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theatlantic depresses you with: A Lost Decade For Young Workers Whether they were college grads or just out of high school, wages for entry-level American workers fell between 2000 and 2011, according to a new study from the Economic Policy Institute. The left-leaning think tank has dubbed the aughts a “lost decade” for young workers, and it’s a fairly apt description. College-educated men and women entering the workforce saw their inflation-adjusted earnings fall 5.2 percent and 4.4 percent, respectively. Wages slumped 8 percent for high school-educated men, and 3.1 percent for women. Read more. [Image: Economic Policy Institute] High-res

theatlantic depresses you with:

A Lost Decade For Young Workers

Whether they were college grads or just out of high school, wages for entry-level American workers fell between 2000 and 2011, according to a new study from the Economic Policy Institute.

The left-leaning think tank has dubbed the aughts a “lost decade” for young workers, and it’s a fairly apt description. College-educated men and women entering the workforce saw their inflation-adjusted earnings fall 5.2 percent and 4.4 percent, respectively. Wages slumped 8 percent for high school-educated men, and 3.1 percent for women.

Read more. [Image: Economic Policy Institute]

‘Badges’ Earned Online Pose Challenge to Traditional College Diplomas Educational upstarts across the Web are adopting systems of “badges” to certify skills and abilities. If scouting focuses on outdoorsy skills like tying knots, these badges denote areas employers might look for, like mentorship or digital video editing. Many of the new digital badges are easy to attain—intentionally so—to keep students motivated, while others signal mastery of fine-grained skills that are not formally recognized in a traditional classroom.

‘Badges’ Earned Online Pose Challenge to Traditional College Diplomas

Educational upstarts across the Web are adopting systems of “badges” to certify skills and abilities. If scouting focuses on outdoorsy skills like tying knots, these badges denote areas employers might look for, like mentorship or digital video editing. Many of the new digital badges are easy to attain—intentionally so—to keep students motivated, while others signal mastery of fine-grained skills that are not formally recognized in a traditional classroom.

Want a Job? Go to College, and Don’t Major in Architecture Recent college graduates are still doing a lot better than their less-educated counterparts. Unemployment for new graduates is around 8.9 percent; the rate for workers with only a high school degree is nearly three times as high, at 22.9 percent. That’s according to a new report from Georgetown’s Center on Education and the Workforce. The report also had some fascinating statistics on earnings and jobless rates by college major. High-res

Want a Job? Go to College, and Don’t Major in Architecture

Recent college graduates are still doing a lot better than their less-educated counterparts. Unemployment for new graduates is around 8.9 percent; the rate for workers with only a high school degree is nearly three times as high, at 22.9 percent.

That’s according to a new report from Georgetown’s Center on Education and the Workforce. The report also had some fascinating statistics on earnings and jobless rates by college major.

Do Teachers Care About Pay?

Yes, But Not as Much as You Think.

On some level, of course, pay does matter. Wages should be competitive. But pay is not the driving reason good teachers leave the classroom; it’s merely the icing on the cake. Policymakers and stakeholders need to tackle the deeper reasons why promising teachers leave the classroom year after year. Otherwise, districts will simply continue to supplant their teaching force summer after summer.

Unemployed teachers finding work as nannies As job prospects across the state and nation remain bleak for new and laid-off teachers — more than 8,800 Illinois teachers received pink slips in 2010, according to officials — many are finding welcome work as nannies and baby sitters. Nannies increasingly say they have found that parents jump at the chance to leave their children with someone with a teaching background, offering generous incentives such as signing bonuses and extra time off. The popularity has inspired the creation of one local website — sitterworks.com, which plans to launch soon — specifically for unemployed teachers and nurses hoping to find work in child care.

Unemployed teachers finding work as nannies

As job prospects across the state and nation remain bleak for new and laid-off teachers — more than 8,800 Illinois teachers received pink slips in 2010, according to officials — many are finding welcome work as nannies and baby sitters.

Nannies increasingly say they have found that parents jump at the chance to leave their children with someone with a teaching background, offering generous incentives such as signing bonuses and extra time off. The popularity has inspired the creation of one local website — sitterworks.com, which plans to launch soon — specifically for unemployed teachers and nurses hoping to find work in child care.

The Myth of the Work-Life Balance

Many companies extol the value of work-life balance for their employees, but the reality for senior executives? There isn’t any. Frequently, stressed and harried managers look up the organization hierarchy and assume that they’ll have greater control of their time when they advance to the C-suite. What they don’t understand is that modern-day telecommunications, the hair-trigger requirements of financial markets, and the pace of global organizations create 24 x 7 work lives for most executives. So, forget work-life balance and think personal organization and finding ways to relax.

Why The 1-Hour Meeting Is Too Long

Personally here’s a big area for improvement for me. For greater focus I’m scrutinizing 2 cultural forces to overcome: decisions-by-committee and meeting start times.

Thanks to Time Management Ninja I have 5 quick points to think about before I schedule that 1-hour mondo-meeting. These will also help me focus on my challenges while empowering myself to be more mindful of answering that question: is this worth my time?

  1. Schedule meetings for less time
  2. Invite fewer people
  3. Make decisions BEFORE the meeting
  4. Start and end on time
  5. Right to decline
Microsoft Baits Hires With Bacon Under the slogan ‘Wake up and Smell the Future,’ Microsoft fed walkers-up while, presumably, pitching them on the idea of coming to work for the Kinect team. According to the Seattle Times, who first discovered Microsoft’s hijinks, the very best potential candidates had the chance to receive a free bacon-scented air freshener. Yes, they make those. via thenextweb High-res

Microsoft Baits Hires With Bacon

Under the slogan ‘Wake up and Smell the Future,’ Microsoft fed walkers-up while, presumably, pitching them on the idea of coming to work for the Kinect team. According to the Seattle Times, who first discovered Microsoft’s hijinks, the very best potential candidates had the chance to receive a free bacon-scented air freshener. Yes, they make those.

via thenextweb

Education and Earnings Potential The Census Bureau posted some information about the economic payoff of a college degree on their blog, Random Samplings. A recent report indicated that educational level had a bigger impact than any other demographic factor on lifetime earnings. More education leads to both higher incomes not just because those with more education receive higher salaries, but also because they are more likely to be in full-time jobs. Not surprisingly, the gap in earnings widens over time, especially for those with a bachelor’s or higher degree compared to those with less…

Education and Earnings Potential

The Census Bureau posted some information about the economic payoff of a college degree on their blog, Random Samplings. A recent report indicated that educational level had a bigger impact than any other demographic factor on lifetime earnings. More education leads to both higher incomes not just because those with more education receive higher salaries, but also because they are more likely to be in full-time jobs.

Not surprisingly, the gap in earnings widens over time, especially for those with a bachelor’s or higher degree compared to those with less…