Hiring activity for new college graduates has picked up some, according to results of a monthly poll conducted by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE). NACE's latest poll reported as an index, found that the overall hiring index for February 2010 is 96.4, up from 86.4 reported in January and near the 98.2 peak reported in December 2009.

•	General information about job entrance: Recruiting Activity Up, Hiring Down
•	Wages: Early Report Shows Lower Average Salary for College Class of 2010
•	General information about job entrance: Class of 2010 Faces Tough Market

Australian HR professionals might want to consider Switzerland as an option when choosing overseas working destinations, because, according to pay data released by Mercer, it’s the European country in which HR professionals are paid the most.

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 ‘Pol-Nord Bridge’ project was created as a result of cooperation between the Warsaw University of Technology and the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim, the support given by Their Magnificences Rectors: WUT - Prof. Włodzimierz Kurnik and NTNU – Prof. Torbjørn Digernes, as well as a grant awarded by the Scholarship and Training Fund of the Norwegian Financial Mechanism and the EEA Financial Mechanism. The leader of the Project is the Warsaw University of Technology.

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

Creating a culture of wellness can be a positive step for organisations because it can improve morale and productivity while reducing costs associated with illness. The big question is can you do it without spending a lot of money or investing a lot of time, asks David Creelman

U.S. IT employment increased by 12,900 jobs, or 0.3%, in January, one of the best month-to-month gains since the recession hit in late 2008, the TechServe Alliance reported today. The positive news comes after the prolonged recession had reduced overall IT employment by some 200,000 jobs, according to the Alexandria, Va.-based IT services industry group, which tracks monthly changes in IT hiring based on its own analysis of U.S. unemployment data.

•	IT / telecommunication: A Hot Hiring Segment

(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.

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.

Older job-seekers today need to learn some new tactics in order to overcome reluctance to hire them. These strategies include communicating about and packaging themselves in different ways, brushing up on their interviewing techniques, and networking and mentoring in reverse, according to OI Partners, a leading global talent management firm.

•	Career Lounge: ‘YOU ARE (ILL) ADVISED …’
•	Application tips: Career Expert Offers 10 Resolutions Workers Should Consider for 2010
•	Application tips:  How to avoid a bad job

(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.

Unless you have been living off the planet Earth, you have probably already read or heard about several mechanical failures in Toyota automobiles that led the automaker famous for quality to recall nearly nine million cars worldwide. In addition, poor handling of the issue in the public eye has damaged the automaker’s brand reputation and caused sales to fall to their lowest point in more than a decade.

Governments and firms need to do more to tackle the gender equality gap in OECD countries, according to an OECD report. Even if the share of working women is high on average in OECD countries, with 62% of all women in paid work, women earn almost a fifth less than men. While one out of four women works part-time, only 6% of men do so. These gender differences widen when there are children, since women are more likely to adjust their work patterns than men.

•	Wages: In Some Places Female Telecom Engineers Earn More Than their Colleagues
•	Wages: Government ‘faces uphill struggle’ to promote effective action on closing gender pay gap
•	General information on studying at college: Women Outnumber Men University Enrolments Worldwide

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.

The Focus workshop presents an engaging and inspirational learning experience and will change your life in ways you never thought possible. With this audiobook, you will begin a process and journey to a new way of thinking about personal and professional focus and accomplishment. You'll learn how to identify -- and focus -- on the tasks and priorities that matter most so that you can deliver maximum results every day.

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