What’s an Unpaid Internship Worth Anyway?
With all the attention being paid in the last week to the value of unpaid internships, NACE, the National Association of Colleges and Employers set about to determine what the relative value of each is. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: career choice, Careers, job creation, job seekers, National Association of Colleges and Employers
The Most Preferred Benefit For New College Grads and the Runners Up
Want more evidence that the Great Recession has altered the job hunting landscape for new grads? Historically, they wanted health benefits. Now that’s changing. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: 401K, college graduates, healthcare, job benefits, job seekers, National Association of Colleges and Employers, tuition reimbursement
No Let Up in Employee Stress
Towers Watson the global human resources consulting firm is out with a new survey today. Its findings won’t surprise any employee who is experiencing stress on the job. It’s a trend that is being noticed by many employers as well and it is continuing unabated. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: employee attitudes, leadership, management
Salaries for New Grads Inch Higher; Workplace Flexibility Sought
In perhaps another encouraging sign in the job market the National Association of Colleges and Employers released data that showed salaries inched up for the graduates of the class of 2012.
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Tags: career choice, employee attitudes, National Association of Colleges and Employers, The New York Times, work-life balance
Hiring Vets
It’s been widely reported that Michelle Obama traveled to Florida this weeky to announce that more than 2000 businesses have participated in the Joining Forces Initiative and have hired or trained 125,000 veterans and militiary spouses in the last year. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: career transitions
Motherhood and Inequality
Eduardo Porter at The New York Times makes a case this morning that of. Motherhood Still a Cause of Pay Inequality.
This follows another recent Times story about men being attracted to pink collar jobs by his colleagues Shaila Dewan and Robert Gebeloff. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: boys, career choice, compensation, employee attitudes, gender parity, men, The New York Times, women
Certificates Instead of College, Who Benefits?
In a new study released today by the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce shows that certificates are the fastest growing form of postsecondary credentials in the U.S., increasing from six percent n 1980 to 22 percent of awards today.
Certificates are more affordable than college, usually taken less than a year complete and can mean a higher salary.
Tags: career choice, Careers, college students, job seekers
The Case for Promoting from Within
According to Matthew Bidwell an assistant professor of management at Wharton, external hires are paid more and perform less well than internal candidates. A summary of his findings are here at the Knowledge at Wharton website. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: employee attitudes, job creation
An Income Gap for Baby Boomers During Career Transitions
New research from Civic Ventures, a San Francisco think tank aimed at baby boomers who want to combine work with social purpose illuminates some of the challenges to doing so. Read the rest of this entry »
Intern Hiring Up, Wages Down
For those students who anticipate having summer internships in 2012 the National Association of Colleges and Employers National Association of Colleges and Employers has mixed news. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: career choice, college students, hiring
