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Write Effective Job Descriptions

Creating successful job descriptions can be an important part of one's role as a compensation and benefits specialist. The organization's job descriptions should be concise, clear, and correct. They also should follow a consistent format. The format and style for writing job descriptions might be different from any other type...

Tags: Job, Job Description, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management

White papers 2007-12-01

Develop Job Descriptions

Writing job descriptions that are clear and concise can be a challenge. What information do a person need to include in job descriptions? What format should one follow? Creating clear and accurate job descriptions is easy when a person uses Microsoft Office Word 2003 templates. One can efficiently develop the...

Tags: Job, Job Description, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management

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Is the IBM Client for Smart Work an alternative to 7 for schools?

Thoughts"IBM and Canonical, though, are asking if that upgrade path really needs to involve Windows at all."Umm - dare I ask why large industries are allowed to influence education?"Why migrate to Windows, though, when your client machines can run Ubuntu "Because I don't need to deal with any migration headaches...

Tags: Operating systems, operating system, IBM Corp., Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-10-21

Microsoft exposes Firefox users to drive-by malware downloads

is this a part of - framework assistantI am using Firefox 3.5.3 and it has".net framework assistant 1.0" disabled,claiming that is not compatible with thisversion of the browser.what makes this different from the ?Windows Presentation Foundation"that was not disabled until i did it my self ?is one or both the...

Tags: Web browsers, Cyberthreats, Spyware, adware & malware, Viruses and worms, Linux Distro, Mozilla Firefox, Web browser, Google Chrome, plug-in, malware, Google Inc., security, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-10-16

What makes Microsoft's SharePoint tick?

Make a post explaining what SharePoint is...As you said, it is a complex product. I remember when Lotus Notes came out, it was difficult to pin it to a traditional category - what IS it? SharePoint may have some of the same issues of perception.What is SharePoint:There are 2 SharePoint?s,...

Tags: Content management, Groupware, Collaboration, Enterprise software, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft SharePoint

Discussion threads 2009-10-16

Oracle OpenWorld 2009 - Social CRM Technology Rears an Actual Head

I am almost always in awe of Oracle OpenWorld.  The scope of this conference is spectacular. Can you imagine an event that the attendance is down to 37,000 attendees?  Actually, that puts me in awe of their event planners more than even the event. How in the name of whoever...

Tags: Oracle Corp., Siebel Systems Inc., CRM, Anthony Lye, Advertising & Promotion, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Enterprise Software, Marketing, Software, Paul Greenberg

Blog posts 2009-10-14

The burnout risks for E2.0 community managers

Dion Hinchcliffe's piece on community management surprised me. There is a sense that Dion is trying to lay down some ground rules in an area that is too new for anyone to draw anything other than tentative and early stage conclusions. That's not to say that conclusions are incorrect. There...

Tags: Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-09-29

XP to Vista? No, if it ain't broken, don't upgrade it

XP is not broke,Vista new improved or fixed anything.Message has been deleted.I will have to agree with Zack on this one..MS of course wants to convince you that you need an upgrade so Stevey's stock goes up. MS controls the OEM's like a over bearing husband. I will conclude that...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Well XP, UAC, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP, Service Pack 2

Discussion threads 2009-09-29

IT support: Cut the jargon or find another job

Zack i agree with you to a pointWhat i find missing from your article is the fact that staff customers etc. Can be very rude. I work for a small business about 50 employees total. All but myself and the ceo are female. When the come to me for something...

Tags: Construction, job, IT_Guy, jargon, information technology

Discussion threads 2009-09-15

Jobsworths and Box-Wallahs...

We've all been behind the glass in bureaucratic purgatory at some point. Having waited in line at the department of motor vehicles or similar our number finally comes up and we interact with the bureaucrat, who has some issue with your missing some...

Tags: Job, Recruitment & Selection, Wiki, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Online Communications, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2009-09-13

Slick tools...now will they work?

It's late at night, the week before school starts and I'm finally getting around to one of my more important projects for the summer. Best laid plans of mice and men, right? I'm talking about a full rebuild of the 5 servers at our high school. I'm...

Tags: CSV File, Tool, Microsoft Windows Active Directory, Servers, Directory Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Hardware, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-08-20

(Top 10 automotive safety features)

Lane Departure Warning?Lane departure warning is handy too...I don't think it's in production so it must still be "beta" .Your ABS description is sketchy at best....the whole breadth of the internet available for information and the best you can come up with is "...pulsating for shorter stopping distances"?RE: (Top...

Tags: Phone Calls, helmet, automotive safety feature, car, phone, safety feature, Top 10, Lane Departure Warning

Discussion threads 2009-08-18

Microsoft sheds 2,000-employee ad agency in $530 million deal

I think they mention Word just as an exampleI wouldn't cite Word as a propietary format that doesn't allow being searched - My take is that, even though it is propietary, it is well known and can be read by 3rd parties... The issue seems that in the future programs...

Tags: Workforce management, advertisement, layoff, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Word, job

Discussion threads 2009-08-10

Samsung Reclaim SPH-M560 (Sprint)

Photo gallery:Samsung Reclaim SPH-M560With green living very much in the public consciousness, green gadgets are becoming more popular. Exactly what that concept means can vary--for some it's as simple as a device that uses less power--but manufacturers are applying the label to everything from televisions to cameras. For cell phones,...

Tags: Keyboards, Sprint Communications, Samsung Reclaim, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

Product reviews 2009-08-06

Software engineers move over - the era of the media engineer

Software engineers move over - the era of the media engineerI don't see this happeninggood engineers are good engineers; perhaps shoddy media engineers will be washed out of the process more quickly than shoddy programmers so perhaps you'll see this situation influence salary spreads since "bad aesthetics" speak louder...

Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Development tools, media engineer, Software Engineers, job

Discussion threads 2009-07-29

How to mentor entry level developers

TechRepublic's Justin James has seen enough mentoring boondoggles to have a good idea of what does and doesn’t work. He shares his ideas about how to have a successful software developer mentoring program. One of my recent TechRepublic polls covered the topic of why we hire entry-level...

Tags: Developer, Programmer, Mentor, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-07-24

Chinese worker commits suicide after losing prototype iPhone 4G (updated)

VentureBeat reports via News reports coming out of China that 25 year-old Sun Danyong committed suicide on July 9 after a fourth-generation iPhone prototype he was responsible for went missing. Danyong worked for Foxconn in Shenzhen in Guangdong province near Hong Kong which manufacturers iPhones for Apple. According to VB...

Tags: Apple iPhone, 4G, Apartment, Sun Microsystems Inc., Apple Inc., Suicide, Worker, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-07-21

RIM BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230 - silver (Verizon Wireless)

Editors' note: The RIM BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230 for Verizon Wireless is similar to T-Mobile's RIM BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220. For this review, we will be concentrating on the performance and different features of the Verizon version. For a full description of the smartphone's design, please see our review of...

Tags: Handhelds, Smart phones, Cellular phones, RIM BlackBerry, RIM BlackBerry Pearl Flip, RIM BlackBerry Pearl, Research In Motion Ltd., RIM BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230, smart phone, Verizon Wireless

Product reviews 2009-07-16

RIM BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230 (Alltel)

Editors' note: The RIM BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230 for Alltel is similar to T-Mobile's RIM BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 in design. For this review, we will be concentrating on the different features and performance compared with the T-Mobile version. For a full description of the smartphone's design, please see our...

Tags: Handhelds, Smart phones, Cellular phones, BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230, RIM BlackBerry, RIM BlackBerry Pearl Flip, RIM BlackBerry Pearl, Research In Motion Ltd., Alltel Corp., RIM BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230, T-Mobile, BlackBerry Pearl Flip

Product reviews 2009-06-17

Organisations: who should and shouldn't blog

Blogging, over the years, has transformed from telling the world what your cat does on a day-by-day basis to providing the public with an in-depth analysis of how an organisation ticks over, how people interact with the public, and on rare but important occasions, provide release dates and important upcoming...

Tags: Team, Blog, Organization, Blogging, Team Management, Internet, Management, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2009-06-17