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Colabria in collaboration with Cisco Systems, Jones University International, Verna Allee Associates, Euro-Focus, and others announces the Value of Networks Summit in Toronto, Ontario Canada on Friday 23 March 2007. This non-commercial international leadership summit provides deep expertise, open tools and relationships for mastery of value networks (VN) and value network analysis (VNA). It is tuned and optimized for business leaders. All are welcome.
Equilibria LLC, launched its research web site, www.equilibriallc.com, which provides initial research on almost any topic -- including education, travel, business and current events.
Alsbridge, the award winning outsourcing, shared services and offshoring advisory firm today announced that it will host the first of three Webinars--Shared Services: Are You Leading the Pack? Tuesday, March 20, 2007 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m CST. Participants should register via the event's website: https://www.gotomeeting.com/register/690060445. During the Webinar, Ben Trowbridge, Alsbridge CEO and Steve Kopp, a managing director will discuss the best practices and methodologies for shared services that have been proven in real world situations.
Couldn't Pass It Up: Hard Work the Secret to Long Life for 80 Year-Old Who Celebrates Birthday on the Job
Most 80 year-olds celebrate their birthday by kicking back and taking a well-deserved break.
But not Richard Esterly. The administrative assistant at Reading, PA-based
CMA, an independent
medical examination company, showed up for work as usual on March 9th, and didn't know what all
the fuss was about.
According to Jill Heidel, President and CEO, "Richard Esterly is 80 years young and still puts
in a full day in his position of administrative assistant. What is also remarkable is that Richard
has never taken a sick day and since I've known him has only had one cold! Not only is he a 7 year
veteran of CMA, he is also a veteran of WWII where he served as a medical corpsman."
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Dubai: Dubai Holding aims to increase Emirati workforce within group and entities through Careers UAE 2007
Dubai Holding, along with its seven major subsidiaries, TECOM Investments, Tatweer, Jumeirah Group, Dubai Properties, Sama Dubai, Dubai International Capital and Dubai Investment Group, announced today its participation in the 7th annual Careers UAE Exhibition.
(AME Info
Survey Says:
Survey Highlights Project Managers' Insecurity and Accreditation Issues
Survey charts rise in professionalism and shows that money isn't everything for project managers, which is just as well, as only 38% of project managers saw their earnings increase last year. Accreditation is a big issue, and project managers question whether there are too many accreditation bodies offering qualifications. Links to downloadable report.
Arras People, the project management recruitment specialists, have published their second survey on the UK project management market, with a detailed study on working conditions, rewards and contractor/employee sentiment.
Several key themes emerge from the survey:
Project management professionals are a wide and diverse group with pay and rewards that reflect this diversity. Over 90% of the professionals who participated in the survey earn more than the national average (as defined by ASHE), many by a significant multiple.
Project management is a fluid and changing market where people are highly mobile and able to react to the changing demands of employers. There is mobility between the Contract and Permanent employment status as professionals seek out better prospects, new challenges or the ability to change their lifestyle. Pay and benefits was the lowest scoring reason for people changing jobs.
More and more project professionals are gaining professional accreditation as employers demand this prior to engagement even though most project management professionals base their seniority on experience rather than qualifications. There would appear to be some confusion as to what or who is driving this requirement.
However, respondents feel there are too many accreditation bodies within the profession, and this in many respondents' eyes tends to undermine the value of accreditation.
A significant number (58%) of project management professionals are members of recognised professional bodies (APM, PMI etc...). They generally see market advantage of such affiliation though satisfaction levels drop when asked about their value for money and impact on enhancing the profession.
Contractors are generally in the older age brackets than employees, and ageism is still seen as an issue by many people, despite new legislation introduced in 2006.
2006 was a challenging year for many professionals in the remuneration stakes, where only 38% saw an increase in their earnings. A further 15% saw a decrease in earnings and the outlook for 2007 is mixed.
Employees and contractors have very different approaches to job seeking. The internet rules. Is it time for employers to forget the Thursday Telegraph?
John Thorpe, a director of Arras people, commented, "There are more and more people calling themselves project management professionals, as private and public sector organisations increasingly rely on their skills and attributes to provide a flexible and focused resource. This study provides a very detailed picture of the project personnel's professional life and the key differences between contractors and employees, and between the differences in major sectors."
Monster Employment Index Jumps Nine Points in February, as Online Recruitment Activity Picks Up After Slow January
Nearly All Industries and Occupations, and All Nine U.S. Census Bureau Regions Register Greater Online Job Availability February 2007 Index Highlights:
Index jumps nine points to a historical high of 177; increase puts year-over-year growth at 20 points
Utilities; and transportation and warehousing industries show largest increase - both month-to-month and year-over-year
White-collar occupations such as business and financial operations; and legal show signs of growing demand ahead of approaching tax season
Online opportunities for food preparation and serving occupations grow, demonstrating continued strength in the U.S. restaurant and hospitality industry
Cooling housing sector and manufacturing layoffs continue to weigh on several blue-collar occupations, which remain largely flat from a year ago
Expanding Texas economy fuels online demand in West South Central region, while Mountain region is impacted by housing-driven slowdown in Arizona and Nevada
Monster Press
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