Sun, 29 Apr 2007 14:54:57 GMT

Rising Tech Jobs in the US

Despite the increasing news stating that outsourcing have lessened the hiring of tecCyberstates reports that tech workers in the US are very much in demand now.

The news report shows that the US tech industry have hired an estimate of 5.8 million people last year. This figure showed a dramatic increase (2.6%) as compared from the year 2005. To find out the exact statistics, you could refer to the image included in this entry.

Personally, I believe that the increase in hiring of tech workers is the effect of most outsourcing tasks being brought in-house. This kind of management makes companies more smart in their outsourcing decisions. On the other hand, outsourcing does not really have that devastating effect in the tech industry because most of the important tech jobs in the US are being maintained within the country.

Image Source: USA Today Posted by: Carol Kendrick      Read more     Source

Thu, 12 Apr 2007 02:46:56 GMT

Tips on Applying as a Virtual Assistant

A virtual assistant recruiter shared tips on how one should send an application successfully. The tips will definitely help those who are nonchalantly just emailing their applications without thinking whether they're creating a good or bad impression on their potential employer.

1. Don't Promise Something You Can't DoThis is when the application comes with a cover letter that is filled with grammatical error but promises that the person has a perfectly polished grammar.

2. Make Sure Your Resume Isn't Missing a Huge Gap of Information
The recruiter talked about a resum that looked like the applicant didn't take time to proofread and forgot that he deleted some info that could have made his or her resume a success in winning him or her an interview.

3. Use Jargon and Terms I Will Understand
Annoying jargon and acronyms without their meanings should be avoided.

4. Putting the Reason Why You Left Your Last Job is Not Advisable
Like the recruiter is interested at all....

5. Leave Your Personal History Out of the Equation
Modern resumes are appropriate for modern employers such as those looking for virtual workers. And one of the developments when it comes to sending out applications is getting rid of too much personal info since it will not only make the recruiter find the resume tiring to read but it's one whole lot of unnecessary information.

via VA Visionaries Posted by: noel      Read more     Source

April 10, 2007, 8:56 PM CT

Workers who focus on family

People who let family demands interfere with work are given fewer career opportunities and have poorer relationships with their bosses, a study from McMaster University's DeGroote School of Business finds.

In a survey of Canadian public sector employees, workers who say home and family impact their work also believe they are offered fewer challenges and opportunities for skill development and career advancement.

"While there has been a particular interest in the adverse impact of work demands on home and family, we know less about the impact of home and family on work," says Rick Hackett, Canada Research Chair in Organizational Behaviour and Human Performance at the DeGroote School of Business.

"Employees experiencing the greatest pull from home and family tend to have fewer mental and physical resources to devote to their paid jobs, which results in declining work performance. In turn, this lowered performance makes it less likely that their bosses will provide them with challenging tasks or career building opportunities".

The McMaster study, published in Applied Psychology, also suggests that the adverse effects of home and family can be exacerbated by a downward spiraling process. When employees are given less challenging tasks, they have fewer opportunities to show their capabilities, thereby not winning the respect and confidence of their bosses. This further reduces the likelihood of the boss entrusting these workers with challenging assignments......... Posted by: Mac      Read more         Source

Tue, 27 Mar 2007 01:50:43 GMT

10 Reasons Why Search Engine Marketing Job Is HOT!

Are you unemployed or underemployed? Why not consider a search engine marketing job?

Search engine marketing service is one of the most in-demand professions these days. Why? Here are the top ten reasons:

1. The search engine industry is on fire. In fact, the bubble is growing bigger and stronger each day that a lot of enthusiasts are now lured to make their own. Major search engines - Google, Yahoo and MSN - are taking ideal slice of the market yet; other web enthusiasts are still profitably rewarded.
2. Search engine optimizer is now one of the four cutting edge jobs.
3. The SEO search engine marketing pay is great money.
4. In managed search engine marketing, four years of university are not necessary.
5. To be a search engine marketer, one could learn on the web via SEO schools online.
6. There is virtually more SEM jobs to fill.
7. The buzz about SEM is getting hotter and hotter.
8. The industry is portable and accepted around the globe.
9. You don't have to be the follower all the time; you can make your own trend.
10. With SEM, you are the boss! Posted by: noel      Read more     Source

March 21, 2007, 5:01 AM CT

Cutting hours for overemployed may boost well-being

If overemployed workers were encouraged by employers to cut back to their level of preference, it could well have a profound impact on employees' well being, as per a Penn State researcher.

Lonnie Golden, associate professor of economics at Penn State's Abington Campus in greater Philadelphia, said empowering the 7 percent of workers who claimed in a 2001 U.S. Current Population Survey that they would like to cut back on their hours and income to do so, might create some work and income for the 23 percent of the work force that is underemployedthose who would like more work and incomeas well as the unemployed. It would also free up time for the overemployed to pursue endeavors other than work, which could lead to improved work-life balance and quality of life.

"The unemployment rate is under 5 percent now, which is pretty good. However, if 7 percent of the workforce feels as if they are working more hours than they would like, and some folks have no jobs or are seeking more work hours, then something is not functioning as well as it could in the labor market," he said. "It would benefit all employees if they could work closer to the amount of hours they desire, and in the long run, it would likely be beneficial for employers as well, in terms of greater efficiency and employee retention"......... Posted by: Mac      Read more         Source

Tue, 20 Mar 2007 11:16:29 GMT

Online Job Hunting Trick: Know Yourself First

The Internet has done wonders for job hunters. With more search engines spreading out and indexing more sites, job hunters can find the job they need with the click of a mouse. Today's jobs, moreover, can be done online: you can send a resume and samples of your work to a client living on the other side of the world, and receive his or her approval (or sadly, rejection) with the click of a mouse.

This ease, however, has also made job-hungry people turn to the Internet for their own shot at getting an online job. If you are interested in getting an online job, you may be pitted against thousands of other hopefuls who have the same talents and skills as yours. You need to be noticed and picked out of the pile.

Before applying for that online job, take note of these tips that can aid you in making your application successful.

Know exactly what it is you are good at. The Internet is home to millions of sites, with hundreds of thousands offering online jobs. You can earn money online as a copywriter, journalist, editor, photographer, web designer, virtual assistant, travel agent, and even sales person. To successfully make money online, however, you need to be excellent at your field; mediocrity is unacceptable, and it easily shows.

So how do you know what you are good at? Is there any work that you enjoy in particular? Is there any regular activity concentrated on one field of specialization that turns up frequently on your resume? Knowing your chosen field is difficult, so you may need to dig deep within to find your calling. Posted by: noel      Read more     Source

Thu, 15 Mar 2007 03:29:57 GMT

Aquent Jobs: Need a Better Job?

This is a humorous print advertisement campaign launched by Aquent Jobs in Malaysia to promote its brand name. The campaign has focused on the fact that few jobs are really torturous that once a person gets in his exploitation to an unimaginable extent is certain. The first advertisement is showing a man sitting on a chair and his lungs are wrapped on the parts of chair depicting he cannot move for anything out of his work.

The second advertisement is somewhat moderate in its presentation and visualization by showing a man as a monkey to the office since he required doing everything to keep his bosses in good humor. The punch line of the campaign is, ‘need a better job?’. The text of the campaign certainly effective as it has been placed strategically with perfect blend. The campaign was deEuro RSCG.

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January 15, 2007, 5:12 AM CT

One In Four Specialist Trainee Doctors 'Very Worried'

One in four specialist trainee doctors in England views their future job prospects as "poor" or "very worrying," as a result of changes in training and healthcare delivery, reveals a survey* published ahead of print in a special edition of Postgraduate Medical Journal.

While the government plans to shift the focus of care, particularly for long term conditions, away from hospitals into the community, almost a third of those surveyed regarded working with patients directly in these settings as a "bad" or "very bad" development, the responses reveal.

Eight out of 10 respondents felt poorly prepared to meet the challenge of working as specialist practitioners in the community, and wanted additional training to enable them to work in the new environment.

Three out of four felt that this should take the form of a university based degree. But even with appropriate training, only half felt that they would be better equipped to find work as a consultant.

The study authors point out that by 2010, the number of medical graduates will have increased by 50%.

Coupled with the shift of emphasis to healthcare provision in community based facilities, and a much greater focus on prevention, this will create new responsibilities for doctors and drastically cut the number of hospital based specialists required, they say.........

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November 28, 2006, 5:06 AM CT

Smarter inventory control of spare parts

Smarter storage of spare parts is now possible thanks to a new inventory model, based on extensive cooperation between different warehouses. This method ensures the integration of inventory control for all parts in stock at several warehouses. This way both the number of parts in stock and the waiting time for spare parts can be reduced, with theoretical savings of up to 50%. This is possible thanks to fundamental mathematical models developed by PhD candidate Bram Kranenburg MSc. With his research Kranenburg hopes to obtain a doctorate from the Technical University Eindhoven (TU/e) on Thursday 23 November.

Big Business

The storage of spare parts is big business in the Netherlands, involving billions of euros every year. Every branch of industry or service that works with complex machinery needs spare parts. Just think of electronics, hospitals, industrial machinery, and the car industry. One small, defective part can put a complete machine out of operation for quite some time. That is why there have always been strict requirements for stocking and distributing spare parts.

Pooling storage facilities

A great deal of research has already been done to optimize the entire logistic process. Still, inventory control is commonly done separately for each warehouse. ASML approached the TU/e to find out if there was not a smarter way to do this and this question became a central theme in Kranenburgs PhD research. Kranenburg: "The crux of my model is the pooling of different warehouses. If a local warehouse does not have a certain part in stock, it can contact another local warehouse instead of the central warehouse. If you want to do this on a structural basis, there is much to be won by planning your inventory control around this. But if you want to do this right, it becomes very complex mathematically to work this all out. That is the problem I worked on in my PhD research and ASML has been able to implement my model and algorithms right away.........

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November 13, 2006, 9:00 PM CT

When Jobs in the Nation Change

Dr. Arden L. Bement, Jr., the National Science Foundation director, meets with Rice University students tonight to discuss how the role of the scientist shifts in an ever-changing job market. The world is experiencing a tectonic economic shift in which an increasing number of jobs require some understanding of science and technology, and today, industries hungry for science and technology workers compete with each other for talent. When the nature of everyone else's job changes, so do the jobs of the scientist and engineer.

This event is being webcast live November 9, 2006, from Baker Hall on the campus of Rice University. The webcast will begin at 7 p.m. Eastern time and can be viewed at: http://webcast.rice.edu/index.php?action=details&event=812.........

Posted by: Mac      Permalink         Source