You may have seen the news story. A teen was recently found in New York City with no memory of her name or personal history. Her amnesia was profound. Happily, however, the story ends well, as a CNN viewer recognized the girl’s photo and identified her as a missing person from Oregon. [...]

Big events change things. The Great Depression reshaped the world view of at least several generations of Americans. And, the same is happening as we emerge from the late, unlamented Great Recession.
Many of us will never again look at the world of work the way we used to. It’s different now—we’re absolutely [...]

Last week, the blogosphere was all atwitter with the news that there are now six candidates for every job opening in the United States. That’s certainly a big increase from the historic norm—which is around 1.4 candidates per opening—but it’s hardly an earth-shattering event.
Ask anyone in the job market today, and the ratio for [...]