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How Having a Side Hustle Can Ease Those Post Layoff Blues

February 22, 2016

Do you know someone who's been laid off? More than one someone? Has that someone been you? If you said yes to any of those questions, you're not alone. According to a 2014 survey by the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers University, 20% of...

See why NJ union membership is dropping

February 22, 2016

New Jersey's union membership rate dipped below 16 percent in 2015, its lowest level in at least 15 years, according to a study released Monday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The figures are a sign that nonunion jobs are replacing union jobs that have been...

Free help for long-term unemployed to find jobs

February 16, 2016

Job seekers who have been out of work for more than six months have no shortage of advice. How to write a resume. How to dress for a job interview. How to create a LinkedIn page. But the nation hasn't gotten a grip yet on how to help long-term unemployed workers...

Are wages growing fast enough?

January 8, 2016

Reasons people have left the labor force include going back to school, becoming ill or disabled, staying home to care for children or elders, taking early retirement, and becoming discouraged about one’s ability to get a job at all. Economist William Rodgers at...

Is finding a new job your 2016 resolution?

January 3, 2016

A new survey from CareerBuilder finds that one in five employees (21 percent) pledge to leave their current job by the end of 2016. That is a 5 percent jump since last year. Even starker, 30 percent of younger employees, ages 18 to 34, expect to have a new job by...

John J. Heldrich, driving force behind New Brunswick’s revitalization, dies at age 88

October 30, 2014

John J. Heldrich, widely considered one of New Jersey’s top business and civic leaders and widely-recognized as “the heart and driving force” behind the revitalization of the city of New Brunswick, died on Tuesday, October 28. He was 88. He was a 1950 Rutgers...

Salzman to discuss U.S. STEM college majors as part of Science journal live chat, Thursday, Jan. 16

January 15, 2014

Dr. Hal Salzman, Bloustein School professor and senior faculty fellow at the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development, will participate in a live chat discussion hosted by Science journal on Thursday, January 16 at 3:00 p.m. Eastern. The discussion, “The...

Election-related events at the Bloustein School, Nov. 6 and Nov. 8

November 6, 2012

On Tuesday, November 6 the Bloustein School will host an informal Election Night viewing event at the Civic Square Building. Beginning at 6:00 p.m., students, faculty and staff are welcome to join us in the Special Events Forum and lobby and watch and discuss election...

Salzman investigates science and engineering workforce and policy

August 30, 2012

Professor Hal Salzman is the principal investigator of a project titled Science and Engineering Educational & Employment Pathways. The project is being supported by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and the National Science Foundation. Two current projects include...