Staff Development and Motivation

Consider this: A new business model based not on businesses offering long-term or permanent employment in which corporate loyalty is rewarded but rather a model in which businesses hire only for short-term needs. According to Sudhir Vankatesh,...

Indiana, like the rest of the nation, is on the brink of a major demographic shift as Baby Boomers enter their elder years. Even more significant is how a large portion of the aging population will be spending at least a portion of that time -...

Indiana INTERNnet, a free online internship matching program from the Indiana Chamber of Commerce, announces a statewide call for nominations for the fourth annual IMPACT Awards, which honor achievements in internships and mentoring. The IMPACT...

The results of a newly released survey from Careerbuilder.com seem pretty encouraging, at least in terms of the worst of the recession being over for the business sector. Workforce.com explains: Fifty-three percent of employers plan to hire full-time...

As students enter a new school year, I’ve been reminiscing about what was my impending college graduation in May 2000 and the decision facing me: What was I going to be when I grew up? My desired field was writing. Since childhood, I’ve penned...

Purdue University North Central Office of Continuing Education will offer a three-day non-credit course on Microsoft Excel. "Introduction to MS Excel (Level 1)" will meet at PNC - Porter County, 600 Vale Park Road, Valparaiso, on Thursdays, Sept. 10...

Oh, the agony of job searches. There’s the time-consuming process of developing a summary of your many accomplishments and attributes (as hours pass, you begin to wonder if you’ll be finished when Haley’s Comet reappears in 2062). Nail-biting...

The Northwest Indiana Workforce Board and the Center of Workforce Innovations have been awarded funding from the Department of Labor’s American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) towards Workforce Investment Act Title I Adult and Dislocated...

I guess I better keep working hard and keep the job I’ve got. Because while I’m very comfortable sitting down with business and political leaders for interviews when I’m asking the questions, I’m not a big fan of social events or that...

I’m reminded once again that while the recession and particular slowdowns in certain industries have caused economic turmoil, the results have also put many very good workers into the marketplace. Companies, even those that might be suffering now,...