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1、1.1Thefutureofhumanresources1)Ithinktheproblemisthatinthelastfifteenyears,employershaven'tshowntheiremployeesmuchloyalty.They'vehiredandfiredprettymuchatwill,accordingtowhetherthemarketdictatedthattheyneedtoincreaseorreducetheworkforce.Theflipsideofthisisthatemployeesnow,particularlyth
2、oseinthe25to35agegroup,don'tfeelmuchloyaltytotheiremployereither.Developingstrategiestoholdontohighlyskilledandhighlyqualifiedpeoplehasbecomethenumberonepriorityinhumanresources-inallbigcompanies,infact.2)There'snodoubtthatinthenexttenyearstherewillbeamoveawayfromtheninetofiveoffice-ba
3、sedmodelofwork.Infact,it'salreadyhappeningwithwomen,whooftenfinditchallengingtobalanceworkanddomesticschedules.Thiscouldmeanmore'teleworking',inotherwordsworkingathomeandbeinglinkedtotheofficebycomputer;oritcouldmeanshorterworkingweeksorjustmoreflexiblehours,Unlesscompaniesofferthesepo
4、ssibilities,alotofpeoplewilllookforalternativetypesofwork.3)Companiesarefindingthatgraduatesandschoolleaversaren'twellenoughpreparedforworkinglife.Thisisgoingtodrivetwochanges,Ithink.Oneisagreaterco-operatingbetweencompaniesanduniversitiesorcollegestoensurethatatentryleveltothecompany,
5、peoplehavetherightskills.We'llalsoseemoreinvestmentincorporatetraining-corporateuniversitiesandsoon-sothatemployees'skillscanbemouldedtotheneedsofthecompany.4)Asthebirthratedecreasedandlifeexpectancyincreases,therewillbeshortagesinthejobmarket.Consequently,alotofex-employeeswhothoughtt
6、heyhadfinishedtheircareersat60orwhatever,willbecalledbacktowork.Thiswillsuitthecompanies,butitwillsuittheemployeestoo,becausetheirpensionswillprobablybeinadequatetofundtheirlongerretirement.5)Atthemomentpeopleintheir50sand60sare,onthewhole,verypoorlyvaluedincompanies.Firmswanttorecruit
7、youngeremployeeswhoarecheapertoemployandmoreadaptabletoachangingbusinessenvironment.Butasthesupplyoftheseyoungerworkersdriesup,we'llhavetoconsiderolderstaffdifferently.Ihopethatinfuturethewisdomandexperienceofthisgroupwillbecomemorevalued.1.2AnenvironmentaccidentJ=JournalistS=Spokesp