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- Compelling Career Opportunities–Not Pay–Promote Retention in China
- IBEC holds career conference in Athlone
- Steer your career to one of these hot jobs
- Beyond.com Reports Healthcare Jobs on the Rise Despite Economy
- How to Deal Live
Compelling Career Opportunities–Not Pay–Promote Retention in China
MarketWatch
Many employers try to retain their staff by “out
paying” the competition. Unfortunately, their
focus on pay is missing the mark and wasting money. While organizations
must remain competitive on compensation, high pay will not offset a weak
overall employment offer. (2) Help Employees Build Careers. The single biggest driver of
retention is future career opportunity, which improves retention by up
to 21%. Employees want to have a vision of how their careers can develop
at an organization, and they want to see frequent evidence of progress. Although it is important to provide competitive promotion rates,
(almost) equally important is to offer development plans and training
that connect employees to the organization’s
long-term values and strategies.
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IBEC holds career conference in Athlone
Belfast Telegraph, United Kingdom
The business group is holding its third annual Career’s Conference in Athlone today, which aims to give guidance counsellors relevant information to help their students make the right career choices. It is also examining current and future business trends, skills needs and key employment areas across a broad range of sectors. Post a comment
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Steer your career to one of these hot jobs
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Beyond.com Reports Healthcare Jobs on the Rise Despite Economy
MarketWatch
, the world’s largest network of niche
career communities, released its Third Quarter 2008 Career
Trend Analysis and Industry
Outlook Reports, which analyze and report employment trends across
more than 25 industries. Despite the failing economy, Healthcare
& Medical jobs are on the rise and experienced a 2. 66 percent
increase over the past 12 months. In a time when many industries are
declining as a result of the economic recession, the healthcare sector
has become a driving force for local employment growth in many regions
across the country, including Houston, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Dallas and
Philadelphia. Healthcare & Medical also gained the top spot of all online jobs posted
across the Beyond.
How to Deal Live
Washington Post, United States
comTuesday, November 11, 2008; 11:00 AMLily Garcia has offered employment law and human resources advice to companies of all sizes for more than 10 years. She takes reader questions and answers a selection in her weekly.