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Reveille and Hyperbole:
Sify Ltd, leader in consumer, internet and enterprise services in India, said it enabled online recruitment examinations for the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS). IBPS conducts recruitment for banks and financial institutions besides public sector undertakings. A press release said Sify's online examination engine, iTest, facilitated the Scale I to Scale II promotion examination for 867 officers of Indian Overseas Bank through IBPS.

Saba (SABA), the premier Human Capital Management (HCM) software and services provider, today announced that it will report financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year 2006, which ended May 31, 2006, on Thursday, June 29, 2006, after the market closes. The announcement will be followed by a conference call at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time.

The Human Capital Institute (HCI) will host a series of events where C-level executives from some of today's most innovative talent acquisition companies share insights about current practices and talk about what's coming next. Panelists include Hans Gieskes, President, CEO & Co-Founder of H3.com; Doug La Pasta, Founder, Chairman, and Chief Strategy Officer of SkillSurvey; Jim Povec, Principal of Padgett Performance Group; Chris Forman, CEO of AIRS; and Bryan Burdick, Chief Operating Officer of ZoomInfo. The panel discussion will be moderated by Bill Craib, Director of HCI's Acquisition Community.  In the half-day session, called "Talent Acquisition Through Innovation: Early Adopters Will Win the War for Talent," participants will learn about the landscape of new and emerging recruitment tools, including advanced talent sourcing, innovative employee referral, and candidate selection solutions--and how to determine which are most suitable for their needs.

This month hundreds of thousands of students are graduating from U.S. universities and heading into the real world. While some are fortunate enough to have already landed their first job, most graduates are still struggling to choose a career that makes sense to them. With this new book from WetFeet, "Finding The Right Career Path," students can coach themselves to find the best career match for their skills, talents, and personality style.

Working Advantage, a leading provider of employee entertainment discount and reward programs to over 5,500 corporations nationwide, is celebrating their fifth birthday in style. A week long celebration, beginning on June 5, 2006 will include raffles, special offers, extra discounts and a chance for one lucky member to win a grand prize trip for two to San Francisco, California.

eContinuum, providers of customized hiring solutions for highly targeted employee selection, announced that human capital industry veteran Kevin Oakes will join the company in the role of Executive Chair. In this executive advisory role, which is a part-time position, Oakes will help the company build on it's impressive growth over the last year and guide the company as it enters the next stage of expansion.

Deck Chairs:
Jennifer Thomas, chief human resources officer of Ryder System, Inc., is the new executive vice president human resources of Mueller Water Products ....The Board of Directors of Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation (subsidiary of CH Energy Group, Inc.;(CHG) has appointed Thomas C. Brocks to the position of Vice President of Human Resources...Lear Corporation (LEA) named Marina Williams chief diversity officer

You Should Know:

Global:
U.S. IT Workers: Look Out
Major increase in offshore outsourcing and contracting means lost jobs and lower salaries to come; getting behind the numbers
There has been a 25 percent year-over-year increase in outsourcing plus an 18 percent year-over-year increase in the use of contracting in the IT industry, according to recent figures from Evans Data. Thirty-seven percent of North American companies are sending development offshore, as compared to only 17 percent in last year's survey. Sending development offshore means losing development jobs in the U.S. Meanwhile, the use of onshore contractors could mean lower wages overall in IT. However, U.S. IT professionals seem unable or unwilling to connect the dots. In another survey, this one conducted by Harris Interactive on behalf of staffing company Spherion, 70 percent of IT workers expressed certitude that their jobs wouldn't be cut in the next 12 months. The poll also found that IT worker confidence was at a five-year high. It's a strangely rosy sentiment, given ongoing job cuts (such as Sun's layoff of 5,000 workers) based on tightening business conditions in the U.S. as well as the juggernaut momentum of offshore.  (Line 56)

India:
Companies on recruitment mode in Jaipur campuses
Big corporate houses, both from India and abroad, are now targeting non-metro towns like Jaipur for campus recruitment.  IT major Infosys, along with its BPO arm Progeon, selected 35 students from different colleges of Jaipur, 20 of whom from Sri Sathya Sai College for Women alone. ‘The reason behind the success of our college is the career counselling method, advisory group system, vocation-oriented courses like computer application, travel and tourism management and biotechnology,' said a spokesperson of the college. (India eNews)

Malta: (This is Malta)
Call centre recruitment to start in June
HSBC will begin the process of recruiting staff for its new Euro 7 million Global Call Centre in June. Work on the refurbishment of the Swatar premises where the centre will be housed is already underway. The centre is expected to begin handling calls from high value customers of HSBC Bank plc, in October. A substantial number of new employees, on a mix of full and part-time basis, will be required. Potential applicants will be required to demonstrate good customer service skills and a high standard of English. (Malta BusinessToday)

New Zealand:
Kelly Services enters IT recruitment market
Recruitment firm Kelly Services has entered the ICT recruitment market with the launch of Kelly IT Resources, its latest specialist employment division. The division will be based in Auckland and will cover Kelly's 14 nationwide locations.  It aims to place "highly qualified" IT professionals in areas including technical support, programming, web development, networks, e-commerce and project management. (m-net)

UK (Britain):
Skills Survey 2006: IT workers lured into contracting
Maybe it's because of those fat paycheques...
Lucrative fees have tempted an increasing proportion of UK IT workers into becoming contractors, according to silicon.com's exclusive 2006 Skills Survey. The survey found that contractors who have no desire to become permanent employees now make up 10 per cent of the IT workforce - up 2.6 percentage points since last year.(Silicon.com)

US:
Working at Playing Hard to Get

The recruitment process at consulting company Marakon is challenging, but successful applicants find it works hard to keep its talent
To land a job at the relatively small consulting firm Marakon Assoc., candidates must demonstrate authentic intellectual curiosity, and navigate a series of challenging case interviews that might even include a bit of role-playing, says Lori Massad, chief talent officer and chief operating officer at Marakon. But once you're in, the company wants you to stay, and is willing to negotiate all sorts of flexible work options. The company, which employs about 200 consultants worldwide, is based in New York and London, with offices in Singapore, Chicago, and San Francisco. (BusinessWeek)

Newspaper ad sales rise 1.8 percent in 1st quarter
The Newspaper Association of America reported that newspapers took in $11.1 billion in advertising in the first three months of the year, a 1.8 percent increase, with the largest gain coming from classified ads, which rose 4.7 percent. Most of the overall growth came from online ads, which jumped 34.9 percent to $613.3 million in the quarter compared with the same period a year ago. However, that represented a slower pace than the 39.7 percent growth clocked in the year-ago period. Print-only advertising edged up 0.3 percent to $10.5 billion, which the association said was led by gains in real estate advertising. Online advertising has been growing for newspapers but still makes up a relatively small part of overall newspaper revenues, coming in at 5.5 percent in the first quarter, up from 4.2 percent in the same period a year ago, according the association's figures. (Ventura County Star)

Deep Release:
Spherion (SFN) Employee Confidence Index Rises 1.3 Points in May

  • Despite Slowing Job Growth in May, More Workers Confident in Ability to Find New Job and Optimistic About Job Security
  •  Fewer Workers Concerned About Job Availability
  • 57 Percent of Workers Believe Economy Strengthening or Remaining Stable

Despite the lower than expected job growth in May, U.S. workers' confidence rebounded after dropping to a five-month low in April. The Spherion(R) Employee Confidence Index jumped 1.3 points to 58.7, a level that is 2.9 points higher than a year ago. The recent survey of 2,894 employed adults in the U.S. conducted by Harris Interactive(R) on behalf of Spherion Corporation (NYSE:SFN), shows that 60 percent of workers are confident in their ability to find a new job (an increase of three percentage points from April 2006) and 66 percent are confident in their employers' future, up from 65 percent in April.

In addition, more workers are confident in the security of their jobs, with 78 percent saying they feel that their jobs will not be eliminated in the next 12 months. Workers' outlook on the job market was slightly improved in May as 27 percent say that more jobs are available, an increase of one percentage point. Workers' confidence in the economy was unchanged, however, with 57 percent saying the economy was either strengthening or remaining stable.

"Even though job creation in the last two months certainly hasn't been as strong as the first quarter, this rebound in worker confidence indicates that workers are feeling that they are gaining the upper hand in the job market," said Roy Krause, president and chief executive officer of Spherion. "The overwhelming majority of workers feel their jobs are secure and many say they are confident to go find a new job and plan to do so in the next year. This sentiment shouldn't be surprising to employers. With low unemployment rates and broad-based job creation, workers have more choices when deciding upon their next career move as competition for top talent is becoming even fiercer."

Employee Confidence Index: Confidence Increases in May
The overall May Employee Confidence Index was 58.7, rising 1.3 points from April. The Index, which measures workers' confidence in their personal employment situation and the macroeconomic environment, may have increased as a result of more workers reporting optimism in the job market, the future of their employer and their ability to find a new job. The Index level is 2.9 points higher than the level recorded in May 2005.

Macroeconomic Confidence Index Rises:
The Macroeconomic Confidence Index increased to 42.1, a 0.6-point rise from April as more workers were confident about the availability of jobs. The Index level is 2.9 points higher than in May 2005. Specific findings from the Macroeconomic Confidence Index include:

  • 27 percent of U.S. adult workers believe that more jobs are available, up one percentage point from April. -- 23 percent of U.S. adult workers believe the economy is getting stronger, showing no change from the previous month.
     
  • Personal Confidence Index Rebounds: The Personal Confidence Index was 75.3 in May, a two-point rise from April as more workers were confident in the future of their employer and their ability to find a job. The Index level is 2.9 points higher than in May 2005. Specific findings from Personal Confidence Index include: -
     
  • 66 percent of adult workers in the U.S. feel confident in the future of their employer, compared to 65 percent in April.
     
  • 60 percent of adult workers in the U.S. have confidence in their own ability to find a new job, up three percentage points from the prior month. Job Security Index: More Workers Confident in Job Security
     
  • Rising for the first time in two months, the Job Security Index rebounded in May with 78% of participants saying it is unlikely their job will be eliminated in the next 12 months. The Index is up one point from May 2005. Job Transition Index: Percentage of Workers Planning to Search for New Job Unchanged
     
  • Holding steady for the second month in a row, 38 percent of U.S. workers said they are likely to look for a new job in the next 12 months. The Index is down one point from May 2005.

About the Spherion Employment Report

As part of the Spherion(R) Emerging Workforce(R) series of employment surveys, the monthly Spherion Employment Report provides a snapshot of the latest workforce trends across the country and is issued in conjunction with state and national labor market releases. Three key indices are measured: the Spherion Job Security Index, which captures how likely respondents think it is that they will lose their job or that their job will be eliminated in the next 12 months; the Spherion Job Transition Index, which captures how likely respondents are to look for a new job in the next 12 months and the Employee Confidence Index that measures employees' overall confidence in the economy, their employer and their ability to find other employment. The Employee Confidence Index is calculated from the results of four components that reflect these aspects of employee confidence. For each component item a 'score' is calculated by taking the difference of the percentage of positive responses and the percentage of negative responses. These four scores are then averaged to indicate an overall level of employee confidence, with each score ranking on a scale from 0 (no confidence) to 100 (complete confidence). A reading above 50 indicates a positive confidence level.


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