germany and Japan as countries America needs to emulate in creating so-called green jobs -- those involved in renewable energy production -- to rev up the economy. Read More...
By Shannon Bream
For the last several months, President Obama has held up Spain, Germany and Japan as countries America needs to emulate in creating so-called green jobs -- those involved in renewable energy production -- to rev up the economy. Read More...
Stores suffer big drop in March sales
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Retail sales suffered an unexpected big decline in March which broke two straight months of improving sales, the government reported Tuesday.
The Commerce Department said total retail sales fell 1.1% last month, compared with February's revised gain of 0.3%. Sales in February were originally reported to have dipped 0.1%. Read More...
The Commerce Department said total retail sales fell 1.1% last month, compared with February's revised gain of 0.3%. Sales in February were originally reported to have dipped 0.1%. Read More...
Study: Firms find iPhone increases productivity
CTIA SmartBrief | 04/14/2009
Using the iPhone for business boosts employees' morale and enables them to be more productive, according to a Forrester Research study of three companies that successfully deployed the smartphone. "If an iPhone makes an employee happy, then supporting it will deliver collateral benefits of a happier workforce and a new line of communication between IT and employees," said Ted Schadler, the report's author. Read More...
Using the iPhone for business boosts employees' morale and enables them to be more productive, according to a Forrester Research study of three companies that successfully deployed the smartphone. "If an iPhone makes an employee happy, then supporting it will deliver collateral benefits of a happier workforce and a new line of communication between IT and employees," said Ted Schadler, the report's author. Read More...
Facebook Impact on Student Grades Raises New Questions for Business
An Ohio State University study links Facebook use to lower grades. The study comes as businesses worry about the impact of social networking tools on worker productivity, integrity of their intellectual property and data security. Security vendors such as Websense, Fortinet and Trend Micro release new tools to combat embedded threats in social networks. Read More...
Tax Credits Your Small Business Might Overlook
By AllBusiness.com
Published: April 14, 2009
The Internal Revenue Service allows a number of tax credits that many businesses might not be aware of. Unlike tax deductions, tax credits are subtracted from the amount of taxes you owe. Most credits are broadly applicable, so there are usually more than one that cover a business's expenditures and investments. Read More...
Published: April 14, 2009
The Internal Revenue Service allows a number of tax credits that many businesses might not be aware of. Unlike tax deductions, tax credits are subtracted from the amount of taxes you owe. Most credits are broadly applicable, so there are usually more than one that cover a business's expenditures and investments. Read More...
Hallmark Cutting Workforce
Posted: April 15, 2009
KANSAS CITY, Mo. » Hallmark Cards on Tuesday said it will cut its U.S. work force by up to 8 percent as the greeting-card maker struggles with falling sales. The cuts don't include overseas operations or its U.S. subsidiaries, including Sunrise Greetings, which is based in Bloomington, Ind. (AP)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. » Hallmark Cards on Tuesday said it will cut its U.S. work force by up to 8 percent as the greeting-card maker struggles with falling sales. The cuts don't include overseas operations or its U.S. subsidiaries, including Sunrise Greetings, which is based in Bloomington, Ind. (AP)
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
“The 7 Triggers to Yes” How to Get People to do What You Want!
Special Event: June 3, 2009
Light buffet dinner will be served: 5:30 - 9:00 p.m.
1600 Valley Road Cafe - Lower Level
William Paterson University
• 300 Pompton Road • Wayne, New Jersey, 07920
As the owner of a closely held/family business, you know how important it is to be able to reach consensus on decisions that can help move your business forward and make it more successful. How can you get employees and co-workers to agree with decisions that need to be made? How do you easily and quickly get people to do what you want?
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Light buffet dinner will be served: 5:30 - 9:00 p.m.
1600 Valley Road Cafe - Lower Level
William Paterson University
• 300 Pompton Road • Wayne, New Jersey, 07920
As the owner of a closely held/family business, you know how important it is to be able to reach consensus on decisions that can help move your business forward and make it more successful. How can you get employees and co-workers to agree with decisions that need to be made? How do you easily and quickly get people to do what you want?
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Workforce Solutions to receive $4.3 million in stimulus funds for job training and supportive services
Tuesday, 14 April 2009
Workforce Solutions – Capital Area has been allocated $4,348,568 in Workforce Investment Act funds under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The funding will be used in a number of ways, with the ultimate goal to support the residents of Travis County as they prepare for and search for work.
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Workforce Solutions – Capital Area has been allocated $4,348,568 in Workforce Investment Act funds under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The funding will be used in a number of ways, with the ultimate goal to support the residents of Travis County as they prepare for and search for work.
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Senator Pushes Workforce Training Bill
Proposed grant program aimed at helping industry and educators work together to form targeted training programs
Addressing the skilled workforce shortage will require a collaborative environment stretching from business leaders to community colleges and labor groups that is focused on training workers for growing industries such as bioscience and alternative energy, said Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, while speaking at Cuyahoga Community College in Cleveland April 13 about his recently introduced workforce-development legislation.
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Addressing the skilled workforce shortage will require a collaborative environment stretching from business leaders to community colleges and labor groups that is focused on training workers for growing industries such as bioscience and alternative energy, said Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, while speaking at Cuyahoga Community College in Cleveland April 13 about his recently introduced workforce-development legislation.
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Digital Natives: Today’s kids can’t imagine a life without Google or Wikipedia
Urs Gasser - 14 April 2009 - Categorie: CSN Conference
These young people are already starting to enter the work force. What happens when Enterprise 2.0 meets Born Digital?
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These young people are already starting to enter the work force. What happens when Enterprise 2.0 meets Born Digital?
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Health workforce shortages to get worse
Tuesday, 14 April 2009, 3:39 pm
Press Release: New Zealand Labour Party
Health workforce shortages to get worse
Junior doctor shortages will only get worse under the National Government, Labour Health Spokesperson Ruth Dyson said.
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Press Release: New Zealand Labour Party
Health workforce shortages to get worse
Junior doctor shortages will only get worse under the National Government, Labour Health Spokesperson Ruth Dyson said.
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Non-Profits Benefiting From Laid Off Workforce Reporting
People laid off from their jobs are fast becoming a valuable resource for non-profit organizations in North Texas.
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Business tax planning a year-round process
By Joyce M. Rosenberg
ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK - It can be tempting for small business owners, once their income tax returns are filed, to put the whole issue of taxes behind them.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK - It can be tempting for small business owners, once their income tax returns are filed, to put the whole issue of taxes behind them.
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Small Businesses vs. Bailed-Out Banks .ArticleComments (1)more in Running a Business ».EmailPrinter FriendlyShare:
By LAUREN ETTER and DAN FITZPATRICK
CHICAGO -- There is a 17,000-square-foot factory in this city's ethnic Little Village neighborhood that is home to third-generation tamale maker Alejandro Castro, his grandmother's handwritten recipe for mole sauce -- and a protracted public-relations battle with the nation's largest bank by assets, Bank of America Corp.
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CHICAGO -- There is a 17,000-square-foot factory in this city's ethnic Little Village neighborhood that is home to third-generation tamale maker Alejandro Castro, his grandmother's handwritten recipe for mole sauce -- and a protracted public-relations battle with the nation's largest bank by assets, Bank of America Corp.
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Looking for inspirational leadership
Leadership is changing–for the better. That’s one good thing that will come out of the global crisis.
On Friday I wrote about empathy as a key component of leadership–and got lots of feedback about the post. One senior executive at a Fortune 500 company called me today to say that he shared it with some community leaders in his hometown. “If you can’t empathize, no one will follow you,” this exec told the group. “Even worse, if you’re not empathetic, you’ll make a bad decision.”
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On Friday I wrote about empathy as a key component of leadership–and got lots of feedback about the post. One senior executive at a Fortune 500 company called me today to say that he shared it with some community leaders in his hometown. “If you can’t empathize, no one will follow you,” this exec told the group. “Even worse, if you’re not empathetic, you’ll make a bad decision.”
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Jersey Journal to keep operating as cost goals met
04.13.09, 03:39 PM EDT
The publisher of the Jersey Journal says the newspaper will continue operating, despite an earlier warning that it might end its 142-year run on Monday.
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The publisher of the Jersey Journal says the newspaper will continue operating, despite an earlier warning that it might end its 142-year run on Monday.
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Unemployed seek training for 'green collar' jobs
By TERENCE CHEA – 20 hours ago
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — As the economy sheds jobs, community colleges across the country are reporting a surge of unemployed workers enrolling in courses that offer training for "green-collar" jobs.
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SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — As the economy sheds jobs, community colleges across the country are reporting a surge of unemployed workers enrolling in courses that offer training for "green-collar" jobs.
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Recession causing lawyer layoffs at big firms
By JESSE J. HOLLAND – 22 hours ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — In America, there are always people to sue or contracts to negotiate, right? Apparently there aren't enough.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — In America, there are always people to sue or contracts to negotiate, right? Apparently there aren't enough.
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Workplace Sabotage: Who's At Risk
With Employment Down, Backstabbing In The Workplace Is On The Rise
(CBS) Employees in the United States shed over 663,000 jobs in March. As the jobless numbers climb, how far would you go to preserve your job?
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(CBS) Employees in the United States shed over 663,000 jobs in March. As the jobless numbers climb, how far would you go to preserve your job?
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Startup embeds Web photos with shopping links
By RACHEL METZ – 1 day ago
NEW YORK (AP) — Inspiration comes in many forms, and in the case of James Everingham, it appeared as a pair of knockoff Christian Dior shoes.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Inspiration comes in many forms, and in the case of James Everingham, it appeared as a pair of knockoff Christian Dior shoes.
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Companies Can Save Millions of Dollars by Suspending Their 401(k) Match for Just One Year, According to New Hewitt Analysis
Despite Significant Savings, Hewitt Says Companies Can Take Alternative Steps to Reduce 401(k) Costs without Jeopardizing Employees’ Retirement Savings
LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--An increasing number of U.S. companies are suspending their employer 401(k) match in response to continued cost pressures. While the move is controversial, it is not surprising given today’s economic climate. According to a new analysis by Hewitt Associates, a global human resources consulting and outsourcing company, most companies could save millions of dollars by suspending their 401(k) match for only one year. Despite significant cost savings, Hewitt recommends employers take this step only as a last resort due to the significant impact it has on employees’ ability to save enough for retirement.
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LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--An increasing number of U.S. companies are suspending their employer 401(k) match in response to continued cost pressures. While the move is controversial, it is not surprising given today’s economic climate. According to a new analysis by Hewitt Associates, a global human resources consulting and outsourcing company, most companies could save millions of dollars by suspending their 401(k) match for only one year. Despite significant cost savings, Hewitt recommends employers take this step only as a last resort due to the significant impact it has on employees’ ability to save enough for retirement.
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HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan wants mortgage incentives for energy-efficient homes
Donovan says mortgages should come with lower rates or better terms to encourage purchases and retrofits that save energy.
By Kenneth R. Harney
April 12, 2009
Reporting from Washington -- Picture this: You're shopping for a larger home, dropping by open houses on a weekend. Each house you visit has an easy-to-understand disclosure about something that's typically unknown today -- its energy-guzzling costs per year.
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By Kenneth R. Harney
April 12, 2009
Reporting from Washington -- Picture this: You're shopping for a larger home, dropping by open houses on a weekend. Each house you visit has an easy-to-understand disclosure about something that's typically unknown today -- its energy-guzzling costs per year.
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Monday, April 13, 2009
Entrepreneurs can never use the 'Q' word
Farrah Gray/NNPA Columnist
Issue date: 4/12/09
Fear is a primary obstacle that prevents people from becoming entrepreneurs. Many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears. Read More...
Issue date: 4/12/09
Fear is a primary obstacle that prevents people from becoming entrepreneurs. Many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears. Read More...
Facing after-school education challenge
Over the past century, the idea of 'after school' has evolved to an essential educational opportunity for America's children. There is an emerging consensus about the value of good-quality after-school care for children. Read More...
No Job, No Diploma: Recession Hurts Special Education Students
Sunday, April 12, 2009
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — For some high school seniors, landing a job means more than extra cash for the movies or the mall — getting a paycheck means a chance to graduate.
Yet many schools that place special education students in paid jobs leading to so-called "occupational diplomas" are finding their work cut out for them: soaring joblessness means restaurants, small businesses and retailers that for years provided jobs to students with disabilities are increasingly hard-pressed to help in a sour economy. Read More...
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — For some high school seniors, landing a job means more than extra cash for the movies or the mall — getting a paycheck means a chance to graduate.
Yet many schools that place special education students in paid jobs leading to so-called "occupational diplomas" are finding their work cut out for them: soaring joblessness means restaurants, small businesses and retailers that for years provided jobs to students with disabilities are increasingly hard-pressed to help in a sour economy. Read More...
Automaking jobs fell sharply in past months
BY JOHN GALLAGHER • FREE PRESS BUSINESS WRITER • April 12, 2009
The crisis facing automotive workers in Michigan and elsewhere is clearly illustrated in the accompanying chart. Read More...
Before you franchise, research
Q&A
By JACQUELINE TAYLOR For the Chronicle
April 11, 2009, 1:22AM
Q. I own a very successful sandwich shop, and it seems like every day people tell me they wish I had a shop in their neighborhood. I’m already pretty busy running my one shop, but I like the idea of opening more. That got me thinking about franchising. How hard is it to franchise a business? Read More...
By JACQUELINE TAYLOR For the Chronicle
April 11, 2009, 1:22AM
Q. I own a very successful sandwich shop, and it seems like every day people tell me they wish I had a shop in their neighborhood. I’m already pretty busy running my one shop, but I like the idea of opening more. That got me thinking about franchising. How hard is it to franchise a business? Read More...
Saving Up for Career No. 2
As more seniors turn to second careers instead of retiring, their savings help them get by while they do what they want. Read More...
Reach financial goals in your 20s and 30s
Money market fund? 401(k)? Learn the language of the financially savvy
Do terms like "money market fund" and "401(k)" leave you scratching your head? The new edition of "Get a Financial Life" helps you learn the basic language of the financially savvy. This excerpt offers a cheat sheet on some of the fundamentals you should know about saving money. Read More...
Do terms like "money market fund" and "401(k)" leave you scratching your head? The new edition of "Get a Financial Life" helps you learn the basic language of the financially savvy. This excerpt offers a cheat sheet on some of the fundamentals you should know about saving money. Read More...
Ask an Expert: Twitter for small business ... reconsidered
By Steve Strauss for USA TODAY
To say I received a little feedback on my column regarding Twitter and business last week would be a vast understatement. Let's just say I didn't rave about Twitter, and in return, a lot of people did not rave about me.
The Twitteratti were in an uproar. Read More...
To say I received a little feedback on my column regarding Twitter and business last week would be a vast understatement. Let's just say I didn't rave about Twitter, and in return, a lot of people did not rave about me.
The Twitteratti were in an uproar. Read More...
Online University Pledges To Help Ease Nursing Shortage
April 13th, 2009 by Matthew C. Keegan
Our nation’s nursing shortage has been brought on in large part because there aren’t enough seats at universities and nursing schools to accommodate applicants. This has resulted in more than 50,000 applicants being turned away from schools in the last year alone. Read More...
Our nation’s nursing shortage has been brought on in large part because there aren’t enough seats at universities and nursing schools to accommodate applicants. This has resulted in more than 50,000 applicants being turned away from schools in the last year alone. Read More...
The Truth About Green Jobs - Blog Post
The Green Jobs Act mandates that in order to receive federal funding for "green jobs", organizations must partner with an organized labor union... Read More...
Guaranteeing the Value of a High School Diploma
By Patrick Riccards - Eduflack
A high school diploma has never been as important as it now is today.For years, we have said that virtually every student needs some form of postsecondary education, with 90 percent of newly created jobs requiring post-high school learning.We have invested billions of dollars in high school reforms, seeking to make the secondary school experience more interesting, engaging, rigorous, and relevant for all students.We have stepped up efforts to stem the rising tide of drop-out rates.And we have increased efforts to better measure student proficiencies prior to graduate. Read More...
A high school diploma has never been as important as it now is today.For years, we have said that virtually every student needs some form of postsecondary education, with 90 percent of newly created jobs requiring post-high school learning.We have invested billions of dollars in high school reforms, seeking to make the secondary school experience more interesting, engaging, rigorous, and relevant for all students.We have stepped up efforts to stem the rising tide of drop-out rates.And we have increased efforts to better measure student proficiencies prior to graduate. Read More...
Thursday, April 9, 2009
On the Job, but on the Lookout for Work
By LAURA M. HOLSON
Published: April 8, 2009
WITH the economy in the tank, one can never have too many friends. So a few weeks ago, Katherine Wu, an executive at NBC Universal, packed an overnight bag with her yoga mat and drove 80 miles to Mohonk Mountain House in New Paltz, N.Y., to a retreat organized by 85 Broads, a women’s networking group. In between spa treatments and sun salutations, she and 17 fellow executives discussed career prospects in an unsettled economy. Read More...
Published: April 8, 2009
WITH the economy in the tank, one can never have too many friends. So a few weeks ago, Katherine Wu, an executive at NBC Universal, packed an overnight bag with her yoga mat and drove 80 miles to Mohonk Mountain House in New Paltz, N.Y., to a retreat organized by 85 Broads, a women’s networking group. In between spa treatments and sun salutations, she and 17 fellow executives discussed career prospects in an unsettled economy. Read More...
Aging Your Work Force
Keeping older employees will help maintain success.
By JEFFREY JOERRES From today's Wall Street Journal Europe.
It's too soon to tell how the current global recession will affect the one of the greatest challenges facing corporate leaders over the next decade: the coming explosion in the number of workers at retirement age, and the inadequate pool of younger workers to fill those roles. Companies that haven't started planning for this transition have some catching up to do. Read More...
By JEFFREY JOERRES From today's Wall Street Journal Europe.
It's too soon to tell how the current global recession will affect the one of the greatest challenges facing corporate leaders over the next decade: the coming explosion in the number of workers at retirement age, and the inadequate pool of younger workers to fill those roles. Companies that haven't started planning for this transition have some catching up to do. Read More...
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Tuning Up (and Engaging) The Workforce Engine
Forget for a moment the fancy CRM, CIM, ACD/routing, and CTI solutions. The engines that truly drive contact centers, and the customer retention, satisfaction, revenue and income they get in motion are the staff. These are the agents who interact with the customers and the supervisors and managers who ensure quality and performance objectives that make these functions roll. Read More...
NC conference on aging focuses on aging US workforce, how businesses can get their best
By Associated Press
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina conference aims to describe how businesses can better manage a workforce that gets grayer every year. Read More...
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina conference aims to describe how businesses can better manage a workforce that gets grayer every year. Read More...
Boeing Selects Boost eLearning To Improve Employee Productivity While Using Google Search
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Boeing Company has selected Boost eLearning Google Search Training to save Boeing employees time and improve search results when using Google to search the Internet or the Boeing intranet. Boeing will use Boost eLearning Google Search Training to enhance the skills of Boeing employees to obtain fast, accurate search results. Read More...
Can games development embrace more flexible working patterns?
Develop has today published a five point guide highlighting what the games industry must do to get the most out of the newly emerging workforce management models. Read More...
Economic Crisis Takes Toll On Health Of Corporate Sector Workforce: Assocham Report
The worldwide economic recession is spreading obscurity and misery all over.
In its latest report, industry body Assocham said that over half of corporate India’s personnel suffers from a range of chronic and lifestyle problems. Read More...
In its latest report, industry body Assocham said that over half of corporate India’s personnel suffers from a range of chronic and lifestyle problems. Read More...
Retain your Knowledge During Layoffs
Instituting knowledge development programs can ensure that the knowledge and experience of baby boomers is passed on to future workers. Read More...
Learning Technologies in Adult Education
Written on April 8, 2009 – 12:29 am
Today, we find more and more that students over the traditional age are going back to school. With the economy and the layoffs in the workforce, many adults are seeing the benefit of learning new skills and trades and being more marketable in the workforce. Technology is the now the new norm in teaching and learning. Read More...
Today, we find more and more that students over the traditional age are going back to school. With the economy and the layoffs in the workforce, many adults are seeing the benefit of learning new skills and trades and being more marketable in the workforce. Technology is the now the new norm in teaching and learning. Read More...
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
GM Said to Speed Bankruptcy Plans as Board Crafts Savings Goals
By Jeff Green
April 6 (Bloomberg) -- General Motors Corp. is speeding up preparations for a possible bankruptcy filing even as directors seek deeper savings this week to avoid that outcome, people familiar with the plans said. Read More...
April 6 (Bloomberg) -- General Motors Corp. is speeding up preparations for a possible bankruptcy filing even as directors seek deeper savings this week to avoid that outcome, people familiar with the plans said. Read More...
Students prove ready for the workforce
Jennifer Heaslip/Times-News
By Jennifer Heaslip
Published: Tuesday, April 7, 2009 at 4:30 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, April 6, 2009 at 8:56 p.m.
North Henderson High students are ready for the workforce, and they’re willing to prove it. AC Last Thursday and Friday, about 65 students took Career Readiness Certificate tests, which use work-related questions to evaluate how sharp their skills are in three core areas: reading for information, applied mathematics and locating information. Read More...
By Jennifer Heaslip
Published: Tuesday, April 7, 2009 at 4:30 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, April 6, 2009 at 8:56 p.m.
North Henderson High students are ready for the workforce, and they’re willing to prove it. AC Last Thursday and Friday, about 65 students took Career Readiness Certificate tests, which use work-related questions to evaluate how sharp their skills are in three core areas: reading for information, applied mathematics and locating information. Read More...
Report shows California's workforce continues to gray
By Mike Swift
Mercury News
Posted: 04/06/2009 06:28:08 PM PDT
Californians are working later in life than they once did, and the trend of a graying work force — particularly among women — has continued even as the economy fell into a deep recession. Read More...
Mercury News
Posted: 04/06/2009 06:28:08 PM PDT
Californians are working later in life than they once did, and the trend of a graying work force — particularly among women — has continued even as the economy fell into a deep recession. Read More...
Students Build Race Cars Gaining Skills for Workforce
By Laura Vesco
ReporterPublished: April 6, 2009
College is not for everyone but graduating from high school and trying to find a stable job in this economy is tougher than usual. Some students at Jones Senior High School are making sure they don’t enter the workforce with just a high school diploma. Our Laura Vesco says there is a hands on class that is giving students useful skills. Read More...
ReporterPublished: April 6, 2009
College is not for everyone but graduating from high school and trying to find a stable job in this economy is tougher than usual. Some students at Jones Senior High School are making sure they don’t enter the workforce with just a high school diploma. Our Laura Vesco says there is a hands on class that is giving students useful skills. Read More...
Regional workforce is less focused on downtown New Orleans
by Kate Moran, The Times-Picayune
Monday April 06, 2009, 5:53 PM
The region's employment base has become less and less centered in downtown New Orleans over the past decade, a trend that has profound urban planning consequences for both the city and its surrounding suburbs, according to a report released Monday by the Brookings Institution, a nonpartisan think tank. Read More...
Monday April 06, 2009, 5:53 PM
The region's employment base has become less and less centered in downtown New Orleans over the past decade, a trend that has profound urban planning consequences for both the city and its surrounding suburbs, according to a report released Monday by the Brookings Institution, a nonpartisan think tank. Read More...
21st Century Insurance cuts 7% of workforce
21st Century Insurance, a personal auto insurance business subsidiary of American International Group, has laid off 7% of its workforce, or nearly 500 employees, in response to decline in premiums in the midst of the economic downturn, according to reports. Read More...
How Mobility Can Unlock Business Workforce And Provide Economic Relief
There is a lot of discussion about the impact that the global economic downdraft is having on the IT market and ultimately, IT spend. The prevailing theme, echoed recently by ITWorldCanada’s own Denise Dubie is a bleak one, poining to a decline in IT spend “worse than 2001″. Denise is in good company, with Gartner almost singlehandedly responsible for this “buzz”, as a Google search easily reveals. Don’t believe it though... Read More...
Microsoft New Zealand launches “toolshed” to help Kiwis in recession
AUCKLAND, New Zealand – 7 April, 2009 – Microsoft New Zealand today launched a suite of tools, training and software to help New Zealanders develop the skills needed to lead the country from recession. Using a special Web site set up to resemble the classic kiwi toolshed, Microsoft expects to be part of a larger initiative within the ICT industry to step up and help Kiwis get competitive in the global economy. Read More...
Forbes Business Highlights
Associated Press, 04.06.09, 06:03 PM EDT
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Without IBM Corp.'s $7 billion takeover offer, Sun Microsystems Inc., a Silicon Valley rebel known for independence, is possibly alone again. Unless a new suitor somehow emerges, Sun will have to overcome the wobbly finances that forced it to shop itself around. Read More...
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Without IBM Corp.'s $7 billion takeover offer, Sun Microsystems Inc., a Silicon Valley rebel known for independence, is possibly alone again. Unless a new suitor somehow emerges, Sun will have to overcome the wobbly finances that forced it to shop itself around. Read More...
What Do I Do Now?
Five Financial Moves You Should Definitely Make -- and Five You Shouldn't
Despite recent gains in the stock market, portfolios remain badly damaged by the market performance of the past 18 months. With jobs still falling away at a rapid clip, the recession is still a serious concern and policymakers are scrambling to implement expensive and complex solutions.
As we wade through these difficult times, how should you think about your own financial situation? A good starting point is to remember what Kipling wrote: Keep your head about you as everyone is losing theirs. Read More...
Despite recent gains in the stock market, portfolios remain badly damaged by the market performance of the past 18 months. With jobs still falling away at a rapid clip, the recession is still a serious concern and policymakers are scrambling to implement expensive and complex solutions.
As we wade through these difficult times, how should you think about your own financial situation? A good starting point is to remember what Kipling wrote: Keep your head about you as everyone is losing theirs. Read More...
Ford Slashes Debt, Stays Ahead of GM and Chrysler
Ford, the only of the Big Three automakers to so far refuse government bailout money, said this morning that it has slashed the debt in its automotive division, enabling it to save $500 million per year in interest expense. Read More...
Sallie Mae to add 2,000 jobs to US in 18 months
The nation's largest private student lender says it will bring 2,000 jobs to the U.S. within the next 18 months. And 600 of those positions are to go to Sallie Mae's Wilkes-Barre, Pa., facility. Read More...
Marietta jobs in peril as Pentagon declines F-22s
The Defense Department plans to end the F-22 Raptor fighter jet program that employs 2,000 workers in Marietta. The move is part of one of the most sweeping makeovers of defense spending in recent history. Read More...
Theme-park giant Disney cuts 1900 jobs
Walt Disney confirmed last Friday that it had cut 1900 employees from its Orlando and California operations since mid-February. Read More...
Monday, April 6, 2009
A Scramble to Add Air Traffic Controllers
Because of this retirement bubble, the F.A.A. is in the midst of a hiring surge that began in 2005; its Air Traffic Control Workforce plan has set a goal of hiring 17,000 controllers by 2017. Read More...
IT Strategies for Remotely Supporting a Distributed Workforce
Source: Citrix Online
IDC expects the global mobile worker population to increase from 758.6 million in 2006 to more than 1.0 billion in 2011.
Today's workforce is a distributed one - workers across industries are telecommuting, working out of satellite offices and connecting into headquarters from the road.
With this increased mobility of the workforce, IT is faced with complex challenges of providing reliable and fast tech support to distributed employees while managing costs and productivity.Join us for an interactive Webinar to hear IDC Research Manager Matt Healey reveal insights and strategies for improving the delivery of reliable and cost-effective remote support to end users in out-of-office environments. Read more...
IDC expects the global mobile worker population to increase from 758.6 million in 2006 to more than 1.0 billion in 2011.
Today's workforce is a distributed one - workers across industries are telecommuting, working out of satellite offices and connecting into headquarters from the road.
With this increased mobility of the workforce, IT is faced with complex challenges of providing reliable and fast tech support to distributed employees while managing costs and productivity.Join us for an interactive Webinar to hear IDC Research Manager Matt Healey reveal insights and strategies for improving the delivery of reliable and cost-effective remote support to end users in out-of-office environments. Read more...
Tompkins Workforce New York
Tompkins Workforce New York (WFNY) is 11 partner agencies, both government and private, who have coordinated their resources and offer services to: assist employers in meeting current and future workforce needs, provide job seekers with the tools needed for a successful work search and fund training programs to upgrade skills and enhance employability. Tompkins Workforce New York provides a convenient, one-stop shopping approach for accessing employment-related services for businesses, workers and jobseekers in Tompkins County. The full-service Workforce New York Career Center is located on The Commons in Center Ithaca on the second floor. Read more...
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