Long Answer Amitai Givertz is the cause of some
of the most interesting thinking in today's
Recruiting Industry. While much of the ongoing dialog is network building and a
wee bit shy on substance, Ami seems to be trying to build his business by asking
hard questions. He isn't harassing others, rather, he's trying to pursue
guidelines and best practices in our new media world. Recently, he's begun to
explore the question of post length. (Read More)
New from John Sumser:
A new presentation hot off the presses from John Sumser, Recruiting Is A Conversation available for download.
Reveille and Hyperbole: Postess.com: Professional Networking for the MYSPACE generation
New website allows Job Seekers to show employers more than just a Cover Letter and Resume.
New Magazine Launched by DiversityBusiness. DiversityBusiness
magazine is designed to be the pre-eminent print resource in assisting our clients, customers, and business partners with meeting their diversity initiatives and succeeding in the global, multi-cultural business market.
Human Resources Management Blog has been launched by three HR faculty members of
Capella University. Titled Human Resource Management in the 21st Century (www.hrmanagementtoday.com),
it focuses on timely, forward-thinking and sometimes controversial issues related to change and
transformation within the human resource management industry and human resource professionals.
It is authored by Michael Williams, PhD, SPHR, faculty chair of the Human Resource Management and
Leadership Specialization at Capella; Robert Bigelow, JD, an adjunct faculty member at Capella;
and Jean Gordon, DBA, also an adjunct faculty member at Capella. Capella University is an
accredited, online university with more than 19,000 students.
Roger Taylor, VP of Strategic Staffing at MetLife and Dave Marzo, VP of Solutions
Architecture at The Newman Group will present "Managing the Transformational
Project: Lessons Learned from MetLife's Talent Management Initiative," at 11:00 a.m.
Central Time at IHRIM's July 11 webinar sponsored by Arbita. Detailed information
can be found at http://www.ihrim.org/events/Webinars/webinarJuly07.asp.
Uncle Sam Says: Employment Situation Summary Friday, June 1, 2007.
THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION: MAY 2007
Nonfarm payroll employment increased by 157,000 in May, and the unemployment
rate was unchanged at 4.5 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S.
Department of Labor reported today. Health care and food services added jobs,
while employment declined in manufacturing. Average hourly earnings rose by
6 cents, or 0.3 percent, over the month.
Unemployment (Household Survey Data)
The number of unemployed persons (6.8 million) and the unemployment rate
(4.5 percent) were unchanged in May. The jobless rate has ranged from 4.4 to
4.6 percent since September 2006. Over the month, the jobless rates for the
major worker groups--adult men (4.0 percent), adult women (3.8 percent), teen-
agers (15.7 percent), whites (3.9 percent), blacks (8.5 percent), and Hispanics
(5.8 percent)--showed little or no change. The unemployment rate for Asians was
2.9 percent, not seasonally adjusted. (See tables A-1, A-2, and A-3.)
Total Employment and the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)
In May, total employment was about unchanged at 145.9 million, and the em-
ployment-population ratio held at 63.0 percent. The civilian labor force also
was about unchanged at 152.8 million, and the labor force participation rate
remained at 66.0 percent. Both the employment-population ratio and labor force
participation rate were down by 0.4 percentage point from December. (See table
A-1.)
The number of persons who worked part time for economic reasons, at 4.5
million, was little changed in May but was up by 332,000 over the year. This
category includes persons who indicated that they would like to work full time
but were working part time because their hours had been cut back or because they
were unable to find full-time jobs. (See table A-5.)
Persons Not in the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)
In May, 1.4 million persons (not seasonally adjusted) were marginally attached
to the labor force, about the same as a year earlier. These individuals wanted and
were available to work and had looked for a job sometime during the prior 12 months.
They were not counted as unemployed because they had not searched for work in the
4 weeks preceding the survey. Among the marginally attached, there were 368,000
discouraged workers in May, about the same as a year earlier. Discouraged workers
were not currently looking for work specifically because they believed no jobs were
available for them. The remaining 1.0 million persons marginally attached to the
labor force in May had not searched for work in the 4 weeks preceding the survey for
reasons such as school attendance and family responsibilities. (See table A-13.)
Deep Release: E-learning 2.0 means learners can be rapid authors, says Kineo
(PRLEAP.COM) Kineo, the leader in rapid e-learning, has long focused on exploring how new technologies can accelerate learning performance. This week's free briefing on E-learning 2.0, focuses on just that. The briefing, a free download from the Kineo site, explores the five key trends that will shape future directions in e-learning, namely
Kineo built on these themes in a recent presentation at the British Institute on Learning and Development Conference on Workplace Learning. In a speech on Web 2.0 and rapid learner support, Kineo partner Stephen Walsh said, "Web 2.0 trends, from consumption to contribution, from private knowledge to shared intelligence and social bookmarking - these all have implications for how we design, deliver and create sustainable e-learning. Rapid e-learning is a great example of how e-learning has changed with the web, driving down cost, using open source, and moving more people to creators and not just consumers of learning."
Self publishing is core to e-learning and web 2.0. Steve Rayson, Kineo partner and author of the E-learning 2.0 briefing says, "We believe that the means of producing effective and engaging e-learning should be in the hands of everyone in the organisation. The key is providing effective support to make it easy for them to share and contribute. Kineo's Rapid E-learning Flatpacks do just that. Each is a construction kit for quality e-learning on a key HR topic, complete with graphics, scripts, quizzes, and learning design built-in. Now anyone can adjust, publish with an authoring tool and create bespoke quality e-learning rapidly."
Rapid E-learning Flatpacks are available for topics including Equality & Diversity, Fire Safety Awareness, Recruitment, Performance coaching, Sales skills and Absence Management, with new Flatpacks being added constantly.
About Kineo
Kineo, the leading rapid e-learning company, has enabled organisations including Cable & Wireless, Marks & Spencer, BP and Virgin Media to introduce rapid e-learning, driving down cost and increasing speed of response to business critical needs.
Our services include:
Rapid e-learning consultancy on how to get rapid e-learning into your organisation
Rapid e-learning development to deliver effective e-learning at speed
Rapid capability building to bring design and development skills into teams
Rapid e-learning support services and hosting
Rapid guides, tools, resources, and Flatpacks available at the Rapid E-learning Store
Stephen Walsh 07799 064026
stephen.walsh@kineo.co.uk www.kineo.co.uk
Registered Office:
24 Bavant Road, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 6RD
NEW:
Presentation from John and Bridget Sumser, Rethinking The Workforce is available for download.
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