An Opportunity to Recover and Build Back Better” to share the findings of the 2021 U.S. Energy Employment Report (USEER). The study began in 2016 to better track and understand employment within key energy sectors. Today’s release marks the return of the report management to the agency, after being produced externally since 2017. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the energy…...
Executive Order on Catalyzing Clean Energy Industries and Jobs Through Federal Sustainability
The Federal Government faces broad exposure to the mounting risks and costs already posed by the climate crisis. In responding to this crisis, we have a once-in-a-generation economic opportunity to create and sustain jobs, including well-paying union jobs; support a just transition to a more sustainable economy for American workers; strengthen…...
Renewable Energy Job Boom Creates Economic Opportunity
Renewable energy jobs are booming across the U.S. and are forecast to keep growing - especially in the heart of coal country - creating new economic opportunities for communities and high-wage jobs for workers facing the coal-to-clean transition. Read the full article at: www.forbes.com...
Future of Semiconductors
2020 was a year like we have never seen before, but even so we continued to see innovation that will drive the future of semiconductors (and semiconductor design). Fabs are filled and companies are struggling to keep pace with the market needs for new technology. The remote working model of…...
2021 Semiconductor Transformation Study
State of the semiconductor industry In the past year, the semiconductor industry has received attention from manufacturers, governments, and even consumers, as many markets are citing shortages of semiconductors as their main growth and supply constraint. Yet transformations in the semiconductor industry were not triggered by the pandemic. Many semiconductor…...
Pandemic Supply Chain Issues Semiconductors
Automobiles and electronics have been adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent semiconductor shortage. A previous paper from AIR touched on the economic ramifications from the Covid-19 pandemic as a stark reminder of the importance in understanding complex vulnerabilities in today’s interconnected world. The beginning of the pandemic lockdown in…...
What Are The Top Background Screening Trends For 2021?
Back in the day, background screening was a relatively straightforward process, typically limited to drug testing and criminal background checks. Since that time, most companies around the world have implemented new screening tools and technologies to augment and optimize their background screening process to obtain a full dossier on potential…...
In A World Disrupted, Hiring The Right C-Suite Leaders Matters More Than Ever
C-suite roles are changing to help organizations overcome daunting challenges arising from severe disruption. How companies approach the executive-hiring process can spell the difference between success—and costly failure. Multiple disruptions are roiling business today–from the pandemic and social injustice to political polarization and climate change. Under these conditions, transformative leadership…...
5 Mistakes That Make a Leader Ineffective
Poor leadership by an immediate supervisor is the reason why 75% of people leave their job, according to this Gallup Poll, ranking bad bosses as the #1 reason employees quit. Why is there so much lousy leadership out there? Two reasons… at least. First, many bosses aren’t trained to lead. A study…...
