Monthly Archives: April 2006
What Saddam Hussein Looked for in Job Candidates
The Internet's Role in Decision-making
New study from the Pew Internet & American Life Project.
Using the Internet for Decision-Making |
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Percent of internet users who dealt with the issue |
Percent of those who dealt with issue for which internet played crucial role |
Percent of those who dealt with issue for which internet played important role |
Number of Americans who said the internet was crucial or important |
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Gotten additional training for your career |
39% |
21% |
18% |
21 million |
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Helped another person with a major illness or medical condition |
49 |
9 |
17 |
17 |
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Chosen a school or college for yourself or your child |
29 |
22 |
20 |
17 |
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Bought a car |
46 |
12 |
15 |
16 |
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Made a major investment or financial decision |
41 |
12 |
17 |
16 |
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Found a new place to live |
24 |
15 |
15 |
10 |
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Changed jobs |
25 |
13 |
12 |
8 |
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Dealt yourself with a major illness or other health condition |
19 |
5 |
23 |
7 |
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The Latest Heather Hamilton
Hiring College Students With Disabilities
The U.S. Department of Labor is offering a free CD database of 1,900 college students and recent graduates with disabilities who seek summer and full-time employment. The DOL says that the the CD can be ordered by sending your name, company name and mailing address to wrp(At)dol.gov
Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart publishes its diversity stats for the first time.
Some New Numbers
Zurich is the world?s No. 1 city when it comes to quality of living, according to Mercer Human Resource Consulting, whose criteria included political stability, economics, medicine, schools, recreation, climate, and more. Geneva was second, Vancouver third. (Baghdad is the lowest). Honolulu is the highest-ranking city in the United States, Houston the lowest.
–“Approximately 46 percent of CEOs anticipate an increase in employment levels in their industry, about the same as last year when 44 percent said they expected an increase,” according to the Conference Board. “But the proportion of CEOs who anticipate a decline in jobs over the next six months rose sharply to 24 percent, up from about 11 percent a year ago. Health care costs remain the major obstacle to hiring new workers. Regulation and litigation costs were second on the list, while other fringe benefits and wage and salary costs remain of lesser concern to business leaders when hiring new workers.”
—“Tech-sector job cuts announced in the first quarter were 40 percent lower than the same quarter a year ago,” according to Challenger, Gray & Christmas. This was the fourth consecutive quarter in which tech cuts were below the year-ago level.
—?More than 77 percent of (mainly large companies) see dramatic increases in talent management initiatives within the organization over the next three years? said Jason Averbook, CEO of Knowledge Infusion.