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Working Longer: Creating a 21st Century Workplace for the 21st Century Workforce

Kathleen E. Christensen | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Workforce, Baby Boomers, Baby Boomer Workforce, Older Workers, Jobs for Seniors, Baby Boomer Generation, Aging Workforce, Jobs for Elderly, Seniors, Seniors Working, Business News
Kathleen E. Christensen

We need a new set of reforms to address the millions of older Americans in the workplace, and to ensure that the jobs we have work for them.

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U.S. Multinationals Hiring At Much Faster Rate Overseas: Report

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 04.20.2012

Read More: Workforce, General Electric, Walmart, Multinational Corporations, Ikea, Overseas Hiring, Unemployment, Microsoft, Hiring, Globalization, Caterpillar, Consumer Spending, Race to the Bottom, Video, Business News

U.S. multinationals are hiring. They're just doing a lot of it overseas these days. Multinational firms based in the United States expanded their w...

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Recovery No Help For Many Laid-Off Government Employees

Reuters | Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: Layoffs, Workforce, State Government, Housing Market, Recovery, Unemployment, Private Sector, Great Recession, Labor Department, Reuters, Jobs, Government Employees, Moody's, Business News

By Lisa Lambert April 8 (Reuters) - Since 2009, the city of Chesapeake, tucked up against the Great Dismal Swamp in southern Virginia,...

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More U.S. Jobs Added in February

Richard Barrington | Posted 05.19.2012

Read More: Personal Finance, Bls, Federal Reserve, Interest Rates, Savings Account Rates, Workforce, U.S. Economy, European Debt Crisis, Unemployment, Unemployment Rate, Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Unemployment Rate, Business News
Richard Barrington

The U.S. economy added a net total of 227,000 jobs in February, continuing steady employment growth of previous months. However, no aspect of the economy operates in isolation, and there are two outside forces that could throw employment.

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Adding One Million More for America's Future

Mary Ann Rankin | Posted 04.29.2012

Read More: Workforce, President Barack Obama, Science, Technology, STEM Education, College Graduates, Nmsi, Pcast, Education News
Mary Ann Rankin

Long regarded as the world's preeminent place to study and practice the fields of science, technology, engineering, and math, the U.S. has recently been losing ground in these disciplines to other parts of the world.

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Millennials And Baby Boomers: At Odds Or Peas In A Pod?

www.forbes.com | Posted 01.21.2012

Read More: Workforce, Baby Boomers, Workplace, Millenials, Generations, Generational Divide, Millenial Generation, Boomers, Technology, Communication, Fifty News

On a recent Friday afternoon a colleague stopped by my desk, and by the look on her face, I could tell she came for one thing and one thing only. S...

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The Office Of Tomorrow: An Older Workforce Takes Shape

management.fortune.cnn.com | Posted 01.09.2012

Read More: Workforce, Future-Trends, Aging, Older-Workforce, Retirement, Older Workers, Human Resources, Recession, Health Benefits, Fifty News

FORTUNE -- A man parks his bike and unbuckles his helmet to reveal baldness and salt-and-pepper eyebrows. A woman in orthopedic shoes makes her way in...

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The "Best Four Years" vs. the Next 50

Ben Kassoy | Posted 01.18.2012

Read More: Workforce, Undergraduate, Graduation, Unemployment, Nba Lockout, College, Economy, Employment, Jobs, Music, Nba, College News
Ben Kassoy

Despite all this growth and experience, evolving from "college kid" to bona fide "young professional" has taken more than not wearing sweatshirts every day.

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Women and Work -- Where to Now?

Dr. Peggy Drexler | Posted 01.16.2012

Read More: Workforce, Employees, Women, Bureauof Labor Statistics, Ale-Heavy Industries, Feminist, S, Mentoring, Middle Management, Manufacturing, Work-Life Balencegt, Construction, Wage Gap, Families, Recession, Women News
Dr. Peggy Drexler

Regardless of where you fall on the scale of feminist ideology -- great progress to stubborn inequality -- in the arena of women and work, big shifts are afoot. The direction is clear. The destination is not. But by all indications, work and families have some adjustments ahead.

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The Marriage and Motherhood Myths

Barbara & Shannon Kelley | Posted 01.01.2012

Read More: Workforce, Success, Marriage, Childfree, Infertility, Carrie Bradshaw, The Beauty Myth, Choices, Having It All, Naomi Wolf, Fertility, Egg Freezing, Kim Kardashian, Women News
Barbara & Shannon Kelley

I'm not saying that we don't -- or shouldn't -- want love and marriage and a baby carriage. But if we don't, the cultural forces at work sure do their best to change our minds.

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Obama Takes On Veteran Job Creation

Posted 12.25.2011

Read More: Workforce, Congress, Video, 2012 Election, President Barack Obama, Jobs, American Jobs Act, Job Creation, The White House, Veterans, Business News

The White House said on Tuesday that President Barack Obama will take executive action to help military veterans find work, bypassing congressiona...

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In Global Education Race, U.S. Is Falling Behind

Justin Snider | Posted 12.17.2011

Read More: Workforce, India, Thomas Friedman, England, Ivy League, Ireland, Stanford, Harvard, Recession, Canada, Oecd, Barack Obama, Yale, The Hechinger Report, Education, Michael Mandelbaum, South Korea, Great Recession, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Washington Post, Higher Education, Japan, China, Education News
Justin Snider

For America to avert catastrophe and regain both its educational edge and economic dominance, how -- and how urgently -- must must U.S. higher education change?

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Retired Seniors Might Be The Answer To America's Aging Problem

Marki Flannery | Posted 12.06.2011

Read More: Workforce, Seniors, Healthy Living Health News, Seniors and Home Health Care, Mental Health, Seniors Return to Workforce, Seniors and Long-Term Care, Healthy Living Mind, Seniors and Home Health Aides, Healthy Living News
Marki Flannery

Christine Mitchell has worked since she was 17 years old. Last year, at age 68, she finally retired. She jumped back into the workforce with the help of the Mature Workers Program.

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7 Reasons You Should Join a Union

David Macaray | Posted 11.21.2011

Read More: Workforce, Union Membership, Union Benefits, Labor, Labor Unions, Organized Labor, Unions, Business News
David Macaray

Generally speaking, union jobs pay significantly more than non-union jobs. You want to be part of the American middle-class? Join a union.

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Improving the Odds: Winning the Fight to Rebuild the Latino Middle Class

Janet Murguía | Posted 11.05.2011

Read More: Workforce, Latinos, Housing Market, Foreclosure Crisis, Economy, Jobs, Job Creation, Consumer Protection, Latino Prosperity, Latino Voices News
Janet Murguía

America has always been a nation that prides itself on rising above adversity and beating the odds. But this Labor Day, more than two years since the end of the most punishing recession since the Great Depression, American families hoping to stay in the middle class are facing long odds.

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Citi Executive: 'Corporate Sector Cannot Continue To Simply Cut Costs'

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 10.30.2011

Read More: Bloomberg, Workforce, Citi, Corporate Profits, Squawk Box, Work Load, Cnbc, Labor Department, Corporate Spending, Jobs, Richard Cookson, S&P 500, Productivity, Video, Business News

High corporate profits have been one of the few bright spots for the global recovery. One high-level financial executive isn't so sure that success ca...

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A Framework for Preparing Low-Income Youth for Green Jobs and Green Careers

Sally T. Prouty | Posted 09.27.2011

Read More: Workforce, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Clinton Global Initiative, Education, Green Careers, Unemployment, Green Jobs, Green for All, Green, Green Jobs Training, Impact News
Sally T. Prouty

One of the biggest challenges in today's world is figuring out how to connect people to jobs. According to reports at the recently held Clinton Global...

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Bridging the Skills Gap in Today's Economy

Mitch Rosin | Posted 09.25.2011

Read More: Workforce, Adult Education, Job Skills, Investment in Education, Unskilled Workers, Education, Skilled Workers, Education News
Mitch Rosin

A dire need for workforce development is at hand for today's adults who are struggling to complete basic schooling and hone the skills necessary for gainful employment in our global, multi-faceted and fast-paced economy.

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The Youth Are Leading Change in Brazil

Akhtar Badshah | Posted 09.06.2011

Read More: Workforce, Community, Brazil, Training, Employment, Impact News
Akhtar Badshah

The magic of Brazil is that there is no conflict between economic growth and lifting people out of poverty. I saw a clear sense of priority and investment in youth as the driver.

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Unemployment Is Dropping -- Except For Discouraged Workers

Bloomberg | Rich Miller | Posted 06.11.2011

Read More: Workforce, Job Market, Finding a Job, Unemployment Rate, Hiring, Discouraged Workers, Federal Reserve, Business News

Some 6.3 million people have been out of work and looking for a job for more than six months. The employment-to-population ratio is lower than it was ...

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Don't Cut Off Your Knows

Jodie Levin-Epstein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Workforce, Congress, Skills, Job Training, Budget Cuts, Budget, Unemployment, Great Recession, Economy, Department of Labor, Jobs, Job Creation, Business News
Jodie Levin-Epstein

The House-passed Continuing Resolution would sharply reduce or eliminate funding for summer jobs for youth, training assistance for unemployed workers, and support for one-stop career centers.

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Selling Yourself With Your Resume

Donna Flagg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Workforce, Selling Yourself, Workplace, Career Advice, Job Hunting, Jobs, Resumes, Business, Business News
Donna Flagg

You need to define your former experience by describing each accomplishment in a way that shows the reader you contributed to the company's success in a clear and tangible way.

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Are Knowledge Workers Being Replaced by 'Insight Workers'?

Rich Lesser | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Knowledge Workers, Workforce, Smarter Ideas, Business News
Rich Lesser

If what we need are insight workers, then we need to develop talent of all ages differently -- with more emphasis on problem-solving, more emphasis on collaboration, more skills in translating information and ideas into impact.

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Millennials: Starting Up Or Starting Over In The Face Of Recessionary Pay Gaps

Christina Vuleta | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Workforce, Entrepreneurship, Forbes Women, Youth, Entrepreneur, Career, Economy, Pay Gap, Employment, Recession, Get a Real Job, Income, Megan Casserly, Unemployment, Workplace, Steve Gerber, Job, Salary, Stuck Generation, Generation Y, Milllennials, Millennial Generation, Millennials Jobs, Millennials, Careers, Millennials Careers, Healthy Living News
Christina Vuleta

While more Millennials are bucking up and taking whatever job they can get, whether it's a permanent shift remains to be seen. Some believe they are just biding their time until the economy brightens.

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Transforming Today's Talent for Tomorrow

Jeanne Beliveau-Dunn | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Workforce, Technology Skills, Technology in Workforce, Tech, Technology, Technology News
Jeanne Beliveau-Dunn

Preparing the next generation to live and work in a rapidly transforming global economy requires a new way of looking at employment, education and training that will rely heavily on technology and collaboration.

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