Building and Seeding Talent Pools
With unemployment at 4.7% in the United States and the first of the baby boomers hitting 60, no one who wishes to grow a
business can overlook the labor shortage. It's baaaaack.
In towns like Santa Rosa, CA (just down the street from our offices), the police department is struggling to find new hires.
The small town will be short nearly a hundred officers in the coming year. That's with an entry level paycheck of up to $72K and lots of additional incentives. Santa Rosa pays nearly $100K to train and recruit new officers. They've launched a number of innovative advertising campaigns.
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Cytiva Software Inc. (
CRX- TSX Venture), a leading talent management software vendor, Reports 67% Year-Over Year Growth and Profitability on the Strength of the SonicRecruit Recruiting System.
OraMedica International, LLC announced the launch of a workplace health promotion e-newsletter for directors and coordinators of employee health. The newsletter, "Dental Health Matters," provides clear and concise information for staff educators about dental-systemic health connections that can help improve employee health and productivity.
Halogen Software Inc., the leading provider of award-winning Web-based employee performance and talent management software announced that it has won the Top Human Resources Product Award from Human Resource Executive® magazine. Halogen eSuccession™ was one of 10 HR products recognized for excellence and innovation. For 19 years winners of this award have been chosen by a panel of expert judges as standouts among the highly competitive field of applicants.
Lead Like a Pirate! Offers Professional Development With a Twist.
Leadership coach and motivational speaker, Christopher Novak, takes professional development back in time with his latest book, Lead Like a Pirate! Forget boring leadership theory, Novak's third book draws from the golden age of buccaneers to produce a practical guide to leading effective teams that is as useful as it is fun to read.
Comings and Goings: Rideau Recognition Solutions Inc., North America's leading provider of Web-based incentive management programs, is pleased to announce the election of Jay Whitehead to the Company's Board of Directors. A strong addition to Rideau's team, Whitehead, CEO and Chairman to CRO magazine will help provide strategic depth and ensure a diversity of knowledge and outlook to Rideau's Board of Directors.
Survey Says: Physician Recruitment Challenges Continue to Rise
At the 2007 Medical Group Management Association conference, The Delta Companies surveyed 170 healthcare executives on trends that have affected their practices.
The physician recruiting market continues to be competitive for medical groups. At the 2007 Medical Group Management Association conference, The Delta Companies (www.thedeltadifference.com) surveyed 170 healthcare executives on trends that have affected their practices. Survey respondents report an increase in recruitment and retention efforts, as well as needing to revise offers to better attract physicians.
The 2007 Survey Results are as follows:
1. 73 percent say 2007 physician recruitment has been more challenging than last year versus 68 percent in 2006.
2. In order to attract physicians, 70 percent of groups have needed to improve their offers from last year versus 65 percent 2006.
3. 28 percent of respondents note that voluntary physician resignations have increased from last year versus 20 percent 2006.
4. 35 percent of the respondents have a formalized medical staff retention program in place.
5. 67 percent note that the use of temporary clinical medical staff has not increased from last year.
Methodology:
Survey was conducted at the 2007 Medical Group Management Conference by The Delta Companies.
The respondents for the 2006 and 2007 were healthcare executives.
2006: 117 total survey respondents
2007: 170 total survey respondents The survey was a yes/no questionnaire with the following questions:
1. Has this year's physician recruitment been more challenging than last year?
2. In order to attract physicians, has your group needed to improve its offer from last year?
3. Have voluntary physician resignations increased from last year?
4. Does the organization have a formalized medical staff retention program in place?
5. Has the use of temporary clinical medical staff increased from last year?
About The Delta Companies The Delta Companies offer permanent and temporary staffing solutions nationwide for physicians and allied healthcare professionals through five companies: Delta Physician Placement, Delta Allied Placement, Delta Locum Tenens, Delta Flex Travelers and Liquid Medical Recruiting.
Contact:
Marc Bowles
(800) 521-5060 x4102
mbowles @ thedeltadifference.com
Deep Release: COGNITIVE ABILITY SCORES SHOW STEADY DECLINE
A study released by Wonderlic, Inc. reveals a steady decline in the cognitive ability scores associated with specific education levels. This recent analysis compared a decade of occupational norms from a sample of over 200 employers, 2,000 jobs, and 100,000 applicants to comparable occupational datasets from previous normative studies. Using the Wonderlic Personnel Test (WPT), the results shows a steady decline in the average scores for both college and high school graduates between 1970 and 2005. The WPT measures cognitive ability, which has been proven to be a critical predictor of learning speed and success on the job.
"The explanation for this downward trend in cognitive ability by level of education is that more people with modest ability are remaining in school and graduating," said Michael Callans, President of Wonderlic Consulting. "While remaining in school has obvious personal and societal benefits, it also impacts the relative meaning of a high school and college degree for employers."
The study suggests that because the ability level of the average high school graduate has changed over time, finding job candidates with the same level of ability as 1970 high school graduates requires employers seek out applicants with two or more years of college training. In other words, while the study does not suggest that the cognitive ability level of ALL high school graduates has declined, it does indicate that the value of the high school diploma as a predictor of job success has greatly diminished. Employers must use supplemental, objective evaluations, such as standardized tests, to assess job applicants' skills and abilities.
Most importantly, employers should not assume that applicants with a specific degree possess the cognitive, mathematical or language abilities necessary to be successful on the job. Job seekers generally apply to positions compatible with their academic qualifications. However, in recent years, lower ability graduates are applying to positions that demand higher abilities to perform. As a result, there has been a modest decline in the average cognitive ability scores of job applicants for higher complexity jobs.
The Wonderlic study also shows that, on average, job applicants are nearly seven years older and have a full year more of education than they did in 1970. The explanation for this increase is twofold: first, the number of people pursuing higher education has increased dramatically, and second, a decline in job stability has increased the number of experienced job applicants on the market.
Wonderlic, Inc. is the leading provider of on-demand employee recruiting and selection solutions that enable employers to optimize their ability to hire, place, manage and retain talent. Since 1937, Wonderlic has over 20,000 clients across more than 60 industries with solutions to help pre-qualify over 150 million job candidates. The Wonderlic client base includes organizations such as Ameritas, Combined Insurance, Dentsply, Factory Card Outlet, the NFL, Randstad and TruGreen.
William Geheren
Wonderlic, Inc.
800.323.3742
William.Geheren @ Wonderlic.com
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