International Business News - workforce http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif In a survey of MBA students worldwide conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers, students said what they wanted most out of their first job was "a good reference for their future career." http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080925/job-searching-business-knowledge-wharton-wharton-school-business-business-school-business-education-.htm Thu, 25 Sep 2008 11:16:35 EDT Oklahoma employers told state lawmakers Tuesday they have more jobs than workers and need help in recruiting and retaining skilled employees. Employers, appearing alongside officials from the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education, urged lawmakers to provide high school students with more flexibility if they choose a career path other than college and to provide more support for work force recovery programs where high school dropouts and youthful offenders learn career skills. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080916/okla-employers-lament-worker-shortage.htm Tue, 16 Sep 2008 17:05:38 EDT North Dakota's Supreme Court revived two felony charges Monday against a former state workers' compensation director, saying prosecutors may put him on trial for allegedly misspending more than $18,000 in agency funds. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080701/n-d-supreme-court-revives-workers-comp-charges.htm Tue, 01 Jul 2008 08:25:11 EDT North Dakota's Supreme Court revived two felony charges Monday against a former state workers' compensation director, saying prosecutors may put him on trial for allegedly misspending more than $18,000 in agency funds. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080630/n-d-supreme-court-revives-workers-comp-charges.htm Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:47:28 EDT Ford Motor Co. plans to downsize its U.S. salaried work force by up to 12 percent in a bid to advance its restructuring plan after stalling amid lower sales and soaring gas prices, according to media reports. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/56859-ford.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080528/ford-motor-jobs-workforce-salaried-detroit-car.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080528/ford-motor-jobs-workforce-salaried-detroit-car.htm Wed, 28 May 2008 10:56:12 EDT Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc is laying off nearly 5 percent of its workers worldwide as a response to recent write-downs due to the sub-prime mortgage crisis and ensuing global credit crunch, according to news reports released Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080520/lehman-brothers-investment-workforce-layoffs-global-credit-job-cuts.htm Tue, 20 May 2008 16:32:52 EDT Investment bank Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. will begin to cut jobs on May 19 and plans to shed 5 percent of its workforce, according to media reports. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080516/lehman-brothers-investment-workforce.htm Fri, 16 May 2008 22:07:25 EDT State government is coordinating a program meant to provide workers to replace retiring baby boomers in South Dakota and to fill new jobs in business and industry. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080319/s-d-plans-to-fix-state-work-force-needs.htm Wed, 19 Mar 2008 17:26:34 EDT