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Survey: Retirement Outlook Improving

CLO Magazine

About 58 percent of workers age 60 or older say they are currently putting off retirement, according to a new survey, down from 61 percent in 2013 and a peak of 66 percent in 2010. The nationwide survey conducted by Harris Poll on behalf of CareerBuilder from Nov. Chicago — Feb. Chicago — Feb.

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Is Your Job Meaningless? Maybe, It’s Time for a Change

KnowledgeCity

However, in his new book “ Bulls**t Jobs ,” anthropologist David Graeber contends that 40 percent of Americans find their job meaningless. Many Americans indicated that the world not be worse off if their job disappeared tomorrow. He goes on to question how these jobs evolved in a profits-driven capitalistic society.

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Americans Would Rather Be Unemployed Than Work for Companies with Bad Reputations

CLO Magazine

workers would not take a job with a company that had a poor reputation even if they were unemployed, a new survey shows. Of the people surveyed who were currently employed, more than half (62 percent) would take a job with a company that had a bad reputation if they were offered more money. Nearly 70 percent of U.S.

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How to Give Gen Y the Learning They Want

CLO Magazine

Millennials, also known as Gen Y, don''t feel like employers are investing enough time in developing their skills, according to a recent survey. ” The survey polled a little more than 1,000 students who will graduate from college between 2011 and this year. Employers, however, do not view on-boarding in same light.

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Turning Potential Into Performance

CLO Magazine

I graduated from college at a time when jobs were readily available. I had four job offers in hand two months before graduation, all related to my bachelor of arts in journalism. I felt prepared for the job, but I’d be lying if I didn’t admit how intimidated I was that first day. Timing is everything.

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How Performance Support Apps Are Faring In Today’s Workplaces

Learnnovators

We, at Learnnovators, have been excited about leveraging this technology for workplace performance support (especially, in the context of ‘on-the-job learning’). This post (by Kate Williams) reviews the report published by enterprise software provider Verivo based on a survey conducted with enterprise architects at Global 2000 companies.

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Can Better Development Save a Disgruntled Workforce?

CLO Magazine

Despite increased investments, less than 40 percent of organizations report necessary improvements in leadership development programs, according to a 2013 report titled “Building Senior Leaders for the New Work Environment” by the Corporate Executive Board, or CEB. Leadership development is the answer.

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