Time for a guessing game. We’re playing “Who am I?” Here are the hints: I get nearly free health care and pay only a pittance … Read more
Reports Say: Fewer Openings, Longer Job Searches
Two labor-related reports this week offer no evidence that the recession Wall Street believes is over really is, at least so far as workers are concerned. … Read more
Companies Ready to Unfreeze Salaries; Retention Worries Increase
A new study from Watson Wyatt has pretty good news for employees who miss their old salaries and 401(k) matches, and shows that employers are just as … Read more
Numbers Point to a Long, Slow Recovery
Economists expect that tomorrow’s jobs report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics will show 175,000 jobs were lost in September, the smallest … Read more
Three Surveys Show Economic Confidence Is On The Rise
New surveys this week are stoking optimism that the worst of the worst recession in (insert your choice of years here) really may be behind us. The … Read more
Need to Cut Labor Costs but Avoid Layoffs? A Checklist of Cost-cutting Options (Part 2 of 2)
Last week in Part 1 of this series, I mentioned that as the global economy continues to emerge, many organizations may find themselves needing to cut labor … Read more
Need to Cut Labor Costs but Avoid Layoffs? A Checklist of Cost-cutting Options (Part 1 of 2)
When many organizations are faced with the need to cut labor costs, the approaches taken are generally unscientific and poorly researched. Many simply do … Read more
12 Ways to Keep Recruiters Busy
If you’re like some corporate recruiting leaders before the current downturn hit, you had your staff balanced with a solid mix of regular full-time … Read more
If You Haven’t Laid People Off Yet, You Probably Won’t
From the department of maybe-things-are-getting-less-bad: “layoffs, hiring freezes, and salary freezes may have finally peaked” in the U.S., … Read more
Fewer Fancy Food Jobs
It’s a good time to bring the kids to Friday’s, Applebee’s, or Chili’s. It’s also a decent time to be a shareholder in Panera … Read more