Managing people, human capital and culture - Human Resource Management (HRM) is critical for business success. HRM Guide publishes articles and news releases about HR surveys, employment law, human resource research, HR books and careers that bridge the gap between theory and practice.

Cultural Capital And Teen Ambitions
September 1 2010 - Low-income or minority status students prepare for college in a different way to their more privileged counterparts, regardless of academic ability or future plans.

Women Put Off Computing Careers By Geeky Environments
March 20 2010 - The work environment may be a key factor deterring women from careers in computer science.

How Career Dreams Die
March 20 2010 - What is required to convince people that their career aspirations are unrealistic? Researchers found that informing participants they did not have high enough qualifications or appropriate skills was insufficient. The negative consequences of failure also had to be made explicit.

Living Longer, Working Longer
October 27 2009 - The latest 'Unretirement^SM Index' published by the US arm of Sun Life International reveals that 65% of American employees expect to delay their retirement by at least a year - 11% more than at the end of 2008.

Phased Retirement
August 25 2008 - A survey by global HR consulting and outsourcing company Hewitt Associates has shown that an increasing number of U.S. employers are considering implementing phased retirement programs to address an impending talent shortage as a quarter of the workforce nears retirement age.

Career Development Programs
August 29 2007 - 60 per cent of 382 companies surveyed have a career development program in place and 41 per cent use in-house coaches and/or mentors.

Career exits
September 21 2006 - According to the first survey on employee exits by career publisher Vault.com 61 per cent of respondents have exited a job on bad terms with their employer.

Overachieving Execs
June 20 2006 - Business executives are showing a dramatic boost in their achievement drives, according to a new study by Hay Group's McClelland Center for Research and Innovation. In fact, they are overachieving to the point of harming not only their own careers, but also the organizations they lead.

Stanford Business School Research: Are Wall Street Careers Just the Luck of the Draw?
June 13 2006 - (News release) Many young MBAs who go into investment banking might just owe their career to happenstance as much as their die-hard allegiance to Wall Street

Good Grades Not Enough
April 16 2006 - A Purdue University associate professor says that seniors majoring in hospitality and tourism management are reaping the benefits of industry experience and being active in the community.

8 Reasons to Consider a Career Change
March 22 2006 - If you are one of the lucky few that loves your job and it is very secure, then you will never have to consider a change in your career. But, if you are like most other people, you will face changes in your career several times during your lifetime.

Only 49% of American Workers Find Managers Take Performance Reviews Seriously

March 6 2006 - (News release) Performance reviews always deserve to be taken seriously because career development is a critical matter.

Lore And Michael Watkins Design Coaching Solution To Ensure Successful Transition Of Newly Placed Executives
January 18 2006 - (News release) First 90 Days Acceleration Coaching Methodology Tackles 40 Percent New Executive Failure Rate

Setting New Year's Career Resolutions Can Skyrocket You to Success in 2006

December 15 2005 - (News release) Workplace Expert Robin Bond, Esq. Offers Advice For Committing to, Following Through on, Career Goals

CareerWomen.com Offers Tips on How to Make 2006 Your Best Career Year Ever

November 11, 2005 - (News release) As 2005 draws to an end, CareerWomen.com advises that now is the time to plan for 2006 career goals. In addition to creating holiday shopping lists, take the time to create your own career strategy checklist to make 2006 a career-defining year.

IKEA Seeking 400 Future Coworkers Who Want a Reason to Get out of Bed in the Morning
>October 3 2005 - (News release) The organization puts career opportunity into the hands of the individual, encouraging coworkers to consider assignments within different functions, at other IKEA stores, or even in other countries.

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