Jobseeker
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Use social networks right for job hunts
News Human resource practitioners offer tips for jobseekers to better their chances when using social networking sites to secure employment.
Tags: Recruiting, Executive recruiting, Web 2.0, Twitter, Asia, Jobseeker, Social Media, social networking, Facebook, job
Job hunting tips for retrenched IT workers
News Jobseekers should use variety of job hunting methods, and consider new industries as well as roles that fit their experience and skills, say recruiters.
Tags: Recruiting, Layoffs, IT Professional, Jobseeker, information technology worker, Environment, Worker, e-mail, career, job
Will bill kill spam?
Insight Singapore looks set to join the ranks of Australia and the United States in battling unsolicited e-mail with its draft spam bill. But just how effective is legislation in fighting spam?
Tags: Spam and phishing, Spam filtering
Extending the job hunt to Web world
Blogs Over the past month, I've been scouring resumes of job applicants and have yet to come across one that points me to a so...
User stories: The starting point in agile development
Techguide Rick Freedman explains how user stories can help agile developers understand users' expectations. He also discusses the three Cs, user role modeling and epic stories.
Tags: IT project management, Software engineering/development, User Story, NEC Corp., Story, Detail, Development Effort, C, Information Technology, Human Resources Inc.
IT job seekers going nowhere
News In Q3 of last year, the number of IT positions on offer declined by 10 percent, IT skills body e-skills UK found.
Tags: Recruiting, Training, Jobseeker, Information And Communication Technology, computer, software, job, U.K., managing director, information technology
Get agile requirements by asking for user stories
Techguide Having trouble gathering agile requirements from a nontechnical client? Consider asking for user stories, which are simple and outline tasks users plan to do when they sit down at the keyboard.
Tags: IT project management, Project management, IT Professional, Rick, Environment, Use Case, job, technique, natural language, team
Working with technical recruiters
Insight Whether you begin your job search by your own choice or because of downsizing, the world of contract work awaits call center analysts, database analysts, network administrators, developers, and even technical writers. Of course, there's more contract work available in some locations than others. The only thing between you and a great contract gig is the technical recruiter. This article shows you some of the traps to avoid while working with technical recruiters.
Yahoo searches Web for job listings
News Net giant is quietly testing a new job search engine on HotJobs that finds listings across the Web--not just from paid partners.
Tags: Search, Recruiting
Job site offers chance to win one month's salary 
News Pan-Asian employment site JobStreet.com is offering Singaporean and Malaysian job-seekers the chance to win a month's salary, by simply completing or updating their resumes online.
Study: Not all entry-level IT work headed offshore
News And Berkeley researcher says "downskilling" of some tech duties, combined with training programs, may help bridge the digital divide.
Tags: IT outsourcing
Asia lures talent with top pay
News With Asia's economy growing more competitive, recruiters say they are ready to fork out big bucks to get the right person for the job.
Tags: IT training, Human resources, SMB
JobStreet delays profitability
News The ongoing global economic slowdown has impacted JobStreet.com Pte Ltd's hopes of meeting its profitability target
FAQ: Blogging on the job
News CNET News.com explains the dos and don'ts that could save you from getting fired.
Tags: Web logs
Job sites flush with resumes amid dot-com downturn
News While the Internet industry continues to downsize, job-search Web sites are reaping some rewards.
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