Helping Businesses Solve their Workforce-related Business Problems! 

 

January 2006

 

 

Do You Know

Do you know someone who is having trouble finding a job because their English language is limited? Work Styles is the answer!  This no cost, two-week workshop teaches participants the following:                     

What job skills they have.

How to find a job they like

How to fill out an application

How to feel and act confidently

How to interview for a job--questions to ask and answer

How to write a resume

What to do if you don’t have any work experience in the U.S.

How to keep a job and get promotions

How to solve problems at work

How to talk to the boss

 

The next workshop starts January 23.  Classes are free!  To register call 667-3831 or 579-2580.WorkStyles is provided at no cost by a partnership of PPWFC, Adult and Family Education of Harrison District 2 and Colorado Springs District 11 and Pikes Peak Community College.

 

Employment Law Business Seminar

Join Joan Rennekamp, M.P.A., SPHR from Rotherberber Johnson and Lyons LLP on Thursday, January 19th for an HR Roundtable Employment Law. Ms Rennekamp will answer questions posed by the audience.  This complimentary business seminar is brought to you by the PPWFC Business Relations Team.  Seating is limited and registration is required.  Click here to register.

 

Family Economics:  Work and Wealth in the New Economy

The Economic Opportunities Program at the Aspen Institute has just released an article summarizing a provocative set of discussions about the roles of work and wealth in today's economy that took place during the inaugural Aspen Ideas Festival in July. EOP invited several top academics, advocates and journalists to share their perspectives during the week-long event. To read the article, titled: "Family Economics: Work and Wealth in the New Economy," click here.

 

Aging and Work

As our population ages and economists predict a worker shortage, what is your plan for hiring and retaining older workers?  Boston College’s Center on Aging and Work, Workplace Flexibility released three briefs in July 2005 on Older Workers that may be of interest to you and your business.  To read more, click on the title of the article of interest:

Older Workers: What Keeps Them Working?

Businesses: How are they Preparing for the Aging Workforce?

Getting the Right Fit: Flexible Work Options and Older Workers

 

It’s Time for a New Year’s Revolution 

No, that's not a typo in the title. Resolutions are easy; most of us make them at least once a year. A revolution, on the other hand, is something you may not have made since you started your small business. To read entire article from CJ Hayden and Small Business Information, click here.

 

What Are Some Precise Adjectives for Describing the Attributes of Job Applicants?

I work for a staffing firm and have been given a list of "acceptable terms" to use to describe applicants in interview notes. As one might imagine, this list is very short. Our biggest dilemma is conveying in an appropriate way whether an applicant is unfit for certain jobs because of age, physical ability, etc. Another problem is zeroing in on an applicant’s ability to lift and to what capacity.

 

Our current rundown isn’t much help. It includes: articulate, assertive, bright, conscientious, pleasant, well-mannered, abrasive, aloof, withdrawn, poorly groomed, neat, conservative. What are some precise terms for us to consider? Click here to learn more from Workforce Management.

 

Employee Motivation is an Inside Job

Many organizations are experiencing deep and debilitating morale crises just as they’re trying to cope with a challenging business climate. Companies are finding that a large number of their workers, supervisors, managers and executives have “quit” their jobs–but they’re still coming in to work every day. To read more from HR Powerhouse, click here.

 

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IN THIS ISSUE

 

Do You Know?

 

Employment Law Business Seminar

 

Family Economics:  Work and Wealth in the New Economy

 

Aging and Work

 

It’s Time for a New Year’s Revolution

Adjectives for Describing Job Applicants

 

Employee Motivation is an Inside Job

Unemployment Rates through November 2005

 

Colorado Springs MSA : 5.0% 

Teller  County : 4.7%

Colorado : 5.0%

USA :  5.0% 

CO Job Growth

Oct '05 to Nov ‘05:  1,700

Nov '04 to Nov '05:  40,700

** click here for full report.

 

Pikes Peak Region Job Vacancy Survey

Click here.

 

 

 

 

 

Pikes Peak Workforce Center

2306 East Pikes Peak Avenue

Colorado Springs, CO 80909

719 667-3700

www.ppwfc.org