We are now seeing news reports that retirement is about to become a thing of the past. If only out of economic necessity. Boomers can't afford to retire now that the market has damaged retirement savings.

But there is another more fundamental reason. The western world is perched precariously on a demographic fault line with the baby boomers about to exit the workforce. Starting from about fifteen months from now, the baby boom will start turning into a baby bust and that will produce a seismic transformation. If you don't think it's a problem, take a look at Japan. From .........

Study by OHSU expert says a 40 percent hike in IT workforce will be needed to move U.S. healthcare toward a paperless system that controls costs and reduces medical errors. If the U.S. healthcare system moves toward wider adoption of advanced information technology systems to control health care costs, reduce medical errors and improve patient care, it will need at least 40,000 additional health IT professionals - or almost 40 percent more than U.S. hospitals now are estimated to employ........

Science and engineering workforce availability in the United States is under serious scrutiny by observers who worry about a decline in the nation's ability to fill future demand. However, three newly published National Science Foundation (NSF) reports show increasing supplies of researchers and engineers, as well as a strong labor market........

With all the job-hunting tools available on the Web, you may still find that your resume goes unnoticed after you click that send button on your computer. Maybe it makes more sense to wear your resume so that anyone who sees you on the street has the opportunity to make you an offer. That''s the idea behind Blackbird Tees'' custom Resume Tees. When ordering, you choose an intro or teaser line for the front of your t-shirt (for instance, "My resume is on the back of my shirt," a simple "Hire me," or "I heart job offers") and then upload your resume for printing on the back (as a Word doc, .........

Workplace bullying, such as belittling comments, persistent criticism of work and withholding resources, appears to inflict more harm on employees than sexual harassment, say scientists who presented their findings at a conference today. As sexual harassment becomes less acceptable in society, organizations may be more attuned to helping victims, who may therefore find it easier to cope, said lead author M. Sandy Hershcovis, PhD, of the University of Manitoba. In contrast, non-violent forms of workplace aggression such as incivility and bullying are not illegal, leaving victims to fend for themselves........

Credit issuer GE Money has announced that a computer tape containing the personal data of 650,000 customers of major retailers such as JC Penney is missing. The tape also contained the Social Security numbers of an additional 150,000 people. The tape went missing from a facility operated by Iron Mountain, a data storage company. It claims it notified GE of the missing tape last October and to its knowledge no one has been a victim of identity theft as a result of the .........

Employees who lose their jobs because of their health suffer more significant depression and detrimental health outcomes than people who lose their jobs for non-health reasons, new research shows. The study also suggests that people who are reemployed quickly have better health outcomes than those who remain unemployed........

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Consumers expect a lot from high-equity brands such as Disney or Apple. When such brands fail us perhaps by providing a product that doesnt work or service that is sub-par we may be particularly disappointed. Our evaluations of formerly high-stature brands may even dip below those of low-equity brands. However, a new study from the Journal of Consumer Research finds that this drop in esteem may not always be inevitable after a failure. The study also reveals that, surprisingly, a high-equity brand fares better when the failure is severe........

One of every eight workers works in a cubicle. Cubicle workers complain most often about noise - trying to hear themselves think over the sound of co-workers working, conversing, and talking on the phone. Some lose their temper and start yelling. Or get angry enough to throw something.

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For the solo bootstrapper just starting out, time is more valuable than money. Putting the time into a new venture is often crucial in the early phases because you don't have the investment to just hire people who can get the work .........

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The survey observed that job satisfaction increases with age, with workers over 65 among the most satisfied. The study shows that 86 percent of the people interviewed between 1972 and 2006 said they were satisfied at their jobs, with 48 percent saying they were very satisfied. Only four percent reported being very dissatisfied........

Your product or service belongs to the cream-of-the-crop in the industry. You have a website to tout it. Navigation is quite right but why don't you get the vital web .........

Bolt.com, a social network around video content, has ceased to exist. Apparently they have turned belly up after the acquisition by GoFish went wrong recently.Bolt founders have moved on and are now occupied with WikiYou, the Mayfield and First Round Capital-funded startup they launched last month.(Paidcontent)The acquisition has gone bad because of the outstanding coyright issue between Bolt and UMG Recordings Inc. Bolt.com has been operational for almost 11 .........

The rich really are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer, a new University of Michigan study shows. The study---the most recent available analysis of long-term wealth trends among U.S. households---is based on data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics, conducted by the U-M Institute for Social Research (ISR) since 1968........

For those who'd like to know about yet another food home business, WinsomeForge Inc. rules the gourmet chocolate home business field. Their products include unique gourment chocolate such as Granite Gourmet and Sweetcoast Sweetshells (see image on the left) which are great for retailing or as corporate gifts and marketing promotions. .........