Businesses face ‘perfect storm’ over talent, skills and older workers Impending baby boomer retirements, a widening skills gap and outdated approaches to hiring and retaining talented workers are combining to produce a “perfect storm” that threatens long-term business performance, a study has suggested. The global survey of 1,396 HR professionals by the Irish arm of
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Gender stereotypes block women’s advancement Senior executives’ perceptions of men and women are more informed by gender-based stereotypes than facts, leading to misrepresentation of the true talents of women and contributing to the startling gender gap in business leadership. Women “Take Care,” Men “Take Charge”, a new report by Catalyst, a U.S. research and advisory
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Top 7 Tricks to Getting an Interview Ok, you’ve tried everything – You’re emailed your resume out, you’ve used a resume distribution company, etc….. And no one is calling you back. Its ok, you’re not alone. For every 100 resumes you mail out, statistically you should get 10 interviews and one job offer. However, these
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Get the Interview: Be Proactive Before and After You Send Your Resume You find a promising job listing online. Excited, you send a well-crafted cover letter and resume and wait for a response. Six weeks later, you’re still waiting, your enthusiasm has waned, and you’ve concluded your resume has fallen into a black hole. A
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The Truth About Resume Lies A solid résumé will get you in the door. A lie on the résumé will get you kicked down the stairs. Yet, a surprising number of job candidates lie, elide or stretch the truth on their résumé. “Lies usually shake out during the interviews,” says Jim Barnhill, an executive senior
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For many, un-retiring has rewards After working for 35 years as a teacher in public schools, Ellie Lyons works in kitchen at the private Shaker Road School in Concord. She is among a growing number of seniors who opt to return to work after they retire. Eight months after he retired, Ken Chenette reached a
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These employers offer seniors jobs, not pink slips Last week, nearly 30 tour volunteers at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library were “relieved of their duties.” All 30 were, as one volunteer put it, “in our 70s, or have gray hair, or in some of our cases, both.” Library officials deny age had anything to do
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Businesses face ‘perfect storm’ over talent, skills and older workers Impending baby boomer retirements, a widening skills gap and outdated approaches to hiring and retaining talented workers are combining to produce a “perfect storm” that threatens long-term business performance, a study has suggested. The global survey of 1,396 HR professionals by the Irish arm of
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Job hunters face problems on the Internet Job hunters face problems on the Internet Job seekers are waking up to a new concern: their web identities, the crucial link in getting a crack at the best jobs today. Most jobs are never posted; recruiters are focused on “passive candidates” who are happy in their jobs.
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How to warm up to cold calling The term cold calling might send a shiver down your spine. But some career specialists say this job-hunting technique, done correctly, can help you connect with prospective employers and tap into the ”hidden” job market. Cold calling is best defined by what it’s not. It’s not networking, which
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Think twice before you decide to quit It doesn’t matter if you’re 20 years old or 50, there comes a day when you think: “I want to quit my job.”Some people get over feeling this way when their job situation improves. Others, however, never shake it. In fact, it becomes stronger every day — quitting
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Job interviews can get personal Once it was considered a faux pas for recruiters to ask about your family life or political affiliation. But today, as many more jobs are filled through social networking — friends setting up other friends — it’s more common to be asked about those or other personal topics during a
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Jobseekers need strategy, good advice Mark Sussman was pitching in at UNC Children’s Hospital, there were so many other volunteers that his contribution to the cause was of questionable worth. Still, he hung in there simply because he knew the experience would add a little luster to his résumé. Such is the state of today’s
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Over-50 set says age is a barrier to finding a job in today’s market Joyce Oliver, Jim Fennell and Sudie Brown know the pleasures of comfortable lives in the Catawba Valley. They also know the pain of unemployment. Like thousands of other area residents, the three have filled out countless job applications, mailed hundreds of
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Pink slip: Be ready for bad news Unemployment is traumatic, and people who have been there never shake the fear of going back. If you’ve spent five months job-hunting (an average amount of time) you have probably faced worry, uncertainty, and financial desperation. Here are some things you can do while you are employed so
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