There may be increased demand for experienced HR professionals specialising in learning and development, recruitment and talent management in 2010, a recruitment firm has suggested. In its annual Salary Survey, Robert Walters said that with projected market changes, companies will be looking to invest in their existing staff to aid retention and attract new talent in 2010.

•	Wages: HR salary trends
•	Job market & demography: HR Programs See Broad Array of Changes During Recession
•	General information about job entrance: Bright spots for HR jobseekers

Fear of social exclusion and discrimination force many employees to hide their sexual orientation in the workplace, often leading to anxiety and depression, according to Dawn Hough from Pride in Diversity. Speaking in Sydney yesterday at the official launch of Australia’s first LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) inclusion program for the workplace, Hough said that this group of people is often excluded from diversity programs and can be unintentionally discriminated against.

•	General information about job entrance: Gay-Friendly Workplaces Boost Health and Productivity in Companies
•	Company news: KPMG named ‘International corporation of the year’ by Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce
•	General information about job entrance: Out of the Closet

VinnEX – A Stock Market Simulation Portal by Vinnoite Media Private Limited, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, INDIA is a simulated real-time Stock Market Game aimed at giving viewers and investors an easy and interactive platform to understand and invest in the stock market without fear of losing their investment. The objective of this interactive stock market game is to educate and help first-time investors in understanding how the stock market functions and how they can make the highest profits from it.

A polished resume and portfolio aren’t the only tools advertising and marketing professionals need to land their next job. A new survey shows a sterling digital presence is important, too. Nearly three-quarters (72 percent) of advertising and marketing executives interviewed said they are likely to search for information about prospective hires online. Another 59 percent review job candidates’ LinkedIn profiles and 44 percent check out their Facebook pages.

The "World Business Dialogue" is the world's largest student-run business convention. Here, 50 top-class personalities from economy, science and politics enter a discussion about economically and socially relevant, future-oriented topics with 300 international students and just as many executives, notably from German companies. For 25 years, Cologne University is converted into a convention centre for the economic elite for two days. Also known under its former title "Deutscher Wirtschaftskongress", the World Business Dialogue will once again take place in March 2010 for the 13th time.

•	International Development : Global Risks 2010

The demographic outlook for the BRICs varies greatly. The differences in the projected change in the working-age population are very significant in both absolute and relative terms. This will impact not only economic growth prospects, but also savings and investment behaviour and potentially financial market growth prospects. Brazil and India are demographically in a substantially more favourable position than China and Russia. With the exception of India, demographic developments in the BRICs are becoming, or will soon become, a net negative in terms of per-capita growth.

(pte) - Aufgrund der immensen Ausbaupläne der Atomindustrie einzelner Länder droht schon in den kommenden zehn Jahren ein Versorgungsengpass mit Uran. Als Ursache führen Fachleute an, dass die Uranminen jährlich nur zwei Drittel des weltweiten Bedarfs fördern. Das Problem ist nicht neu, denn die Atombranche deckt den Rest bislang aus Vorräten, die vor 1980 in Zeiten des Kalten Krieges während der jahrzehntelangen Überproduktion in den Minen angesammelt wurden. Da Restbestände in den nächsten Jahren zur Neige gehen, bahnen sich Engpässe an.

The global market for information and communications technology (ICT) is expected to grow by 1.9 percent to 2.3 trillion euros in 2010, according to the European Information Technology Observatory (EITO), an international market research firm. In the crisis year of 2009, sales fell by as much as 1.6 percent. “The global high-tech markets are recovering appreciably from the economic crisis. Signs are once again pointing toward growth,” said Prof. August-Wilhelm Scheer, president of the German EITO partner association BITKOM, while presenting the data at CeBIT in Hanover. “In the industrial countries, increasingly companies are investing again in modern IT systems." The drivers of growth are the emerging countries of China, India and Brazil, whose high-tech markets have been able to make strong gains in spite of the crisis. “In 2010, the emerging countries will provide additional impetus to the markets,” said Scheer. If the economic recovery continues, the global ICT market will grow by 3.7 percent to 2.4 trillion euros in 2011, according to EITO.

•	General information about job entrance: Booming Job Market in India According to Survey
•	IT / telecommunication: After Twelve Months, Signs of Recovery in IT
•	IT / telecommunication: IT Might Be Left Behind in the Upturn

Mit dem Schwerpunktthema Energieeffizienz in industriellen Prozessen und dem Partnerland Korea startet in drei Wochen die HANNOVER MESSE 2009. Vom 20. bis 24. April erwartet die Deutsche Messe Hannover 6 150 Aussteller aus insgesamt 61 Nationen. "Damit ha­ben wir selbst in schwierigen Zeiten das hohe Niveau der Veranstaltun­gen aus den Jahren 2007 und 2008 erreicht", sagte der Vorstandsvor­sitzende der Deutschen Messe AG, Dr. Wolfram von Fritsch.

Eine unabhängige Jury unter dem Vorsitz von Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Wahlster, Vorsitzender der Geschäftsführung des Deutschen Forschungszentrums für Künstliche Intelligenz (DFKI), hat unter insgesamt über 70 Bewerbungen fünf Unternehmen für den HERMES AWARD 2009 nominiert. Dieser Preis ist der weltweit höchstdotierte internationale Tech­nologiepreis und wird alljährlich im Rahmen der Eröffnungsfeier der HANNOVER MESSE übergeben.

Many employers sponsor H-1B holders to have them fill temporary posts, not to become full-time residents of the U.S., according to a study released last week by the Economic Policy Institute, a Washington-based nonprofit think tank. The differences in the ways companies use H-1B visas can be stark, according to the study, which was authored by Ron Hira, an associate professor of public policy at the Rochester Institute of Technology and a longtime critic of the H-1B visa program.

•	Living and working in...: Increased Inspections of H-1B in Fiscal 2010
•	Living and working in...: Possible Stop of H-1B Visa Hirings
•	Living and working in...: Working in the U.S.

Psychometric testing refers to an assessment process intended to assist an employer's strategic talent acquisition plan by aligning the organisation's business needs with the employee selection process. The tests are designed to provide objective unbiased insight into a candidate's potential strengths and weaknesses related to aptitudes and personality. Typically, the prospective employer is interested in determining the individual's leadership potential, decision-making ability and general personality traits. The result of a psychometric test is reviewed and considered together with a candidate's resume, personal interview with the employer's recruitment representative and comments received from the candidate's referees.

(Computerworld) IBM has issued layoff notices to more than 400 workers, according to the Alliance@IBM/CWA Local 1701, an employee organization that has been the principal source of layoff information at the company. The Alliance's online job cuts board was abuzz today with news from employees, all anonymous, who had received layoff notices.

The global financial crisis has made cash a major priority for most companies. But according to a new study from REL, a division of The Hackett Group, Inc., many still fail to take the key steps required to build a corporate culture that successfully focuses on cash. REL's research "Blueprint for a Cash Culture" details the key steps companies can take to build a cash culture, and how prevalent they are in companies today. It details best practices in four key areas: organizational alignment and collaboration; executive leadership and sponsorship; measurement and accountability; and incentives and compensation.

In a major step to attract students from the SAARC countries, Indian universities will now slash their fees to level them with the Indian students. The University Grants Commission (UGC) has taken a decision in this regard and asked the Central Universities, State Universities and Deemed Universities to implement it immediately. The decision will immensely benefit the aspiring students from Afghanistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Maldives.

It is easier to climb the social ladder and earn more than one's parents in the Nordic countries, Australia and Canada than in France, Italy, Britain and the United States, according to a new OECD study. But weak social mobility can signal a lack of equal opportunities, constrain productivity and curb economic growth, says a report on the study. "A Family Affair: Intergenerational social mobility across OECD countries" says climbing the social ladder depends on a range of factors such as individual ability, family and social environments, networks and attitudes. But public action - particularly education and to some extent tax policies - can play a key role in helping people achieve a higher income and social status than their parents.

•	International Development : Worldwide Differences in Social Mobility
•	Education & career: Gender and career development in the European Union

Die Zeiten sind hart. Denn die schwerste Weltwirtschaftskrise seit 80 Jahren fordert immer mehr Opfer: Viele Menschen haben an der Börse erhebliche Teile ihres Vermögens verloren, die Altersvorsorge ist in Gefahr, Jobverlust droht.

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