EU and US job market strains will slow policy moves

Purpose This paper aims to investigate emerging trends in data analytics and knowledge management (KM) job market by using the knowledge, skills and abilities (KSA) framework. The findings from the study provide insights into curriculum development and academic program design. Design/methodology/approach This study traced and retrieved job ads on LinkedIn to understand how data analytics and KM interplay in terms of job functions, knowledge, skills and abilities required for jobs, as well as career progression. Conducting content analysis using text analytics and multiple correspondence analysis, this paper extends the framework of KSA proposed by Cegielski and Jones‐Farmer to the field of data analytics and KM. Findings Using content analysis, the study analyzes the requisite KSA that connect analytics to KM from the job demand perspective. While Kruskal–Wallis tests assist in examining the relationships between different types of KSA and company’s characteristics, multiple correspondence analysis (MCA) aids in reducing dimensions and representing the KSA data points in two-dimensional space to identify potential associations between levels of categorical variables. The results from the Kruskal–Wallis tests indicate a significant relationship between job experience levels and KSA. The MCA diagrams illustrate key distinctions between hard and soft skills in data across different experience levels. Practical implications The practical implications of the study are two-fold. First, the extended KSA framework can guide KM professionals with their career planning toward data analytics. Second, the findings can inform academic institutions with regard to broadening and refining their data analytics or KM curricula. Originality/value This paper is one of the first studies to investigate the connection between data analytics and KM from the job demand perspective. It contributes to the ongoing discussion and provides insights into curriculum development and academic program design.

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In the beginning …

The Bottom Line Managing Library Finances ◽

10.1108/08880451011104072 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 23 (4) ◽

pp. 222-226

Author(s):

Stephanie Walker

Keyword(s):

Professional Development ◽

Design Methodology ◽

Job Market ◽

Content Type ◽

Appropriate Behavior ◽

Professional Career ◽

Time Work ◽

Part Time ◽

In The Beginning ◽

Part Time Work

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to present a first installment of a new column on human resource matters in libraries. It aims to focus on the beginning of a professional career in libraries.Design/methodology/approachThe paper looks at beginning a professional career in libraries, including exhibiting appropriate behavior and caution on professional discussion lists, understanding the realities of a difficult job market and utilizing opportunities for part‐time work and for professional development, highlighting exceptional attributes on a résumé, and doing research on hiring institutions.FindingsThe paper reveals advice for beginning a career in libraries.Originality/valueThe paper provides useful information for those who want to pursue a career as a librarian.

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Text mining for human resources competencies: Taiwan example

European Journal of Training and Development ◽

10.1108/ejtd-07-2018-0060 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Chih-Hung Chung ◽

Lu-Jia Chen

Keyword(s):

Text Mining ◽

Human Resources ◽

Success Factors ◽

Course Design ◽

Data Sets ◽

Job Market ◽

Content Type ◽

Entry Level ◽

Critical Success ◽

Job Advertisements

Purpose The purpose of this study is to explore the capabilities required by entry-level human resources (HR) professionals based on job advertisements by using text mining (TM) technique. Design/methodology/approach This study used TM techniques to explore the capabilities required by entry-level HR professionals based on job advertisements on HR agency 104’s website in Taiwan. Python was used to crawl the advertisements on the website, and 841 posts were collected. Next, the author used TM to explore and understand hidden trends and patterns in numerous data sets. Findings The results of this study revealed four critical success factors (specific skills, educational level, experience and specific capabilities), five clusters and ten classifications. Practical implications The results can aid HR curriculum developers and educators in customizing and improving HR education curricula, such that HR students can develop capabilities required to secure employment in the current HR job market. Originality/value Our results may facilitate the understanding of the current trends in the HR job market and provide useful suggestions to HR curriculum developers for improving training and professional course design, such that students’ competitiveness is enhanced and professional capabilities improved.

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Prioritizing the forgotten generation: why organizations should make boomers a key part of their talent acquisition strategy in 2020

Strategic HR Review ◽

10.1108/shr-03-2020-0016 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 19 (3) ◽

pp. 99-102

Author(s):

Debra Squyres

Keyword(s):

Baby Boomer ◽

Vice President ◽

Relationship Building ◽

Leadership Roles ◽

Job Market ◽

Content Type ◽

Diverse Workforce ◽

Baby Boomer Generation ◽

The Us ◽

Talent Acquisition

Purpose Every day, nearly 10,000 employees in the Baby Boomer generation retire from the US job market. However, many in this generation are not ready for a quiet, traditional retirement and are choosing to remain in the workforce – simply on their own terms. With more employment opportunities open to candidates in the US job market than almost ever before, employers should prioritize engaging these seasoned hires in their recruitment strategies. Design/methodology/approach Beamery’s Vice President of Customer Success Debra Squyres reviewed the most important reasons employers should not disregard the “forgotten generation” of candidates in their hiring strategies, especially when considering the diverse skills and roles Baby Boomers can bring to an enterprising workforce. Findings Among other job-specific skills and experience, the greatest benefits of recruiting new hires from the Baby Boomer generation are the candidates’ years of experience and likely leadership roles, propensity for in-person relationship-building and unique perspective in an ever-diverse workforce. Originality/value Highlighting the greatest benefits of Baby Boomer hires to employers is especially beneficial for those organizational leaders managing talent acquisition and retention.

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Contribution of prejudiced clustering education system in developing horizontal and vertical mismatch in job market: quality of employees in banking sector

Business Process Management Journal ◽

10.1108/bpmj-07-2020-0339 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Gazi Mahabubul Alam ◽

Samsilah Roslan

Keyword(s):

Education System ◽

Banking Sector ◽

Business Management ◽

Secondary Data ◽

Personal Communication ◽

Reciprocal Relationship ◽

Primary Data ◽

Job Market ◽

Content Type

PurposeEducation system supplies the required manpower in order to ensure the national prosperity. A salient link between education and business sector is a prerequisite to cater economically productive manpower. Economic and social development supplements each other that can only be ensured via a functional education system. A dysfunction education system created by a biased clustering policy develops a greater horizontal and vertical mismatch with the job market in many developing nations. This mismatch dents the quality of business management that halts the national prosperity. Therefore, the role of education has become questionable. This research aims to bridge between education and business sectors.Design/methodology/approachGiven the differentiated nature of research questions, multiple techniques are used to collect the data. However, this research bears the norms of qualitative method. Both secondary and primary data are used. While, secondary data are collected by the banks, Bangladesh Bureau of Educational Information and Statistics (BANBEIS) and by the University Grants Commission (UGC), primary data are collected through interviews. Document review and data collected through personal communication with members of staff of sampled banks and institutes of HE also supplements. Data were collected from six commercial banks and from the Central Bank.FindingsFindings suggest that clustering system favours science graduates by depriving business counterpart, which creates an atmosphere of educational disparity. This disparity affects the symbiotic and reciprocal relationship that exists amongst different provisions (i.e. secondaryand tertiary) of education. Favoured clustering system further contributes for a larger “horizontal educational mismatch” with job market. Therefore, science graduates occupy the places in the banks where business graduates should ideally be employed. Being a dysfunction system, education fails to support substantially for social and economic developments.Originality/valueA few studies are conducted in the area of HE in Bangladesh but none covers the issue of impact of clustering system of education in secondary provision on HE and job market. Graduates' performance in carrying out the jobs is seen as the most important element for the business management. This study has suggested a unique way forward which would be able to reduce the mismatch between education system and job market, enabling a substantial business management process. Considering this, the paper is first on its kind.

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The employment landscape and LIS education in Pakistan: challenges and prospects

Global Knowledge Memory and Communication ◽

10.1108/gkmc-11-2019-0146 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Amara Malik ◽

Kanwal Ameen

Keyword(s):

Information Science ◽

Future Orientation ◽

Library And Information Science ◽

Structured Interviews ◽

Job Market ◽

Content Type ◽

Face To Face ◽

Job Titles ◽

The Future ◽

Information Landscape

Purpose This study aims to explore the current and future employment opportunities for library and information science (LIS) graduates. It identifies future employers and emerging competitors in the information landscape. The strategies that may be used to respond to and capture the future job market are also presented for LIS schools in the light of the study findings. Design/methodology/approach The qualitative approach coupled with the interview technique was used for collecting insight into the phenomena. Face-to-face and telephonic semi-structured interviews were conducted with 17 faculty members (professors, associate professors and assistant professors) from 8 LIS departments. A thematic analysis approach was used to analyze the data to present the participants’ opinions regarding various aspects of the job market in the country. Findings It was found that the job market was still traditional (library) and would continue to be so for the next five to seven years. However, the findings also indicated the emergence of a non-traditional job market in the country. New job titles and functions relevant to the emerging job sector other than libraries in the information environment were noted. Originality/value Findings may have a direct impact on the future orientation, survival and sustainability of LIS programs in the country. The study may inform curriculum revision and updating efforts to make it more relevant and responsive to future needs.

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Competences in higher education tourism internships

Education + Training ◽

10.1108/et-04-2019-0074 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 62 (1) ◽

pp. 64-80 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Raquel Ferreras-Garcia ◽

Jordi Sales-Zaguirre ◽

Enric Serradell-López

Keyword(s):

Design Methodology ◽

Descriptive Analysis ◽

Hotel Industry ◽

Hospitality Management ◽

Job Market ◽

Content Type ◽

Training Activities ◽

The Subject ◽

Tourism And Hospitality ◽

Practical Implications

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the level of correspondence between the academic training received by students and the demands of the job market. This was achieved by analysing the competences that are developed in internships to provide useful information for universities, students and tourism companies. Design/methodology/approach A quantitative analysis was carried out using questionnaires administered to the supervisors of students on curricular internships. The level of tourism competences of students on the bachelor degree in Tourism and Hospitality Management at the School of Tourism and Hospitality Management Sant Ignasi was assessed. A descriptive analysis and comparisons of means were carried out to investigate differences in competences between students undertaking internships, according to the hotel department and category. Findings The results of the study indicate that students undertaking internships improve their competences. Whether they undertake internships in one department or another does not affect the level of achievement of most competences. However, the category of a hotel does influence the level of development of the acquired competences. Research limitations/implications A questionnaire should be administered to students on their perceptions of the achievement of competences, as this could be compared with the supervisors’ perceptions. Practical implications The study generates extremely valuable information for companies, universities and students, as it reveals which competences are attained and to what extent. Based on these results, universities can adapt their training activities and the hotel industry will have information on learning processes during internships. Originality/value The analysis provides an innovative research, a real assessment by employers of the competences attained. It also identifies the need for more research on the subject related to employers’ perceptions of the level of competences that students develop in the workplace.

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China job market risks go beyond unemployment

Emerald Expert Briefings ◽

10.1108/oxan-db202999 ◽

2015 ◽

Keyword(s):

Young People ◽

Labour Market ◽

Unemployment Rate ◽

Economic Uncertainty ◽

Job Market ◽

Content Type ◽

Market Risks ◽

Entrepreneurial Spirit ◽

The Government ◽

New Jobs

Subject Labour market conditions in China. Significance China’s official unemployment rate in 2014 was 4.09%, up from 4.05% in 2013. For the three previous years, it had stood still at exactly 4.10%. These implausible data give the illusion of stability during a period of slowing growth and economic uncertainty, and obscure a complex and volatile labour market that now presents a serious challenge to the government. The government is well aware of the pressures on the labour market and has stated its intention to create 10 million new jobs this year. Impacts Fewer young people will enter the workforce, and those who do will have much higher expectations. An older workforce means higher wage demands and the payment of pensions and medical insurance. China will have to find suitable employment for an increasing number of graduates; 7.5 million this year alone. Vocational and on-the-job training will have to revamped and invigorated to meet the demands of both employers and employees. The government's reliance on 'entrepreneurial spirit' to create new jobs could create more social tension.

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US price-driven oil demand growth will fade in 2017

Emerald Expert Briefings ◽

10.1108/oxan-db213901 ◽

2016 ◽

Keyword(s):

Economic Activity ◽

The United States ◽

Oil Price ◽

Major Contributor ◽

Job Market ◽

Content Type ◽

Fuel Prices ◽

Demand Growth ◽

The Past ◽

Oil Demand

Subject US oil demand growth. Significance The oil price collapse from mid-2014 that has caused pain for producers has been a boon to US consumers. With pump prices for gasoline at record lows, US motorists covered 3.186 trillion miles from July 2015 to July this year, smashing the previous record for any previous twelve-month period. This, along with a relatively strong job market and economic growth, has fuelled a resurgence in US oil demand growth after years of post-recession stagnation, and has been a major contributor to the modest price recovery seen over the past six months. Impacts Weaker demand should see a decline in US oil and refined product imports from OPEC and other producers. US refiners may see margins shrink and will look abroad for new customers. However, Latin America is likely to be the most attractive destination for refined product exports from the United States. Weaker demand growth will keep storage levels elevated despite production falls, acting as a drag on US oil and fuel prices. Increases in US freight travel from renewed economic activity will push up diesel prices.

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