An article by Dr. Kathy Dodaro, Executive Director, Consulting Services & Healthcare Services at NAS Recruitment Communications was published in the Fall Edition (page 5) of CHAHRM, the official newsletter of the Colorado Healthcare Association for Human Resource Management. We'd like to take this opportunity to share this article with you.
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Thursday, October 25, 2007
The rules have changed in advertising
By JACK G. HARDY
Advertising is very much alive, growing and changing its context at warp speed -- primarily, the way we identify and reach out to our customers and prospects.
Some ad experts call it fragmentation. It's the increase in the number of channels that can deliver an advertising message to a target audience. Even if you try to keep up-to-date, you may feel overwhelmed by all the options now available.
Advertising's task hasn't changed. Stated simply, it is to create the best possible selling message to reach the greatest number of prospects at the lowest possible cost.
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Advertising is very much alive, growing and changing its context at warp speed -- primarily, the way we identify and reach out to our customers and prospects.
Some ad experts call it fragmentation. It's the increase in the number of channels that can deliver an advertising message to a target audience. Even if you try to keep up-to-date, you may feel overwhelmed by all the options now available.
Advertising's task hasn't changed. Stated simply, it is to create the best possible selling message to reach the greatest number of prospects at the lowest possible cost.
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In managing workers, it's no longer one size fits all
Marcia Heroux Pounds
October 25, 2007
Bob wore the same blue suit to work every day.
As a human resources manager, John Putzier was asked to talk with Bob. Employees were complaining: "You've got to talk to Bob. He's not normal."Putzier, now a consultant based from Pennsylvania, found out that Bob had a half-dozen blue suits. He was wearing a blue suit every day, but it was a different one.
Bob, an engineer, didn't like to think about what he was going to wear to work so he developed a uniform. Since Bob worked in a cubicle and rarely interacted with customers, Putzier told him: "If anybody complains, I'll tell them to mind their own business."
The story is one that Putzier includes in his book Weirdos in the Workplace and told earlier this month at the HR Florida Conference in Orlando. "Weird means high maintenance," he says.
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October 25, 2007
Bob wore the same blue suit to work every day.
As a human resources manager, John Putzier was asked to talk with Bob. Employees were complaining: "You've got to talk to Bob. He's not normal."Putzier, now a consultant based from Pennsylvania, found out that Bob had a half-dozen blue suits. He was wearing a blue suit every day, but it was a different one.
Bob, an engineer, didn't like to think about what he was going to wear to work so he developed a uniform. Since Bob worked in a cubicle and rarely interacted with customers, Putzier told him: "If anybody complains, I'll tell them to mind their own business."
The story is one that Putzier includes in his book Weirdos in the Workplace and told earlier this month at the HR Florida Conference in Orlando. "Weird means high maintenance," he says.
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Evolving work force means challenges for South Florida Employers
Marcia Heroux Pounds
October 4 2007
Lack of a strong work ethic. No experience working in teams. Little appreciation for South Florida's diversity. These are some of the concerns — and challenges — recruiters have about South Florida's emerging work force.
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October 4 2007
Lack of a strong work ethic. No experience working in teams. Little appreciation for South Florida's diversity. These are some of the concerns — and challenges — recruiters have about South Florida's emerging work force.
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Florida jobless rate unchanged in September
Associated Press
October 19 2007, 3:08 PM EDT
TALLAHASSEE -- In September, the unemployment rates in Palm Beach and Broward counties held at the same level as August, 4.8 percent and 3.8 percent, respectively. However, those jobless marks are up sharply from September 2006 when Palm Beach County's rate was 3.9 percent and Broward's was 3.2 percent.
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October 19 2007, 3:08 PM EDT
TALLAHASSEE -- In September, the unemployment rates in Palm Beach and Broward counties held at the same level as August, 4.8 percent and 3.8 percent, respectively. However, those jobless marks are up sharply from September 2006 when Palm Beach County's rate was 3.9 percent and Broward's was 3.2 percent.
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Monday, October 15, 2007
Prepare for aging workforce
BY DEBBIE KELLEY
If you haven't done much to figure out how the aging workforce will affect your business, you aren't very far behind the norm. In fact, you're in good company, says expert Michael A. Smyer.
Just 12 percent of employers have analyzed demographics that show the workforce is rapidly aging, according to a national study recently conducted by Smyer's academic center, the Sloan Center for Flexible Work Options & Older Workers at Boston College.
About 26 percent of the survey's 600 responding employers indicated they have done nothing to examine the issue, with the majority being mildly aware that at the same time the population is aging, the workforce is shrinking.
Big mistake, Smyer said.
A flat growth rate of under 0.5 percent is projected for the U.S. labor force during the next 60 years, which Smyer said could lead to a severe shortage of skilled workers.
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If you haven't done much to figure out how the aging workforce will affect your business, you aren't very far behind the norm. In fact, you're in good company, says expert Michael A. Smyer.
Just 12 percent of employers have analyzed demographics that show the workforce is rapidly aging, according to a national study recently conducted by Smyer's academic center, the Sloan Center for Flexible Work Options & Older Workers at Boston College.
About 26 percent of the survey's 600 responding employers indicated they have done nothing to examine the issue, with the majority being mildly aware that at the same time the population is aging, the workforce is shrinking.
Big mistake, Smyer said.
A flat growth rate of under 0.5 percent is projected for the U.S. labor force during the next 60 years, which Smyer said could lead to a severe shortage of skilled workers.
CLICK HERE to read more.
Monday, October 8, 2007
Upcoming Local Events
Don't forget to check out all of the upcoming HR events. These next couple of months are jam-packed with fantastic opportunities!
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