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22 Percent of Philadelphians Have Dream Jobs
Jan 26“Employees just wanna have fun” is what Harris Interactive’s Dream Jobs survey revealed yesterday. And 22% of Philadelphians are having fun in their dream job. The rest are booing Santa at Eagles games. They’re not alone:
Chicago, January 25, 2007 – CareerBuilder.com today announced the results of a national consumer employment survey conducted by Harris Interactive that reveals nearly four out of five U.S. workers (84 percent) are not currently in their dream job. More than 6,000 respondents were polled, weighing in with their thoughts and insights regarding top dream job choices for different professions and regions. [snip]
“What defines a dream job is surprisingly reminiscent of childhood wishes for many workers. Workers said they want to enjoy their work experience, apply their talents and feel like they’re making an impact. Having fun at work was the most important attribute of a dream job for 39 percent of workers, which heavily outweighed the 12 percent who said salary was most important.”
I’m among the 22% of Philadelphians in my dream job. Yay! But I still reserve the right to boo T.O.
Multi-Touch Computing
Jan 26
Okay, this doesn’t have much to do with human resources…today. But Perceptive Pixel’s multi-touch computing [video] is super cool, and I can just imagine in a few years, HR pros sitting in front of a multi-touch panel and moving data around, organizing information, and allocating bonuses with their ten fingers. It’s artistry. Wow, the possibilities. When multi-touch computing gets commercialized, you can be the Picasso of HR.
[via Data Mining]
Friday KnowHR Links – Interviewing and Hiring
Jan 26Interviewing and Hiring Programmers. Curious Cat Management blog shows that sometimes a simple test is all that’s needed to weed out the potentials from the poseurs.
An Inside Look at Google. Cool video about what it’s like to work at Google…made by Google.
Hire for Attitude, Train for Skill. How Southwest Airlines interviews candidates. “What’s your motto?” is one of the questions. Extra bonus: This article is over 10 years old…as old as the internet.
BONUS MATERIAL: Here are some amazing airplane videos that might be interesting to recruiting road warriors.
Creativity Critics
Jan 24
“Everyone with a pen is a writer” is the bane of the organizational communication creativity. So when I saw this 8 Creative Critics cartoon on Advertising/Design Goodness I had to stop and chuckle for a moment. How many of these have happened to you?
Dumbest Moment in Human Resources – 2006
Jan 23
Business 2.0 released its 101 Dumbest Moments in Business for 2006. Coming in at Number 27 was the Dumbest Moment in Human Resources:
From: RadioShack
To: RadioShack employees
Subject: Your former jobIn August, RadioShack fires 400 staffers via e-mail. Affected employees receive a message that reads, “The work force reduction notification is currently in progress. Unfortunately your position is one that has been eliminated.”
RadioShack wasn’t alone in dumb HR moves. Northwest Airlines flies into ignominy for sending out 101 Ways to Save Money to laid off workers with advice that included dumpster diving. UnitedHealth Group gets a new calendar as a prize for backdating stock options. And Bank of America gets to cash the check for making outsourced employees train their replacements to get their severance payments.
Fun reading. And a cautionary tale. The entire Business 2.0 list of the 101 Dumbest Moments in Business can be found here.
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