Technology, Jobs and Home-Depot

This MSN report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics offers one angle of jobs outlook for the US. It suggests that many jobs that can be simplified and done by technology will be done by technology. Simplification includes consolidation of farms to larger ones which will find the smaller farmer out of work. Stock clerksContinue reading “Technology, Jobs and Home-Depot”

Parents see kids college education as “investment” not “expense”

A profound bit of analysis in Business Week caught my attention. The American Economy is doing better than the numbers say. For example the expenditures on higher ed by families is considered as expense by federal economists and statisticians. Ask any baby boomer Dad and Mom about their take on their kids college expenses. TheseContinue reading “Parents see kids college education as “investment” not “expense””

5 Top Careers- more integrator & capstone skills

CNN Money interviewed Spherion and came up with 5 careers that are hot at the moment. It set me thinking about the personal career plans my MBA students had come up with in the Global Outsourcing class – last fall. The top careers in the CNN story really make sense for American students. Take accounting,Continue reading “5 Top Careers- more integrator & capstone skills”