Steve Bent

IAWP seeks hardworking, dedicated, passionate individuals to serve in leadership roles on the 2022-23 Board of Directors as president-elect, vice-president, secretary/treasurer and directors at large. Serving in a leadership role with IAWP is a truly special experience that provides a unique opportunity to develop new skills in leadership, management, budgeting, association management, meeting facilitation, and […]

The Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program developed the Digital Skills Discussion Guide to help workforce professionals learn how employer partners are integrating technology and upskilling workers. By beginning this learning process, the Guide can facilitate supporting workers adapting to new ways of interacting with their work environments during this digital transformation. For example, conversations with

As the “Great Resignation” begins to affect the ability to retain and attract top talent, organizations may want to first make sure they understand what talent they already have. Data collected by human capital research firm Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp) – from more than 1,300 HR and business executives across 80 countries – shows

The Great Resignation isn’t just for workers tired of their dead-end careers. A new study reveals that younger workers are actually more likely to quit and look for greener pastures than their older co-workers. In a poll of 1,200 full-time employees, commissioned by Lever and conducted by Pollfish, two in five say they only plan to stay

Over the past several decades, job security for U.S. workers has been declining to the point that many now realize they can’t rely on long-term employment with a single organization. Layoffs that took place during the COVID-19 pandemic underscored that belief, with affected employees in many industries expressing their dismay at the lack of loyalty shown by

New research reports having the personality trait agreeableness can improve your job performance and help you win in life. The authors studied how personality affects job performance, focusing especially on agreeableness. They took several variables into account, including psychological health, physical health, personal relationships, leadership effectiveness, and performances across both educational and organizational environments. Their findings showed

Workforce Summit 2022 is an innovative in-person event that supports job and career development opportunities for workforce and economic development professionals. Workforce Summit 2022 is taking place in Salem, Oregon on Wednesday June 15 through Friday June 17, 2022. Full registration is only $149 for IAWP members and $249 for nonmembers. Leading thought leaders will

Red Cross teams have been on the ground in Ukraine, delivering assistance to at-risk families including providing food, fuel for heating, medical supplies and support for housing. Over the past week in Ukraine, Red Cross teams have: Distributed more than 90,000 food and hygiene parcels to families on the move across Ukraine, including Mariupol. Provided

At the height of the pandemic, displaced workers flooded state unemployment insurance systems across the nation with requests for assistance and benefits, exposing many antiquated systems and their vulnerabilities. The pandemic exposed disparities in access to benefits affecting women, communities of color and other marginalized workers at a higher rate and often delayed delivery of

Strong tech hiring momentum continued into January, according to analysis of the latest labor market data by CompTIA, the non-profit association for the information technology (IT) industry and workforce. Tech-related hiring contributed to the strong national growth of 467,000 jobs in January, as reported in today’s “Employment Situation” report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.