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HRmarketer.com Reports Fourth Consecutive Record Year of Membership.
Dresser & Associates, provider of Human
Resource and Payroll solutions, has been selected as a member of the National Partner Program, a program that provides a level of distinction for exceptional Sage Software business partners. The objective of this program is to reward and provide special recognition to the top 10 business partners based on product sales volumes achieved across all of Sage Software's mid-market product lines and a continued commitment to excellent service to their Abra HR customers.
Innovative Employment Service, 10 til 2, announces the intent to franchise in Dallas/Ft. Worth. Professionals looking for an alternative to full-time employment have found their answer in 10 til 2, an employment service specializing in placing college-educated professionals into long-term, part-time positions. 10 til 2 is the country's only staffing service focusing exclusively on part-time placement, which is an untapped opportunity.
Honors and Awards:
Tené Wells, President of WomenVenture and Jimmiee Gaulden, Talent Acquisition Strategy Leader for 3M, were honored with the St. Alexandrine Medal and Medal of Distinction at College of St. Catherine winter commencement ceremonies earlier this month.
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Canada:
Employment Ontario Doubles Resources, Adds New Training Programs
Almost one million Ontario workers and businesses
will benefit from close to $1 billion in training and employment services
through Employment Ontario as a result of the Canada-Ontario Labour Market
Development Agreement, announced Chris Bentley, Minister of Training, Colleges
and Universities.
The agreement, effective January 1, 2007, transfers many federal training
and employment programs, resources and staff to the province.
"Employment Ontario will now, more than ever, be the place to start for
your employment and training needs - it will be a one-stop shop," said
Bentley. "We will be able to reduce gaps and make the system both more
flexible and effective with this transfer." (CNW Group)
Dubai:
35,000 change jobs in Dubai
The movement of labour force in Dubai has witnessed a sharp increase, according to officials at the Ministry of Labour.
"Last year 35,000 people changed their jobs and sponsors," Minister of Labour Dr Ali Abdullah Al Ka'abi is quoted to have said in a report in the Gulf News.
"It's a clear indication that the ministry encourages the movement of the labour force which balances the interests of the businessmen and the rights of the workers."
The corresponding figures for 2004 and 2005 are 18,500 and 21,000 respectively. (Trade Arabia)
Deep Release:
Career Strategist Offers Surefire Advice to Achieve 2007 Career Goals: Ditch New Year's Resolutions, Focus on Self-Assessment First
Career strategist and author David Samuel says most business professionals skip straight to making resolutions, while overlooking the three most important questions for achieving goals
According to Samuel, this self-assessment process hinges on the answers to three important questions: What are my career values? What are my tools? and What is my career vision?
"New Year's resolutions should be about evolving and building upon previous successes, but many people end up making the same resolutions from year to year," says Samuel. "It's great to resolve to do better and improve upon circumstances, but that means nothing if you don't first have a thorough sense of your values, your knowledge assets and a clear vision for your career."
Samuel says this three-step self-assessment process doesn't have to take long, but the time invested in sitting with oneself to ponder these questions can determine success or failure. The process includes answering the following:
- What are my career values? Today's business environment is far-removed from the dynamics of even seven years ago. Increased connectivity, more global perspectives and escalated customer expectations are forever changing the way business is done. So, today's professionals must understand their values in order to carve a niche in which they can thrive. To what extent are they motivated by increased responsibility, money, job security or functional excellence? Is work-life balance more of a priority now than before? The answers to these types of questions will help professionals uncover their true career values and set resolutions they are more likely to achieve.
- What are my tools? Once professionals understand their true values, they are then ready to determine whether or not they have the required knowledge and skills for their target career goals. Samuel calls this a "career asset portfolio" and says it's the one step most professionals miss when planning their career goals. The career asset portfolio includes an honest assessment of the personal assets that drive career advancement, assets such as: knowledge areas, skills, disciplines, experience, performance history, perception of value by others, etc. This inward look must include a candid view of any gaps in critical skill areas.
- What is my career vision? Finally, professionals must incorporate the discoveries from the two previous questions into clear medium-term and long-term visions for their careers. These visions will include the strategies for enhancing their career asset portfolio with whatever knowledge or skills they are lacking, as well as the long-term vision for their target career outcome. Does their medium-term vision include learning a foreign language, earning any additional certifications or developing a better relationship with their supervisor's peers? Samuel says it is one's career vision that sustains them through the process of successfully fulfilling resolutions.
"Research reveals almost 80 percent of people who make New Year's resolutions don't have a plan to achieve them and that most people don't keep their resolutions because of procrastination, lack of discipline and the absence of a game plan," says Samuel. "These factors can be easily addressed during this self-assessment process because individuals will make resolutions that stem from a better understanding of who they are and are rooted in a more solid plan for their career, and life, goals."
For more information on this self-assessment phase and to access free tools for completing this three-step process, visit www.leanforwardandgo.com. To interview David Samuel on this topic, or any other career advancement topic, contact Kinetra Smith at 678-884-4008, ext. 702.
Press Contact: KINETRA SMITH
Company Name: Brainchild Associates
Phone: 678-884-4008 (ext.702)
Website: www.leanforwardandgo.com
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