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THE MYTH OF MIDDLE-CLASS JOB LOSS | Daily Policy Digest | NCPA
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as recently as 1979, 61 percent of female workers were in jobs that paid less than $25,000, and only 3 percent earned more than $50,000 a year.
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more than 36 percent of new jobs that opened since 1979 for women pay more than $50,000 and only 17 percent pay less than $25,000.
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- There has been a tremendous growth in the number of men in high-paying jobs; in 1979, just 10 percent of male workers earned above $75,000, while fully 34 percent of new jobs since 1979 have paid this amount or more.
- However, there was also growth in the share of male workers earning less than $25,000 a year, from 23 percent in 1979 to 36 percent by 2005.
- This rise of low-paying jobs hit less-educated men particularly hard; for those with just a high school diploma, 87 percent of the new jobs paid $25,000 or less.
For men, the change in employment since 1979 has not been quite as clear-cut, or as positive:
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Job(fu) | Swift kick to job search | Job: Location: | Careers Powered by Appendant | jobfu.org
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Market Segmentation and Development for Remote Work Centers 2/2007
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Our purpose, as stated in the WIRED project documents is:To develop sufficient market intelligence to specify the economic developmentimpact of creating regional work environments which meet the needs of the emergingskill requirements for the innovation economy.
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our goal is to determine whether there is a business case for establishingone or more alternative workplaces (we like to call them “remote work centers”) that wouldhelp the West Michigan region develop, attract, and retain the kind of talented knowledgeworkers who “fuel” the innovation economy of the twenty-first century.
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research suggests that the availability of low-cost, shared workplacefacilities and support services can contribute dramatically to the “health” of a regionaleconomy. Having access to first-class office facilities and infrastructure support servicesclearly helps to attract and retain talented knowledge workers to a community.
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Where Are All The Workers? 4/9/2007
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For now, though, workers with skills that are in short supply are enjoying the ride. If you're a petroleum engineer in Colorado, where energy companies such as Shell (RDS
), EnCana (ECA
), and Halliburton (HAL
) are hiring like mad, you can write your own ticket. Even unskilled workers are being snapped up -
"Parents are trying to convince kids to stay in school," she says, but the lure of the gas fields is strong: "You can go to work on a drill rig with no training and make $30 an hour."
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The job U.S. employers say is hardest to fill is sales representative. The trouble is, companies can't find people with the technical expertise and business savvy to explain complex products to customers
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Right behind them on U.S. employers' wish lists are teachers, mechanics, and technicians.
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Economists, of course, will tell you there's no such thing as a labor shortage. From a worker's viewpoint, many so-called shortages could quickly be solved if employers were to offer more money. And worldwide, millions of people still can't find jobs. The strongest evidence that there's no general shortage today is that overall worker pay has barely outpaced inflation.
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With so many people newly available for work in China, India, and the former Soviet Union, the only thing that could cause a real shortage would be "a global pandemic that kills millions of people," Harvard University economist Richard B. Freeman wrote in a research paper in September.
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employers in India reported the least problems filling jobs: Just 9% said they had difficulty, vs. 41% in the U.S. and 82% in Mexico. The explanation? Manpower's staff thinks turnover is so rapid in India that employers figure if they really need to fill a job, they'll lure someone away from another company.
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The Future of Work Weblog
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The Worldwide Labor Crunch
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according to a recent survey conducted by Manpower, fully 41% of 37,000 employers in 27 countries are reporting having difficulty finding the people they need to hire. The full survey is available on Manpower's website, at this link.
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What's going on? The simple answer is that even though there are still millions of unemployed people around the world, they don't have the skills that the employers are seeking.
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What Attracts Knowledge Workers? : Generating a Community Infrastructure for the Innovation Economy
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The attributesof a community that attracts highly talented “creative workers” center around quality of lifeissues, psychological wants and needs, and “brand.”
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This discussion concludes with a set of practical action steps communities can take todevelop the kind of “social capital” infrastructure they will need to make themselvesattractive to the emerging economic resource of talented knowledge workers.
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The challenge facing every community and region today is how to adapt to the new globaleconomy that depends on knowledge, creativity, and innovation. It is becoming increasinglyclear that the key to a thriving innovation-based economy is talent – knowledge workers andprofessionals.
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knowledge workers are the engine ofthe information- and innovation-based economy; they are the “creative class” in RichardFlorida’s language.
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first and foremost knowledge workers value self-control and autonomy.
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they view their careers and their personal life as something they want to plan and take careof on their own
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knowledge workers also want to be part of strong communities that meet their otherpersonal interests and needs.
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The short answer to the question of attraction is community. Although the physical attributes(weather, recreational opportunities, cleanliness, livability) of a region are important, theequation is far more complicated than that. It is, frankly, about the psychology of the region. Weare convinced that you can have all the roads, schools, airports, business services, Internetaccess, and hospitals you want, but if you don’t have a meaningful sense of community youwon’t see much in-migration.
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what will knowledge workers have to be good at to thrive in the emerging globaleconomy?
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Our hypothesis is that they will be attracted to communities that offer them an experience ofwhat they have to be competent at.
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Meaning
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Meaning
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Design is
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the aesthetic quality of a thing
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Story is not just argument; it is the compelling narrative.
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Does the community have a strong understanding of its own history and buildthat history into current events and institutions?
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Symphony is not just focus; but variation, interweaving of things
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Empathy is not just logic; it is about caring for others
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Play is not just seriousness; it is humor, lightheartedness, and games
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s about purpose,transformation, and spiritual fulfillment.
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Theamount of ethnic, religious, and social diversity are good indicators of how much potentialvariety exists in a community. Knowledge workers are attracted to regions that have these kindsof variety. Conversely, they are generally not attracted to highly homogenous communitiesbecause they don’t find the amount of social stimulation they are looking for
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Story is not just about the performing arts. It’s also about a community’s sense of historyand connections with its past and its roots. A community that offers its residents well-preserved(but updated) buildings and a strong sense of neighborhoods that include people of all ages is acommunity filled with stories
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Symphony, or the ability for members of the community to interact, translates into civicinvolvement. Political, professional, and civic associations (i.e., Kiwanis, Masons, Elks, etc.)show how involved residents are in local activities.
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Social action programs like help for the homeless, Habitat for Humanity, gay and lesbiansupport groups, and proactive environmental programs are additional examples of acommunity’s empathy for its members, and of its openness, inclusiveness, and tolerance ofdiversity.
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Recreational variety is a key ingredient for a well-rounded life for knowledge workers, nomatter what their age. Outdoor venues like skiing, boating, biking, and hunting (and their indoorcounterparts) are as important as, and often much more important than, spectator sports.
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Institutions that generate meaning are another critical variable, especially foryoung families and older groups who “want to give something back.” In the United States todaythis theme translates roughly into the number and (especially) the variety of faith-basedorganizations that are active in the community. Organized churches, places of worship, activephilanthropic organizations, and other volunteer groups all help provide people with deepermeaning in their lives.
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Gardner’s framework for community
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The questions we encourage a community to ask itself are:1. Do the people in our community share a similar purpose for living here?
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2. Is our community highly diverse in its cultural and ethnic makeup? Do we practice anopenness that allows all of us to question assumptions?
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3. Is teamwork among our community members very important and valued?
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4. Are people in our community recognized publicly for their contributions?
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5. Does everyone in our community communicate well with each other?
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6. Does our community have a distinct and unique identity? Is there local pride in what wedo and represent?
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7. Is our community connected economically and politically with others in our region? Dowe play an active leadership role in developing the region politically, economically, andenvironmentally?
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8. Do we welcome new members to our community, even when they come from differentbackgrounds and have different lifestyles?
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9. Do we believe in the “equal rights” of all our residents to transportation, education, cleanair, and public spaces?
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10. How easily does our community resolve conflicts among our members?
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11. Do our residents invest time and energy to develop the community? To improve ourschools? To ensure a sustainable environment?
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12. Do we have adequate resources in our community to help it thrive?
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13. Are we constantly seeking to “push the envelope” and striving to become a better, moreinteresting place? Do we support and encourage innovation in both our public and ourcommercial enterprises?
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Social and ethnic diversity exists to some degree in most communities. But it is often hiddenwithin the larger context of the dominant culture. Community leaders should spend time andeffort helping minority groups within the community organize themselves.
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how do localresidents (and others as well) know what’s going on, and what’s available? More is needed thanthe pole with all the Kiwanis and Elks Club signs on it alongside the main road leading intotown. In today’s world the more effective way to broadcast and promote civic involvement is viathe Internet and Worldwide Web. A professionally-designed and -maintained civic website is agood way to get started.
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example of this kind of effort.
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Job Search: Potential employers are Googling you now - Lifehacker 5/30/2007
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A new study shows that one fourth of human resources people have decided against hiring a job candidate based on information they found online about that person. Luckily, you can have a say in what Google says about you.
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Job Search | one search. all jobs. Indeed
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Killer Innovations: Podcast: Career advice for the creative/innovation economy
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- Find mentors: Look for different mentor/apprenticeships over your career to gain different skills/perspecive.
- Find and feed your passion: With passion, your sucess is all but gaurenteed
- Change jobs/change industries: Don't get stuck in the same role. Change roles and expand your experience and perspective.
- Constant Learning: Learn something new -- outside your industry.
- Family: Recognize that your success is a team (family team) sport
- Friends/Networks: Help other in your network before you ask them to help you. Pay it forward
Segment 1: Career advice for the creative/innovation economy
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- Geography
- Industry Structure
- Value Delivery System
- New Competitive Arena
- Existing products to new customers
- New products to existing customers
Segment 2: Killer Questions
Create killer questions beyond the normal product and services innovation. The other possible areas of innovations include:
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Blog Indeed » Blog Archive » GeoRSS locations in job feeds
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Careers: Hot network jobs for 2007 - Network World
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According to the recently released "Robert Half Technology 2007 Salary Guide," starting salaries for technology positions should see a slight increase in 2007. A number of networking-specific job titles
will see growth that outpaces the industry average. Network security administrators, for example, can expect starting salaries between $69,750 and $98,500, a 3.7% increase over 2006 levels.
Network managers will see base compensation rise 3.5% in 2007, to between $68,750 and $93,000, while starting salaries for
network architects are forecast to rise 3.1% to the range of $78,000 to $112,250.
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