When I mention to people that I’m going to an ‘Unconference’ most people ask me what it is and some even accuse me of skiving or slacking (depending on their country of origin) ! Trust me, it’s certainly not skiving. In fact an Unconference is as far removed from skiving as possible. I’m sure most of you reading this will have attended many conferences in your time. You know the form: Turn up in your best suit, pick up your name badge, wander self-consciously into a massive room and shuffle up nervously to the coffee table trying hard not to let the person next to you see you squinting to … Continue reading
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Many of today’s office environments are open plan or cubicle workspaces. Have you got a handle on the etiquette for these working environments, or have you become the worker everyone hates without realising it ? Open plan and cubicle workspaces can be difficult to work in. There is very little privacy and it is the land of many distractions and a lot of noise. It is a very stressful situation and can be made worse by the way some people act. Whilst most of the time, “grin and put up with it”, does come into play as you don’t wish to become the office whiner. Here are 4 things to … Continue reading
Recruiters often head to LinkedIn to find candidates. A great way to help Recruiters is to showcase your work there for them. You can do this by adding some Apps to your profile. There are many but our top 7 are: Slideshare: Upload and share your presentations online. Lots of formats are supported including: ppt, pps, pptx, odp, pdf, doc, docx, odt, Keynote, iWork. You can also embed YouTube videos in presentations and add audio to make a webinar. Slideshare is available on LinkedIn and Facebook and you can Syc these accounts. Box.Net: You can manage and share files on your Profie using Box.Net. It’s great for keeping your CV … Continue reading
1st March 2012. A special day, it was our Birthday. Prospectus began on 1st March 1988 in a little office in West London. So, yesterday Prospectus IT Recruitment reached the ripe old age of 24. A birthday is often a good time for presents, cake and reflection. So now we’ve eaten all the cake, we thought we’d take a little time to reflect. 24 years has seen many changes in the recruitment industry. We’ve moved from snail mail / faxing CV’s, to the exciting move to online searching, (i.e. job boards) to the innovative move into Social Media. However, whilst the way we recruit and the tools we use to … Continue reading
With the advent of the internet and cheaper broadband, more companies are allowing employees to work from home. Sometimes this is just occasional but more companies are now considering it as a permanent state. To many, the idea of working from home, or telecommuting as it is sometimes know, is very attractive. But working at home does not suit everybody and there are some questions you need to ask yourself before you commit to working from home. SPACE: First consider where you will work. Is there a spare room you can use as an office ? Or can you set aside a special space ? You need to have somewhere … Continue reading
Elkie Holland and Linda Parsons were MIA (Missing In Action) for 2 days. We were at #TruLondon. Whilst we weren’t talking directly about your opportunities, we were working hard for you. Let me explain: What is #TruLondon ? TruLondon is an Unconference run by Bill Boorman especially for the Recruitment Industry (HR and Recruiters). The format is informal and subject to frequent change. No powerpoints, no notes and no handouts. It’s full of ideas and concepts from the great thought leaders within the recruitment industry. It’s where technology, innovators, great concepts and debates happen for those in the recruiting space. Why did we go ? Whilst we certainly won’t deny … Continue reading
Elkie Holland, Prospectus IT, enjoys an informative session with Bryan Shumsky, a senior Software Designer for Revelation Software about a new feature in their OpenInsight product. Elkie: Bryan, thanks for talking with us. Bryan: Hi, Elkie, it’s a pleasure. Elkie: I understand that included in the release of OpenInsight 9.3 is something called “DER”. What can you tell us about DER? Bryan: DER stands for Data Encryption at Rest. When data is saved on the hard drive on most multivalue systems, it’s historically been stored away in plain text. This is readable not only by the multivalue database, but by anyone who might get hold of those raw files in Windows … Continue reading
Infographics are very trendy at the moment. Quite often filled with many statistics but one of the best infographics I’ve seen and enjoyed hit my radar quite some considerable time ago. Over a decade ago, Dawn Wolthuis of Tincat Group put together an infographic on the roots of the MultiValue technology. Dawn researched and documented the MultiValue Family Tree. It shows the roots of the technology back to the 1960s. So, whether you’re into genealogy of technology or just interested in the roots of MultiValue systems or if you just wish to reminisce, then enjoy this Infographic. Start back in the 1960′s ! Graphic courtesy of tincat-group.com. For a larger version, … Continue reading
To lie or not to lie ? And the liars defend themselves saying: “Everybody does it“. “The job market is tough, how can I compete if everyone else inflates their experience ?” Well, an honest person can get a job and they get to keep the job ! So, as tempting as it may be, you do not want to risk lying on your CV. Whether it’s personal information, job experience, or schooling, recruiters and employers are finding new ways to sniff out liars and you don’t want to be one of them ! Today’s jobseeker tip is: Don’t Lie. Liars get caught. How are liars caught ? Over recent … Continue reading
Codecademy.com is the a novel way to learn how to code. It was launched in August 2011 by Zach Sims, Ryan Bubinski. It’s interactive, fun and apparently you can do it with your friends. The site reckons that after following the courses you’ll be able to build great websites, games and apps. The site uses and incorporates the current fashion “badges and gaming”. Basically, it has incorporated by ability to keep tabs on your friends’ progress and make sure you’re learning more and faster. Within 72 hours of launching it had 200,000 users with 2.1 Million Lessons Completed. What’s been said so far: TechCrunch says: a slick, fun way to teach … Continue reading
Tuesday 8th November 2011, Martyn Phillips opened the UK Revelation User Group 2011 at The Hilton Metropole in London. It was well attended with users having travelled from within the UK and various countries in Europe. Presenters on the day were Mike Ruane and Andrew McAuley sharing product updates and roadmaps and their IT visions. There were some great hands on sessions demonstrating and teaching the newest functionality within the products. Product Updates Robbie our Reporter presents an interactive video with some of the product updates. he covers the salient points on: Banded Report Writer, O4W, Data Encryption at REST, Editor++, Report Builder, Connectors and OI 64 bit. Revelation announced … Continue reading
This week Jessie F.R. is answering a common question asked by jobseekers: “What is the right method / strategy for a successful job hunt ?” To build a strategy, it is important to understand the methods open to the Hunters. A Company has 3 main options open to them to find a suitable candidate: Network. This is the modern phrase for “ asking around and trying to find someone known to them or known to someone who knows them. In the old days this was known as putting word out on the street. Advertise. A company can advertise in trade journals, local press, on job boards as well as on their own websites. Recruiter. … Continue reading
The Bull Hotel in Gerrards Cross was the venue for a well attended 2011 TigerLogic UK Regional Conference. There were TigerLogic representatives from the UK (Bob Whiting, David Skipsey, Ray Whiffin, Richard Mortimer), France (Alain Teboul, Jean Lemonnier) and the USA (John Bramley, Janet cioffi-Kennedy, Robert Burke). The day began with an update from TigerLogic who now have 1,100 active ISV resellers in a variety of countries with over 500,000 seats and over 30,000 customers. TL also reported that they have resellers in over 32 countries and have had a solid business for over 3 decades. TigerLogic’s product line now includes: MultiValue Database Management System (D3, mvBase, mvEnterprise ) … Continue reading
Allow us to introduce Jessie F R. to you. Jessie is a little shy and has asked us not to reveal her middle and surname. (I feel lots of speculation coming on here !!). Jessie has joined Prospectus to help us cover a variety of topics and questions which will hopefully be of interest to both Jobseekers and Clients and perhaps even Recruiters. Jessie’s role: Jessie has been hired to help jobseekers and clients with imparting knowledge to them in bitesize pieces. Jessie’s background: One thing to remember is that “looks can be deceiving“. Jessie appears to be young, however, we would like to reassure you of the depth of her knowledge. Jessie … Continue reading
These will give temporary agency workers the right to equal treatment in terms of the same basic working and employment conditions as they would have been entitled to had they been recruited directly by the hirer to do the same job. Equal treatment for temporary works has been in operation in many other European countries since the 1980s and 1990s. In 2008, there were no longer enough countries blocking the Directive in Brussels. The UK Government agreed a compromise deal with business and unions whereby equal treatment would apply after 12 weeks of an assignment. In summary, temporary workers will have the right to equal treatment with regards to pay, … Continue reading
