Business Showing Continued Skills Gap Concerns
Business professionals continue to be concerned about the job preparedness of college graduates throughout the state. A new survey from the Indiana Business Council shows only 21 percent of respondents believe the readiness of graduates for the day-to-day aspects of a job is excellent or very good. Only 40 percent feel graduates are meeting employment...
More CEOs Plan to Hire, Despite Skills Gap Concerns
The sixth annual Indiana CEO Survey indicates business leaders throughout the state believe a so-called “skills gap” remains a key challenge as the economy tries to gain traction. The results show most plan to hire more workers and layoff fewer employees in the next 18 months. Read more at Inside Indiana Business
US jobless claims hold steady
The number of people seeking unemployment benefits was unchanged last week, suggesting some gains in the job market. The Labor Department said Thursday that weekly unemployment aid applications stayed at a seasonally adjusted 370,000, the same level as the previous week. The four-week average, a less volatile measure, fell for the second straight week, to...
Join us for Refresh Leadership Live!
Join us May 16th for the 2012 Refresh Leadership Simulcast, a nationwide educational event featuring Pro Football Hall of Fame members Troy Aikman and Emmitt Smith; leadership consultant and New York Times best-selling author Patrick Lencioni, and sociologist and author Bertrice Berry, Ph.D. To register and for more information, check out Refresh Leadership Live...
State Jobless Rate Continues to Drop
Indiana’s unemployment rate dropped 0.3 percent to 8.4 percent in February. The nation’s unemployment rate held steady at 8.3 percent. In addition, new claims for unemployment insurance have dropped to just below 5,000, for the second week in a row, the first time this has happened in seven years. “The drop in the unemployment rate...
Attitude Makes a Huge Difference When You’re Trying to Get a Job
Talk your way into the job you choose, qualified or not! Could you hear yourself saying … “Sir, my goal is to succeed. I plan to do that by working hard to provide value and service to our clients and my co-workers. I will fall and stumble at times, however I am determined to use these...
“Winning Ways to Lead Your Team to Profitablity” – Noblesville Chamber Lunch and Learn
Did you know that 60-72% of your company’s expenditures are related to your employees? Were you aware that in December 2010, the number of employees voluntarily quitting their jobs had eclipsed the number terminated through layoffs and other types of discharges? As a business owner or manager it is critically important that you manage and...
Express Employment Professionals Named Fishers Small Business of the Year!!
The Fishers Chamber of Commerce named Express Employment Professionals the 2011 Small Business of the Year at its 10th Annual Pillar Awards ceremony this week. “This is a fantastic affirmation of all of our team’s hard work,” said Lee Wenninger, franchise owner of the Express Indy North office. In winning the award the Chamber recognized...
Lee Wenninger to present February Morning Motivator
Lee Wenninger, owner of Express Employment Professionals, will present “Your Networking Plan is Working EXACTLY as You Have Designed It” at February’s Fishers Chamber Morning Motivator. Morning Motivator starts off with a 20 minute business topic, followed by energized networking and an impromptu way to get to know your fellow business professionals. For more information...
Leading Index for Indiana ends year on upswing
As Hoosiers look ahead to a new year, the Leading Index for Indiana for November provides some encouraging news. “The Grinch did not interfere with the LII’s upward progress,” said Timothy Slaper, director of economic analysis at the Indiana Business Research Center in Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business, which compiles the monthly report.
