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Friday, July 13th, 2007Management Issues has reported that a study by recruitment firm ExecuNet found job satisfaction levels among America’s top managers were “dangerously low.”
The poll of 2,149 executives, all with an average salary of $221,000, found that nearly half – 48 per cent – were either not satisfied or “somewhat unsatisfied” with their current job.
More than half [...]
State by State Reports on Older Workers
Friday, July 13th, 2007The U.S. Census Bureau has begun launching its report series on older (55+) workers in 31 states, based on data from the Local Employment Dynamics (LED) program.
The first report, The Geographic Distribution and Characteristics of Older Workers in Iowa: 2004 [PDF], highlights the age composition of the state’s work force, job gains and losses for [...]
Country Rankings of “Whiney Workers”
Monday, June 11th, 2007According to an FDS International study of work attitudes across 23 countries, and including nearly 14,000 workers, the United States ranks 4th in “whiney” workers. A “whiney worker” is unhappy and/or demanding about pay, actual income relative to cost of living, average number of weekly work hours, and work impinging on their private life.
Here’s the [...]
Retention Tip: Develop Trustworthy Managers
Wednesday, June 6th, 2007Approximately 32% of a worker’s desire to stay or go is the result of feeling or not feeling trust towards their boss. An employee’s longevity with a company directly correlates with how much they trust their immediate manager or boss. The extent to which an employee trusts their direct boss directly relates to their [...]
Are You Offering a Competitive Salary?
Wednesday, June 6th, 2007Salary Search is a new resource to determine the full range of salaries a job position is commanding – all the way from the top 10th to the bottom 10th percentile. Offered by the Compensation wing of Business and Legal Reports (BLR), it currently offers information on 2400 job titles.
“We have been collecting compensation information [...]
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