UK:
Orange reports on the workplace of 2016
It might be quite grim, apparently
Future Enterprise Coalition has released a report discussing at the place and
manner of work in 2016. "The Way to Work" is the second report published by the
coalition. The first, "Organisational Lives", looked at how individuals might be
using mobile technologies in the future. (Register)
Rewarding time for recruitment organisations
Leading lights in Yorkshire's recruitment
industry celebrated the best in innovation and
excellence at a glittering awards night at the
Hilton Hotel in Leeds.
The first ever Yorkshire Post Newspapers Yorkshire
Region Recruitment Awards, in association with the
Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC), was
organised by the Yorkshire Post's Hannah Richards
and Lindsey Jackson, and was attended by the cream
of the region's recruitment organisations. Hosting
the event, Dawn Sweeney, Advertisement Director of
Yorkshire Post Newspapers, said: "As the publisher
of the region's premier recruitment media brands in
the Yorkshire Post, Yorkshire Evening Post and Jobs
Today.co.uk, we are proud of our heritage within the
marketplace. "From our own relationships with the
recruitment industry, it is clear that our thriving
region is a hotspot of innovation and excellence,
and we believe that your talent and commitment
deserves recognition." Guests were welcomed by a
champagne reception, sponsored by the Private Health
Partnership, one of the UK's leading private
healthcare and employee benefits companies. PHP
manage the REC medical insurance scheme for
recruiters and the recruitment industry, which forms
part of the REC membership benefits package. They
have been associated with REC for more than eight
years and were a founder member of Recruitment
Industry Partnership initiative. (YorkshirePost)
Digg This: Talking to Gen Y
Digg.com CEO Jay Adelson's tips for communicating
with the younger generation in your workplace
Millions of people a month submit, share, or read
news articles "dug up" and posted by members of the
Web community Digg.com. The hugely popular site was
started by Kevin Rose, a former TechTV host, and Jay
Adelson, a former chief technology officer for data
center company Equinix who appeared on Kevin's show
as a guest. I have a special fondness for people
connected to TechTV because I spent three years as a
host on the network until the dot-com bust led to a
sharp decline in its advertising. Its hosts were
innovative and creative, moving on to build
companies like Digg, a site where registered users
submit and vote on stories (see BusinessWeek.com,
8/14/06, "Valley Boys"). Digg employees represent a
wide range of ages, from 27 to 50. So when I decided
to write a column on how to communicate with the
younger generation, I asked Digg's 36-year-old CEO,
Jay Adelson, for his insight. (BusinessWeek)
Scotland:
The first batch of qualified chefs has been served up through a new
Scottish Enterprise Dunbartonshire training programme designed to tackle skills
shortages in the local catering industry.
Seven chefs have now completed their two year Enhanced Chef Modern
Apprenticeship and are now working in local hotels and restaurants. The Enhanced
Chef programme was set up specifically in response to industry demand and was
designed to get unemployed people off benefits and into the industry. (Scottish
Enterprise)
US:
September a Record Month for Newspaper Web Traffic
Newspaper Web site traffic hit a record in September with more than 58 million
people visiting a newspaper site, according to data from Nielsen//NetRatings on
behalf of the Newspaper Association of America. During 3Q roughly 57 million
people or more than one-third of all active Internet users visited newspaper Web
sites each month, a 23.9% increase from the same period a year ago. (Editor
and Publisher)
Raytheon lauded for disabled worker inclusion efforts
Raytheon Company is one of only four companies
recognized as a recipient of the 2006 Secretary of
Labor's New Freedom Initiative (NFI) Award for its
commitment to recruit, train, hire and promote
individuals with disabilities. Introduced in 2001,
the NFI Award honors exemplary and innovative
efforts to ensure that people with disabilities have
the opportunity to fully participate in all aspects
of community life, including employment. As an award
recipient, Raytheon demonstrated how it developed
and implemented a multi-faceted program directed
toward increasing employment opportunities for
people with disabilities through increased access to
assistive technologies and the use of innovative
training, hiring, and retention techniques. (ReliablePlant)
Online Newspaper Ads Spiked in Q1
Online newspaper ad spending rocketed up nearly 35 percent to more than $613
million in Q1 2006 compared to Q1 of last year, according to a new Newspaper
Association of America (NAA) report. Though other print ad categories dropped,
print classified advertising rose 4.7 percent, led by a big boost in real estate
classified spending. In all, print paper ads were up 0.3 percent to $10.5
billion."Newspapers are beginning to establish separate value for their online
ads," commented Peter Krasilovsky, principal of local media consulting firm
Krasilovsky Consulting. "That accounts for some new dollars coming into the
stream." Until recently, many newspaper publishers provided Web advertising as
value-adds, meaning they were given as a free bonus along with purchase of print
ads. (Emarketing)
Are You Ready for This Recruitment Ad? Filed under: What the Hell? The CIA's new recruitment commercial is funny… for how lame it is. (Conjecturer)
Deep Release:
Web 2.0, is it the future of the internet or simply another buzzword? Chris Rowe, founder of innovative recruitment site, Employmint, is using the Web 2.0 model to turn the recruitment business on its head.
Think Google. When the company started, they created a super quick way to sort through the billions of web pages on the internet. "The global acceptance of Google grew to the point that people don't search any more, they Google." explains Chris. Google leveraged the search engine's popularity by creating additional services such as gmail, adwords and adsense. "Now anyone can serve Google ads on their web sites and make money." says Chris, "In addition, anyone can purchase Google adwords to promote their business - the business owner determines how much they are willing to pay."
The www.employmint.co.za site works in the same way. Unlike other sites where fees are charged per job posted, companies can upload jobs for free and decide for themselves how much they are willing to pay for a successful placement. Job seekers list for free and can either apply directly or refer candidates. It is the referrer who is paid the 'reward' for a successful placement. "It's about creating a community of employers and job seekers which makes it worthwhile to check regularly. If I check and see a job that's perfect for a friend of mine, I can not only help them find a job but be paid into the bargain." comments Rowe. "The site essentially incentivises job seekers to become dedicated head hunters."
The site is a Web 2.0 showcase, with many of the features commonly associated with the shift in technology. The site is built using Atlas, the Microsoft framework for Ajax (asynchronous java script and XML) which means that the site provides a faster and more intuitive user experience. "In the past, web applications would post data back to the server and there would be a delay while the results page loaded." says Chris. "With Ajax, there is little or no delay as only the query results are returned - not the whole page." Tagging is another nifty feature of the site, with users able to tag the content in their own way and create personal tag clouds. "Let's say I'm a job seeker checking the site, I can tag jobs in any way I like, I may decide to tag them according to people I have referred, by salary or geographic location." explains Rowe. In other words, the user can create their own personal index. Like Google Suggest, the site assists searching by making suggestions eg. if you type "pro" it may suggest 'programmer', 'project manager' or 'promotions assistant' based on common searches performed by other users.
Personal blogs and communities is another Web 2.0 feature used by Employmint. Each job seeker gets their own blog when they register which they can use to promote themselves to prospective employers or share experiences with other job seekers. Companies can create an external talent network which includes their own staff and contractors or invited job seeker members. "Having a network like this is an extremely valuable resource." Says Chris, " If I need a C# developer for a short term contract, I can check my own talent network for people I have tagged as good C# developers, check their blogs to see if they are available and contact them directly." says Chris.
The site is built on a service oriented architecture (SOA) which provides the ability to easily plug into third party applications. It also means that other services can easily be added to the Employmint site. The site features 'mash ups', or integrated components from other Web 2.0 sites including the photo sharing technology of Flickr and social networking components of LinkedIn.com. "We are always open to improvements and suggestions from the user community." comments Chris. "The site is built in such as way that additional features can be easily integrated." It is this constant evolution in response to the users own requests that has coined the term 'perpetual beta'.
As with all Web 2.0 sites, the users themselves determine its success, Someone with a lot of young professional friends who checks the site regularly can develop a small business out of this system. Depending on the type of job and the size of the rewards offered, they can potentially earn an additional R5 - 10,000 per month.
Contact Details:
Employmint
info @ employmint.co.za
Managing Director: Chris Rowe
Postal Address:
PO Box 1158
Westville
3630
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