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Help Wanted in Second Life
With a help-wanted classifieds section
and hundreds of jobs on its job
board, SLJobFinder.com, Second Life
presents an enticing lure for recruiters
who are willing to test the waters,
just the way some have by communicating
with gamers in such role-playing
games as EverQuest and World of
Warcraft.
 Read
more about recruiting in Second
Life.
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Discussion |
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Handling a Touchy Situation
A member writes: "I'm
interested in knowing if any of
you have policies, or just your
own practices, regarding
evaluating information from
background and reference checks.
In particular, what do you do
when you see spotty attendance,
unpaid debt history (if you get
into that part of a background
check), or an address that is
not the residence address. The
reason that I ask is because
these are some of the symptoms
of a survivor of
domestic/financial abuse, and
they may not have disclosed that
information to you at this
time."
Join
the discussion.
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Workforce Metrics |
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Recruiting Challenges
Percentage of employers
reporting biggest challenges in
recruiting new hires, 2002 and
2006
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2002 |
2006 |
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Competition with other
companies |
47% |
59% |
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Lack of qualified
candidates |
48 |
50 |
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Cost of living/housing
issues |
26 |
38 |
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Undesirable areas |
22 |
32 |
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Dual career/family
issues |
28 |
27 |
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Inadequate
compensation/benefits |
7 |
16 |
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Source: Worldwide
ERC (www.erc.org) |
Voluntary Turnover
Average voluntary turnover rate
for bottom and top quartile by
industry, 2006
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Bottom |
Top |
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Banking |
16.4% |
25.5% |
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Insurance |
8.0 |
13.5 |
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Other finance |
10.7 |
21.4 |
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Health care |
9.1 |
13.6 |
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Telecommunications |
7.6 |
14.9 |
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Utilities |
3.6 |
6.7 |
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IT and electronics |
7.5 |
15.0 |
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Engineering |
5.7 |
12.7 |
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Pharmaceutical |
6.2 |
12.6 |
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Source: Saratoga
Institute,
PricewaterhouseCoopers (www.pwc.com) |
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