UK skills are rarely out of the spotlight -- ever since Tony Blair promised to prioritise "education, education, education", the government's done everything skills-related in triplicate, to the extent that it's created a skills 'quangocracy'. The UK Commission for Employment and Skills, chaired by BT's Sir Michael...
Getting the most from millennial employees requires a new approach to management. Here’s how Deloitte, Merrill Lynch, and the U.S. Army handle the needs of a new generation. ...
Recruitment appears simple: a vacancy arises, the role is advertised, a pool of qualified candidates is interviewed and otherwise assessed, the successful candidate selected and the position offered. It rarely goes as smoothly at that, however. By final interview stages, so much information about the candidates has been gathered, that...
In today's corset-tight labor market, the only thing more exasperating than roping in recruits has to cut them loose. Firing someone always feels like an enormous letdown, and knowing where to draw the line on termination is never a cinch. But doing away with poor performers doesn't have to be...
SHL, a world-leading provider of objectiveemployment assessment and development solutions, today released the latestaddition to its Occupational Personality Questionnaire OPQ family, theOPQ32 Manager Plus Report. The Manager Plus Report helps supervisors andmanagers effectively manage their teams by providing key insights into anindividual's likely workplace behaviors. The OPQ is one of...
Newcastle United's faltering summer recruitment drive was knocked back once again yesterday when Anton Ferdinand pulled out of transfer negotiations with the club. The West Ham defender was one of a group of players the club's London-based transfer team had hoped to sign. Although West Ham were...
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Census Bureau's Detroit Regional Census Center today announced it will be recruiting managers for a local census office in Toledo which will be the hub of local census activity for the upcoming 2010 Census. The Toledo Local Census Office LCO is scheduled to open on October...
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Census Bureau's Detroit Regional Census Center today announced it will be recruiting managers for a local census office in Charleston which will be the hub of local census activity for the upcoming 2010 Census. The Charleston Local Census Office LCO is scheduled to open on October...
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Census Bureau's Detroit Regional Census Center today announced it will be recruiting managers for a local census office in Canton which will be the hub of local census activity for the upcoming 2010 Census. The Canton Local Census Office LCO is scheduled to open on October...
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Census Bureau's Detroit Regional Census Center today announced it will be recruiting managers for a local census office in Cincinnati which will be the hub of local census activity for the upcoming 2010 Census. The Cincinnati Local Census Office LCO is scheduled to open on October...
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Census Bureau's Detroit Regional Census Center today announced it will be recruiting managers for a local census office in Columbus which will be the hub of local census activity for the upcoming 2010 Census. The Columbus Local Census Office LCO is scheduled to open on October...
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Census Bureau's Detroit Regional Census Center today announced it will be recruiting managers for a local census office in Cleveland which will be the hub of local census activity for the upcoming 2010 Census. The Cleveland Local Census Office LCO is scheduled to open on October...
World News IN BRIEF *BAGHDAD About 40 people were killed in bomb attacks in northern Iraq yesterday, days after the government vowed to expand a crackdown against al-Qa'ida militants. In the worst attack, two suicide bombers killed 27 people outside an army recruitment centre in Baquba. The...
Newcastle United's faltering summer recruitment drive was knocked back once again yesterday when Anton Ferdinand pulled out of transfer negotiations with the club. The West Ham defender was one of a group of players the club's London-based transfer team had hoped to sign. Although West Ham were...
NEW YORK -- LexisNexis, a leading global provider of business information solutions, today announced it has become a sponsor of Pro Bono Net, a national nonprofit organization that works to increase access to justice through innovative uses of technology and increased volunteer lawyer participation. The sponsorship is part of an...
LISBON AFP — Argentine defender Leandro Grimi, loaned by AC Milan to Sporting Libson in January, has signed a five-year contract worth 2.5 million euros (3.9 million dollars) with the Portuguese club. "From today the club will have sole sporting rights on the player," Sporting said on their...
Newcastle United's faltering summer recruitment drive was knocked back once again yesterday when Anton Ferdinand pulled out of transfer negotiations with the club. The West Ham defender was one of a group of players the club's London-based transfer team had hoped to sign. Although West Ham were...
Inside the industry There's nothing like a Summer Olympic TV announcing roster. NBC's Beijing coverage, which will use 2,900 on-site workers, will use 106 broadcasters who'll be formally announced today. They range from famous faces to TV rookies to TV vets expanding their horizons. NBC and...
BAQOUBA, Iraq -- Scattered sandals and overturned bicycles were all that remained hours after suicide bombers struck the Saad military camp. Medical staff had finished unloading the white body bags at the nearby hospital, where the wounded moaned on bloodstained floors and weeping soldiers kneeled over slain...
COPENHAGEN, Denmark and STOCKHOLM, Sweden- July 16, 2008. Symphogen A/S and Biovitrum AB publ (STO: BVT) today announced therecruitment of the first patient into a Phase II clinical trial,initiated in June, to evaluate the safety and efficacy, and explorethe dose range of...
