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If you fix the housing foreclosure crisis, you fix the job market
August 20, 2012 by Steven Rothberg
Two news stories this morning illustrate the daunting challenges the economy continues to face on the road to recovery. First, a New York Times articles points out that the Obama Administration was too slow to address the housing market crisis, which has been a major drag on the economy.Meanwhile, a report from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York estimates that about one-third of the jump in unemployment from 5 percent to its 10 percent peak in October 2009 can be traced to a mismatch between the supply of labor and job openings. The remaining two-thirds of the increase is due mainly to a lack of demand. Continue Reading
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Want to Invest in the Real Job Creators? Invest in Women.
January 28, 2012 by Steven RothbergWomen aren’t micro–so why do they only get micro-loans? At TEDxWomen reporter Gayle Tzemach Lemmon argues that women running all types of firms– from home businesses to major factories– are the overlooked key to economic development.
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Does Your Employer Own Your Social Media Contacts?
January 10, 2012 by Steven Rothberg
By Mark Mehler and Gerry CrispinIs tweeting part of how you get your message out to prospects and communicate with your company’s candidates? Do you drive (or ask) the people you have sourced to ‘friend you’ on Linkedin even before inviting them to join your company’s Linkedin group? It might be time to consider a conversation about whose social media accounts are in play during the sourcing, wooing, selection and onboarding of your prospects and candidates: the company’s accounts, the recruiter’s accounts or, more likely, both. Continue Reading
