Human Resources: HR.com's Staffing eBulletin for the Week of September 1, 2008.

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This edition of the HR.com Staffing ebulletin, Katzenbach Partners shares a look at How to Win in China as Talent War Heats Up.

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Tale of Two Job Markets
Robert Half International and CareerBuilder.com recently conducted their 2008 annual survey on Job Markets. The results showed both employees and employers are facing challenges in a tough economy.
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How to Win in China as Talent War Heats Up
A recent study finds that Chinese MBAs' focus is not just on their careers or companies, but they also concentrate on the future of China.
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Shortage of Professionals In Indian Retail Industry

Wal-Mart is finally entering India via a 50:50 Joint Venture with Bharti. Very shortly, TESCO will also be making another big splash on
entering India with another tie-up. While this bodes good news to Indian economy and increases foreign investment in India, there is a
looming threat to all the organized retailers: A severe talent shortage.

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This Week's Comic

Workforce Reporting at Safeco Corporation: Creating Business-Focused Scorecards and Analytics
Safeco Corporation, one of the largest insurance companies in North America, established a Workforce Reporting & Analytics team with the goal of "ensuring that accurate and insightful workforce data analysis is efficiently delivered to appropriate business audiences." The driving force for workforce analysis was the need to ...
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Date: September 4, 2008
Time: 1:00 - 2:00 PM ET

Applications Are Online- Now What?
Driving all candidates to on-line applications was billed as the one advancement in healthcare recruiting which was going to transform the process. No more paper applications to be lost, copied or transported.
Inputting massive amounts of information was to be a thing of the past and the ...
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Date: September 9, 2008
Time: 3:00 - 4:00 PM ET

Reinventing Time to Fill in Corporate Recruiting
Designed for VPs of HR and Recruiting Managers alike, this webinar will take a fresh look at the recruiting time to fill statistic. From
the basics of "What is the date of a fill?" to using different tools to make fair averages for recruiters, and ...
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Date: September 16, 2008
Time: 3:00 - 4:00 PM ET

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> Human Resource Management Poll

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> Onboarding Survey

The Opt-Out Revolt: Why People Are Leaving Companies to Create
Kaleidoscope Careers - Summary
More and more highly talented employees - particularly women - are leaving the traditional workforce in a trend termed the "opt-out" phenomenon. The Opt-Out Revolt seeks to understand the factors underlying the opt-out phenomenon.

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