Even with a record number of job openings in the U.S., finding a new job can take a lot of work. Did you know that job hunters spend an average of five months to find a new position? That journey includes repeated updates to resumes and cover letters, multiple applications and, of course, multiple job …
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Unemployment is at the lowest point it’s been in decades yet one figure remains stubbornly unmoved – the number of Americans holding multiple jobs. Multiple-job holders made up 5.1% of the total employed in August, and the share has been hovering around 5% since the expansion began in mid-2009. That’s despite unemployment having plunged to …
How happy are you in your job? If you’re like most Americans, you should be pretty satisfied. In fact, among the 1,500 employed people surveyed by The Conference Board, 51 percent said they were satisfied with their jobs. The study asked respondents to rank their job satisfaction based on 23 components. One of the aspects in which …
Six out of 10 Americans think that apprenticeships make people more employable than going to college. That’s according to the results of the latest American Staffing Association Workforce Monitor survey of more than 2,000 U.S. adults, which was conducted online by The Harris Poll. The Trump Administration has promoted apprenticeships as an alternative to higher …
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A growing number of employers have begun to conduct ongoing background checks of their workers. A pre-employment screening is, of course, routine. But now companies are running occasional or even continuous checks to protect themselves and their customers from workers who might be criminals. Ongoing background checks are easier to do now because more police …
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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is cracking down on companies that use pre-employment physical stress tests to weed out female job applicants. The agency says it is paying especially close attention to companies that try to screen out applicants with pre-existing injuries and/or medical conditions after applicants had already received a conditional employment offer. The …
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Nearly two dozen companies and trade organizations have signed a pledge to provide job training and apprenticeship programs to help boost the U.S. economy. The pledge, it is hoped, will help train about 3.8 million students and workers for new jobs and rewarding careers. One of the companies that signed the pledge, Apple, says it …
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07/08/18 at 12:35 PM | Published Under Job Openings by Lon Matejczyk U.S. job growth increased more than expected in June as manufacturers stepped up hiring. That was the big takeaway from the latest Labor Department report on nonfarm payrolls, which showed that the unemployment rate rose to 4 percent. But what else did we …
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The Trump administration has rolled out a final rule on association health plans — a rule supporters say will allow more small businesses to access affordable health insurance. The rule comes months after President Trump and the Department of Labor proposed changes that allow consumers, employer groups, and contractors to sponsor AHPs. AHPs are not …
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There were more job openings in the U.S. this spring than there were people looking for work, a troubling trend that is likely to force employers to rethink their approach to hiring. April marked the second month in a row this occurred, and the gap was growing. According to the federal Job Openings and Labor Turnover …
