Look to retail, restaurants and hire their best
In a mechanical contracting trade magazine, a training director says retail and eating establishments are great sources of young people who are willing to work and learn.
Dos, don'ts for workplace reviews
The Seattle Post Intelligencer provides six things to consider and six things to avoid when it comes to reviewing employees' annual performance.
Firms Go Online To Train Employees
For small businesses looking to cut costs and increase efficiency, online training classes and videos are becoming more available – and more attractive.
Paying Worker Tuition Can Help Business
Human resources professionals say that paying for employees' courses is a great motivator and retention tool for all companies.
Who's Responsible for Employee Career Development?
Most employees get few opportunities to discuss career development with their bosses – at least that’s how they see it according to a recent survey.
The changing face of corporate training
Corporate trainers are under increasing pressure to minimize the time employees train "off the job," resulting in a decline in formal classroom training.
It Takes More Than Saying 'Pretty Please'
Many workers assume that their powers of persuasion are innate. But some recent research shows that these skills can be learned. And they should be learned.
When and How to Push Your Boss for More Help
CareerJournal.com addresses the sticky issue of going above an uncooperative and unresponsive manager's head to ensure major project completion.
Married to your job? A 'work spouse' is for you
The sort of work relationship where you argue, make up and share confidences has become so much a part of our lives that it has become part of our jargon.
Sensitivity a boon for managers
With 76 million baby boomers readying to retire in the next decade or shortly thereafter, keeping good workers will be more pressing than ever for employers.
Staff engagement: the key to creating call centres of excellence
Call centres have a poor reputation for people management, but a few savvy employers have discovered that if employee engagement is high, profit follows.
Schools to groom students for the workplace
Madison, CT's Board of Education reports that it is honing in on development of staff, facilities, and learning resources for the 21st century.
15 Questions For Setting A Career Change in Motion
How can you get a crystal-clear sense where you want to go? Understanding what has and hasn't worked for you in past jobs is the best place to start.
Hotels train employees to think fast
Major hotel chains at every price level are re-energizing their employee-training programs, from managers down to busboys.
Beyond Cognitive Disability Barriers
More companies are realizing the workforce opportunities in people with intellectual disabilities and are considering them not only for jobs, but careers.
Corporate Mentoring Programs on the Upswing
Eager to retain up-and-coming employees, companies are increasingly recognizing that formal mentoring programs can provide significant benefits for both the employee and the company.
When an Ex-Boss Spoils Your Chance for a New Job
Job seekers have several options that can help them to overcome a bad reference from a former manager.
Landing an Internal Position Often Requires Extra Effort
Assuming colleagues know you're terrific is among the most common mistakes made by inside applicants. However, it's not the only one.
Avoiding Employee Lawsuits
A SmartMoney.com article says that many business owners fail to educate their work force on harassment or discrimination policies.
Higher Performance
An article on SHRM Online provides tips on how to become – and be recognized as – a high-potential HR employee.
Measurements of a Firm's IQ Linked to Its Profitability
A business professor at Washington University has developed a way to measure a company's IQ based on how effective it is at innovating.
Recruiters battle for experienced staff in an employee's market
According to human resources professionals in Lafayette, Louisiana, salaries are going up to entice people to take new positions.
Initiative Launched to Promote Workplace Literacy
What the state of Indiana is doing to improve skills of workers state-wide.
Oregon Health & Science Startup Company Creates Workplace Training Software For 'Forgotten People
New software helps employees with limited education learn important job-related skills.
Information Mapping Launches e-Learning Program to Teach E-mail Writing Skills
Employers save time and confusion by teaching workers to write better emails.
Money
Worries Hinder Job Performance
According to this USA Today article, employee financial problems
could be costing businesses a bundle. One possible solution: Financial training.
Spending
on Employee Training Remains Stable
According to this Employee Benefit News article, companies have
refrained from cutting their training budgets while spending more on technology-based
instruction.
Where
Paying Dues Delivers
Lea Soupata rose from truck driver to senior vice president of people programs
at UPS, becoming one of the highest-paid female human resources executives
in the nation in the process. It’s a success story, but it’s
also just how things are at UPS, where people routinely work their way up
from the bottom.
Filling
the Gap
For reasons of education, training and demographics, some large corporations
are increasingly finding hard-to-fill gaps in their workforces.
With
Customers Griping, Retailers Finally Get the Message
Customer complaints are way up, according to the latest statistics. And
the usual explanations - a worker shortage, Gen-X indifference - seem to
fall short. The real issue, some experts say: a lack of effective training.
Survey:
Employers Worried About Workers' Skills, Attitudes
A University of Phoenix survey of more than 300 employers in the fastest-growing
industries – health care, education, business, computer systems and sales
-- found that 65 percent of them are worried about a shortage of skilled
workers.
Blind
Investment
If people are a company’s biggest asset, why don’t Wall Street
analysts pay more attention to them?