German-Style Training for American Factory Workers
A German robotics company is attempting to improve the way U.S. workers are trained. http://online.wsj.com/articles/german-style-training-for-american-factory-workers-1410296094
A German robotics company is attempting to improve the way U.S. workers are trained. http://online.wsj.com/articles/german-style-training-for-american-factory-workers-1410296094
Phyllis Korkki revisits a classic career guide that continues to be relevant 42 years after its publication. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/31/jobs/what-color-is-your-parachute-is-still-going-strong.html?_r=0
A new website aims to assist veterans in their search for employment. http://recode.net/2014/09/02/rallypoint-a-linkedin-for-veterans-battles-unemployment/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=ZootRock&utm_keyword=ZootRock
There might be an increase in job openings, but companies are finding it hard to commit to hires. http://online.wsj.com/articles/companies-are-taking-longer-to-hire-1409612937?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=ZootRock&utm_keyword=ZootRock
Robert Reich argues for an alternative to paying thousands for a college education. http://www.alternet.org/robert-reich-college-waste-millions-kids-theres-better-way?akid=12194.1070478.KqrcHt&rd=1&src=newsletter1017724&t=4
Jacob Morgan predicts how the average employee will change in the future. http://www.forbes.com/sites/jacobmorgan/2014/09/02/the-evolution-of-the-employee/
The long-term unemployed often have the toughest time finding new employment. http://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-0831-lopez-prosise-20140831-column.html
Fast-food workers are hoping for greater unity as they lobby for better wages. http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/fast-food-workers-plan-acts-of-peaceful-civil-disobedience/2014/09/01/acf4f38e-3228-11e4-a723-fa3895a25d02_story.html?tid=pm_business_pop
The decreasing unemployment rate may not signal a quick economic recovery. http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2014/08/22/yellen-jackson-hole/14431431/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=ZootRock&utm_keyword=ZootRock
New reports on the diversity of low-wage workers in Silicon Valley is a stark contrast to the racial makeup of technical workers. http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/08/26/blacks-latinos-dominate-silicon-valleys-invisible-workforce/