A job-seeker in any economy must brand herself or himself as does any good marketer of a product, noted resume writer Deb Dib in the Q&A interview she did with Quintessential Careers. Personal career management today and in the future will mean creating a brand awareness, of becoming known in ones industry for certain innate qualities and quantifiable achievements that drive efficiency, innovation, and/or profits. Resumes and other personal marketing documents must be kept up to date; business, industry and/or technical knowledge must always be expanded; and networking must always be happening. Looking out for new opportunities must become second nature.
According to data published today by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), average weekly hours dropped by 4.7% over the last 19 years. This fall, from 38.1 hours in 1992 to 36.3 this year, is because of the higher proportion of people now employed in the services sector, where hours tend to be shorter than in other sectors. Employees in services work an average week of 35 hours, compared to 41.2 hours for both manufacturing and construction.
A rise in part-time working has also contributed to the drop in hours worked, with 27% of all employment in the UK now part time, up from 24% in 1992.
Overall, the UK has a shorter working week than the European average of 36.3 hours. The
I received a couple questions on client content bibles, so I wanted to expand on the information a bit.
Do you start every lead generation campaign from scratch? Do you find yourself in fire drill mode when you need to get a new marketing campaign out the door? Do several different people have a hand in each of your clients campaigns?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, its a good idea to build client content bibles for the upcoming year.
Economic uncertainty in Western economies leading to lower tech spend and fewer or smaller projects may push India’s technology services firms to hire less and offer reduced hikes next year. And as a corollary, experts see attrition rates coming down over the next year and half as employees will be reluctant to switch jobs with the global eco-environment wobbly.
HCL Technologies, India’s fifth-largest software exporter, says attrition rates will decline in the coming year. “The company’s hiring strategy has so far been based on project needs and will maintain the ratio 50:50 of freshers and laterals”, an HCL spokesperson told ET.
US-listed IT firm iGate Patni says campus hiring could come down significantly in the next year. iGate pla
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There’s seldom good news lately when it comes to worker rights and the future of the American workforce. But yesterday there was a bit of good news.
Boeing Co. announced yesterday it would build its dreamliner 737 at its plan in Washington state. The company had threatened union workers in Renton, WA, who had gone on strike in the past, that it was going to take production of the jet to a non-union, lower-waged workforce at a plant in South Carolina. T