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More US Jobs Created!
According to the US Department of Labor,
significant new jobs have been added to our
workforce during each of the past 6 months.
Unemployment has steadily lowered. Since April,
the average hourly pay has increased at an
annualized rate of 2.4%. More info at
http://www.bls.gov/eag/eag.us.htm.
Turnover Cost
Calculators Lack Accuracy.
As employers
continue to add employees and find other
employees lured away by new opportunities
elsewhere, turnover re-emerges as a drain to the
corporate bottom line. Most published
calculation methods fail to consider one or more
of the following: training cost, corporate time
involved with recruitment & selection,
contagiousness/frustration with turnover causing
other employees to leave, and of course,
productivity lost/waste incurred with lesser
trained employees performing tasks. Please
factor these costs in when calculating turnover
toward strategic planning and human capital
investment decisions.
Administrative &
Business Development Hiring Rebound!
Following the
creation and retention of new manufacturing
jobs, employers are now adding administrative
support and investing into business development
practices.
Raising the Minimum
Wage???
Strong concern
exists! The majority of jobs pay minimum
plus X. Raising minimum wage creates a
spiral upward for all jobs, creating more
hardship for US employers and potentially
impeding domestic job creation/economic
stimulation.
Counteroffers are
Back!
In a business growth cycle with bottleneck
short term demands, a bidding war for employees
emerges. Employees need to beware of "too good
to be true" offers. Employers need to beware of
new recruits being bribed to stay on at old
jobs, just until they are replaced. Have a
candidate considering a counteroffer? Direct
them to
www.AskHRS.com/counterofferset.html.
New HRS Offices!
HRS is
expanding to new locations. With a trained eye
on controlled growth and quality commitment, we
are planning new offices beginning in 2005.
Look for our Waukesha facility to open first.
National and multi-national HRS clients have
requested our presence in additional US cities.
Look for upcoming national expansion as well!
We strongly appreciate The Business Journal
Serving Greater Milwaukee continuing to
recognize us among the top 5 largest in our
field. And while our goal is to be the best,
not the biggest, we appreciate the client
loyalty and referrals which keep us growing and
building upon our resources!
Plus A Little Bit of
Humor: The Water Cooler Mindset
What are Today's
Employees Thinking? Popular Office Lingo
from Yahoo Geocities
Career Humor...
