All Articles Tagged As: human resources

10 years on, high-school social skills predict better earnings than test scores (10/18/2008)

Ten years after graduation, high-school students who had been rated as conscientious and cooperative by their teachers were earning more than classmates who had similar test scores but fewer social skills ...> Full Article

CEOs Hired From Outside A Firm are More Likely to Be Dismissed (9/9/2008)

A new study reveals that Boards of Directors commonly make mistakes in CEO appointments when they hire CEOs from outside the firm ...> Full Article

How Temporary Help Agencies Impact the Labor Market (9/1/2008)

Temporary help agencies place nearly 3 million Americans in jobs each day -- but the temp industry's very success may embolden some managers to view all workers as impermanent ...> Full Article

U.S. firms a role model for fair hiring standards, study says (7/11/2008)

U.S. companies are helping spread fair hiring practices across the world as they set up shop in developing nations ...> Full Article