Tag: job skills
Young hires of 2023 ill-prepared
The effect of years of remote learning during the pandemic is gumming up workplaces around the country. It is one reason professional service jobs...
The problem with passion
Mike Rowe spoke with us about the skills gap—that chasm between the skills employers want employees to have and what workers actually bring to...
Way finding in the gig economy
When the California Labor Commissioner’s Office ruled in June that an Uber driver was an employee deserving of a variety of workplace protections—and was...
When learning at work becomes overwhelming
Consider this: chief nursing officers (CNOs), who oversee large nursing workforces in midsize and major health systems, have knowledge-intensive jobs to begin with. These...
The elusive age of reason
Four in 10 U.S. college students graduate without the complex reasoning skills to manage white-collar work, according to the results of a test of...
The incredible disappearing tradesmen
Construction costs rose eight percent from 2011 to 2013, with another four percent boost expected by 2015. While commodity prices have gone up, the...
