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Lip Service? Poll Shows Concern Over Older Workers Retiring, Business Losing Skills

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Lip Service? Poll Shows Concern Over Older Workers Retiring, Business Losing Skills

Employers are apparently waking up to the fact that millions of older workers will begin retiring soon, and they’ve done relatively little about it — other than layoff older workers. A joint poll released 09 April 2012 by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and AARP shows that “U.S. employers are ramping up skills training and employee benefits aimed […]

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Employer Wellness Programs Tie Rewards, Penalties To Health Tests, Lifestyle Choices

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Employer Wellness Programs Tie Rewards, Penalties To Health Tests, Lifestyle Choices

By JULIE APPLEBY, KHN Staff Writer– Once a year, employees of the Swiss Village Retirement Community in Berne, Ind., have a checkup that will help determine how much they pay for health coverage. Those who don’t smoke, aren’t obese and whose blood pressure and cholesterol fall below specific levels get to shave as much as $2,000 […]

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Infographic – How To Train Your Employees To Use Social Media

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Infographic – How To Train Your Employees To Use Social Media

Every organization needs a good social media plan to succeed. You could hire an outside firm and pay big bucks. Or you might take a look at the homegrown talent. Your best social media team may be your current workforce. Here’s a helpful infographic to help guide your way to training your employees to handle your […]

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Inforgraphic Career Choice – Factors For Choosing A Career

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Inforgraphic Career Choice – Factors For Choosing A Career

Infographic – What Factors Go Into Choosing A Career? Are you a student who will graduate this fall? Or perhaps you want to change careers? Maybe you have been unemployed long-term and are looking for a fresh start. This handy infographic adds visualization to the process of choosing a career. (click on career choice graphic […]

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Infographic – How To Craft The Perfect Resume For The Digital Age

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Infographic – How To Craft The Perfect Resume For The Digital Age

How To Craft The Perfect Resume For The Digital Age Writing, formatting and sending a resume to its intended recipient is a tricky proposition these days. Often the format of your resume and your choice of words determine whether your resume will make it through your perspective employer’s “talent management: software. So what to do? […]

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Analysis – ‘Medical Cost-Shifting’ The Ripple Effect Of Uncompensated Health Care

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Analysis – ‘Medical Cost-Shifting’ The Ripple Effect Of Uncompensated Health Care

By WENDELL POTTER, iWatchNews– If I were trying to persuade the Supreme Court later this month that Obamacare should not be declared unconstitutional, I would tell the story of the woman who was the original named plaintiff in the lawsuit filed by the National Federation of Independent Business, one of the fiercest critics of the […]

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Career Lessons From Interviews With Idiots

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Career Lessons From Interviews With Idiots

By PENELOPE TRUNK — In case you’ve never noticed, I rarely interview anyone for this column. Most of my sources are family and unsuspecting friends who complain that I make everyone look bad. But it is not true. It is true that they THINK I make them look bad, but in fact, I could rip […]

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The Do’s And Don’ts Of The Office Happy Hour

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The Do’s And Don’ts Of The Office Happy Hour

By RICHIE FRIEMAN — Despite having the occasional ‘case of the Mondays,’ work doesn’t always have to be a drag. In fact, when you have good people around you, it makes a world of difference. I’ve had nightmare jobs before but worked with great people, which helped save me from going insane. We’ve all been there, […]

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Infographic – Clocked In – Annual And Weekly Working Hours Around The World

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Infographic – Clocked In – Annual And Weekly Working Hours Around The World

Working Hours Around The World (click graphic to view full-size)

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Study Finds Healthy Social Network Helps After Job Loss

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Study Finds Healthy Social Network Helps After Job Loss

By BERNIE DeGROAT, University of Michigan — When faced with job loss, people who consider themselves poor may limit employment prospects by believing they have a smaller social network than they actually do, says a University of Michigan business professor. “Social networks help explain people’s outcomes in the labor market by determining how people seek help,” […]

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