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The first-ever international conference on word of mouth marketing will be held from October 6-7, 2005 in Hamburg, Germany. More than 200 prominent marketing experts and researchers from around the world will gather to discuss with other attendees the latest
marketing approaches and future trends in the realm of word of mouth marketing.
GraficaGroup launched a new Web site for iCIMS detailing iCIMS' growing suite of iRecruiter(TM) talent management products and services, promotes iCIMS' diverse client base and success stories, while also
educating visitors about topical issues in HR.
Engenium has just introduced the newest version of its next-generation Semetric searching solution. Semetric V.4.0 uses conceptual meaning and context in addition to
traditional keywords to perform highly efficient and accurate searches.
Alexander Mann Solutions, a provider of international recruitment process outsourcing (RPO), announced today the successful implementation of a significant new £150m contract with international IT services company
Atos Origin.
Deck Chairs
Staffing Solutions
has promoted Kathleen Bodnar to Controller and Lynn Murphy to Manager, Recruitment Services...
Brian Hearing has joined
Authoria as vice president of
professional services.
..Daljit Singh joins Bharti
as Corporate Director HR
Survey Sez
Monster Employment Index
July 2005 Index Highlights:
Monster Employment Index dips two points to 134 in July, with the majority of industries and occupations showing slight declines in online job availability
At 134, the Index remains significantly higher than its July 2004 level Manufacturing continues three-month downward trend Demand for military occupations continues to surge, as the military aggressively expands its recruiting efforts Strong demand in the construction
industry reflects continued strength in the housing market
The Monster Employment Index dipped slightly in July, as the majority of industries and occupations tracked by the Index showed slight declines in online job availability during the month. The Index fell two points in July, from 136 in June 2005 to 134 in July 2005, ending a six-month growth trend for the
year, but maintaining a sharp increase of 27 points over its July 2004 level of 107.
"Given the Index's strong upward growth trend over the past six months, coupled with the fact that we measured a two-point decline at this same juncture last year, the Monster Employment Index's easing back in July is not surprising at all," said Steve Pogorzelski, president of Monster, North
America. "On the contrary, the consistency between the Index's July 2005 and July 2004 findings suggests that seasonality is a likely explanation for this drop in overall demand for workers over the past month. Despite this decline, however, the Index remains significantly higher than its July 2004 level,
demonstrating a marked increase in online recruitment activity compared to last year."
Construction and Utilities Among the Few Industries Showing Greater Online Job Demand
Overall, 12 of 20 industries tracked by the Index experienced declines of varying degrees in online job demand during the month of July, with manufacturing registering a three-month downward trend. Other industries that saw a slight decline in online job availability included finance and
insurance; agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting; and administrative support, waste management and remediation services.
Among the five industries that registered increases during the month, construction showed the sharpest acceleration in online job availability, fueled in part by the low cost of financing, which continues to support demand for both single family housing and condominium development. The
increase is also attributable to seasonality, as the construction sector normally gains strength across the nation during the summer and fall seasons when weather is amenable in Northern states. Other industries showing increased online job availability in July included:
Utilities, which continued a three-month growth trend and registered a particularly large spike in July due to high temperatures. This, in turn, spurred provider activity, as utilities sought to increase capacity and ensure an adequate supply of electricity and water; and
Wholesale trade and retail trade, two categories that rose in July and have demonstrated stepwise growth over the past several months, due in part to gearing up for the fall/back-to-school shopping season. Both industry categories also tend to have high turnover rates, creating a consistent need to recruit
new hires.
Online Demand for Legal Workers Falls, While Demand for Military Positions Soars
Sixteen of 23 occupational categories experienced declines of varying degrees during July, with online demand for legal occupations falling sharply and dipping for the second consecutive month. Other occupations showing slight declines during the month included: healthcare support; arts,
design, entertainment, sports and media; food preparation and serving; building/grounds cleaning and maintenance; and office and administrative support.
Among the occupational categories that experienced gains in July, online demand for military-related occupations saw the greatest month-to-month increase and the highest rate of growth over the past three months among all occupational categories. This is due to the U.S. military's active
recruitment efforts to secure additional personnel. Other occupations registering increases during the month of July included:
Community & social services, which saw a notable increase in online recruitment activity in July and continued a six-month growth trend, partially due to the increased number of retiring baby-boomers who are choosing to become actively involved in community and social services organizations;
and
Computer & mathematical, which saw a spike as positions such as data communications analysts, health information technicians and computer software engineers experienced higher demand.
West North Central Region Sees Sharpest Increase in Online Job Availability in July
Online job demand for workers increased in just one of the nine U.S. Census Bureau regions in July, although all regions remained at very high levels when compared year-over-year. The West North Central region saw the only increase during the month, while the Mid-Atlantic region saw the
sharpest decline. Only fifteen U.S. states, along with the District of Columbia, registered increases in July, with Nebraska, Montana, North Dakota and Maine among those seeing the sharpest gains. Twenty-seven states saw declines during the month, while eight states remained flat from June.
To obtain a full copy of the Monster Employment Index report for July 2005, including all charts and tables, please visit http://eIndex.monsterworldwide.com. Data for the month of August 2005 will be released on September 1, 2005.
You Should Know
Australia:
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Australia's peak doctors' group has warned of the dangers of replacing doctors with nurses in hospitals to solve medical workforce shortages. In its submission to the productivity commission review of health workforce, the
Australian Medical Association (AMA) has strongly defended the role of doctors at the centre of the nation's health system. (Advertiser)
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Newspaper circulation growth is forecast to be only 1per cent in 2009, with falls in metropolitan areas offset by strong growth in regional areas. (Australian)
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The steep growth in advertising dollars spent online during the next five years will come directly from newspapers, a report from PricewaterhouseCoopers has found. (AustralianIT)
Global:
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Silicon Valley search engine company Google Inc., which added more than 700 employees
worldwide in its second quarter alone, is probing development of a million-square-foot headquarters-type campus. However, the company's highest-ranking executives made clear in a July 21 conference call with analysts that hiring engineers for research and development and investing in real estate to house
them are Google priorities. (SanJose Business Journal)
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Craigslist.com, their classified adverts website has quietly emerged as one of the top 10 internet companies in the world in terms of page views. (BBC)
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Where Can I Find Linux Porters? (Slashdot)
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Identify your target audience before crafting advertising plan. (SFGate)
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A joint Microsoft-Langchao Group Offsite Development Center (ODC) center opened in Beijing in recent days and, according to the Chinese firm, is aimed at increasing "the efficiency of outsourcing collaborations between Langchao and
Microsoft." (InformationWeek)
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Online dating is now listed among the top 4 ways to find dates, according to Nielsen//NetRatings. While friend hook-ups and bar scene still lead the list of preferred methods, Internet rivals dating co-workers, and 335 of survey respondents
would resort to Internet dating. Preferences in finding dates Method to find dates % using Friends 53 Pubs, clubs 53 At work 33 Online 33 Agency 7 Classified ads 6 Speed dating 5 Other 3 Phone dating 2 (ZDNet)
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Korn/Ferry International, the world's biggest executive-search firm, is suing five former US employees for allegedly stealing client records. (WebIndia
123)
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Global human resources outsourcing and consulting firm, Hewitt Associates, has just released new data showing the strongest link yet between engaged employees and business success. Their analysis of 1,500 companies over a four-year period showed
that companies with higher engagement levels had markedly higher total shareholder return. (domain-b)
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"Wikis are the most radical piece of social software invented since e-mail," said Clay Shirky, a professor in the interactive communications department at New York University. (National
Post)
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Six Degrees of "Who Cares?" The latest online fad is to prove how popular, powerful, and interesting you are by not only being a member of an online social or business
network, but by comparing how many people you have in your network as well. It doesn't matter if you don't know any of the 14,000 people you're linked to—they're still part of your network, so it's all cool (PCMagazine)
India:
South Africa:
South Korea
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Job search websites are scraping the barrel in their tireless search for new subjects for unrepresentative surveys. Among the scrapings is the discovery that the mildly overweight, mildly outspoken, but entirely lovable heroine of the hit drama "My Name Is Kim Sam-soon" is unlike
to make a good first impression on a potential employer. (Chosun)
USA:
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Victor Marshall, Director of the University of North Carolina's Institute on Aging says when the baby boomer generation begins to retire, a much smaller workforce will take its place. He says, "Three percent of the workforce in the U-S is over the age of 65 right now. You've got
20 percent age 60-to-64; 61 percent is age 25-to-49, and then 15.8 percent is age 15-to-24. So for the group that's going to be exiting, you've got 23 percent who are age 50 years or older. You've got an average retirement age of 62. So half of these people then are going to be leaving in the next decade." (VOA)
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