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Molex's senior leaders offer advice for organizations considering an employee engagement survey: Think ahead. Begin planning far in advance to ensure you have the necessary resources for the project. Ensure that senior leaders are committed to the survey and willing to participate in all communication efforts. For employees to pay attention and understand what the company is trying to achieve, communication from the top is critical. Act on the survey results. Show employees you're committed by listening and acting. Choose the right partner to advise you through the entire process. This teamwork and collaboration is the hallmark of a successful project."

Survey on Recruitment Finds Return of War for Talent and Skills Gaps in UK London - June 16 Employers are being inundated with unsuitable candidates and struggling to fill vacancies, and talented individuals are staying put, concluding that the grass is greener on their own side of the fence in these volatile economic times. These are the findings from the annual Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) Resourcing and Talent Planning survey, produced in partnership with Hays.

Employers must take action to motivate and equip their managers to act on engagement surveys, according to a report by Aon Hewitt.

Conducted by Swedish research firm Potentialpark Communications, the firm surveyed almost 4,800 U.S. students and grads from a variety of business schools and universities. They were asked what they most wanted from career sites and the application process. From the features and component lists developed from the survey, Potentialpark analyzed 755 sites worldwide, including 102 in the U.S.

results of the 2011 SHRM/Globoforce Employee Recognition Tracker Survey*, a new semi-annual survey on the state of employee engagement and recognition conducted by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM).

The more social circles or Facebook friends a person has, the more likely social media can become a source of stress, Scottish researchers say. The more groups of people in someone's Facebook friends, researchers at the University of Edinburgh Business School reported, the greater the potential to cause offense, particularly if employers or parents are included. Stress rises when users present a version of themselves on Facebook that is unacceptable to some of their online "friends," the researchers said. Some 55 percent of parents follow their children on Facebook, they said, while more than half of employers have admitted to not hiring someone based on the applicant's Facebook page. "Facebook used to be like a great party for all your friends where you can dance, drink and flirt," Edinburgh researcher Ben Marder said. "But now with your Mum, Dad and boss there, the party becomes an anxious event full of potential social landmines." The researchers surveyed more than 300 people on Facebook, mostly students, with an average age of 21."

The IBM Institute for Business Value's report, The Business of Social Business, is full of research and survey data that can help in understanding how organizations are "seeing the value of applying social approaches, internally as well as externally.

Nice stats on mobile usage. At the start of 2010, this quarterly face to face nationally representative survey was expanded to cover a range of new areas including: latest generation games console ownership, smartphone ownership, social networking and usage of both official and unofficial digital services for music, movies, TV and games. Below are some headline results.

Of the $1.2 trillion spent globally each year on R&D across corporations and academia, 40 percent-much the largest share-pays for people. Our team interviewed and surveyed world-class researchers in academia and a range of industries to understand what drives research productivity in labs.

In a survey carried out in April this year of 1,000 UK employees, 63% said that they would feel significantly more 'engaged' with their employer if it allowed charitable working. The benefits of this improved engagement for the employer include increased productivity, less staff turnover, fewer sick days and a generally happier workplace. This trend was even more marked among the 20-30-year-old bracket, the so-called 'generation Y'. Nearly 70% of this group said that they would feel more engaged by taking part in corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives and criticised senior management, with over half saying it was 'out of touch' with the wants and values of generation Y.

One of the positive innovations in this years Digital Workplace Survey are the inclusion of some company demographic questions, designed to allow some detailed research of how digital communication and collaboration tools are used in a range of organisations. Like many companies, not all of my employees are desk-based knowledge workers. Indeed, most are not supplied company laptops or mobile phones and as such have irregular access to intranet based information and services.

In this NACE Knowledge Bite, Ed Koc, Director of Strategic and Foundation Research at the National Association of Colleges and Employers, shares findings from the NACE 2011 Student Survey on Social Media Use.

CFOs say they're keen to start rehiring!

Observer study shows the divide between internships offered to young job seekers from different backgrounds

Survey of British workforce highlights low digi confidence and perceived skills gap

Survey showing the corporate social media performance of the FTSE 100. Sainsbury's punching way above its weight.