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Productivity and Costs: Preliminary Fourth Quarter and Annual Averages for 2007.
In the fourth quarter of 2007, productivity increased 0.6 percent in the
business sector, with output increasing 0.2 percent and hours decreasing 0.5
percent. In the nonfarm business sector, productivity rose 1.8 percent as
output grew 0.4 percent and hours fell 1.5 percent. When the annual averages
for 2007 were compared with annual averages for 2006, productivity rose 1.6
percent in the business and nonfarm business sectors--slightly more than the
1.0 percent gain in both sectors from 2005 to 2006.
CareerTours, a Web 2.0 recruiting tool that allows career seekers to "experience" their next career, will power more than 1,000 new job boards. The new job boards will consist of city-specific boards, industry-specific boards, and hundreds of partner sites.
Under the agreement, executive-level members of the HireAbility.com recruiting network will receive an exclusive special offer on Broadlook Diver, Broadlook Technologies active and passive candidate research tools, and a free license of their Contact Capture tool to all members of HireAbility's recruiting network.
Virtual Job Tryout, from Shaker Consulting Group,
is designed to transform the typically bland process of posting a resume online into an eye-opening, interactive job application. Candidates get a realistic view of the company and the job while participating in simulations that mirror various elements of the job and assess the candidate's performance potential.
Workstream enters into a strategic alliance with Satyam Computer Services, Ltd. (SAY). The company noted that both the companies have begun an aggressive sales and marketing initiative that would accelerate adoption of its talent management solutions by Global 2000 organizations across North America.
Company nameSarbanes-Oxley Compliance Journal lists the top 10 compliance risks plus recommended topics for employee communications and other risk mitigation efforts.
PreVisor, an employment assessments and selection solutions firm, releases a new Contact Center Solution designed to meet the complex challenges of agent selection, performance and retention.
VisionQwest Resource Group forms VisionQwest Staffing Group to compliment its companies growth in medical staffing. With the new formation of the new division it will now be able to cover the full corporate staffing needs of client firms.
A Fresh Pair of Eyes has an ambitious aim of helping to solve the worlds skills shortage problem. In its simplest form, the website is best thought of as a large online business directory, which instead of listing businesses by type, lists employees by their skills knowledge and know-how. This now means that for the first time, employees are simply able to type in work-related questions or search for particular skills they need and locate other employees online, who are willing to share their SKK with others. This concept was borne out of the premise that if you want to learn how to do something, the best (and usually the most preferred way) to do it is to go an ask those who have already done it. This collaborative exchange enables employees to greatly improve their offering in the workplace. By simply applying their new-found knowledge, employees can greatly help both themselves and their employer's cause. In return, for providing assistance, AFPoE Members receive ratings and testimonials from those they have helped, which plays a big part when Members wish to receive assistance themselves.
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