Posts Tagged ‘Job’

Out of the ruins, a new role for Haitian women

Saturday, July 3rd, 2010
BUILDING A FUTURE, REBUILDING HAITI: Olivier Jules, 7. works with the computer his mom bought with his mother's wages. A staff meeting shows the preponderance of women on the job at CNE, the government road-building outfit.

Philippine ICT trudges on despite uncertainties

Friday, April 16th, 2010
Country's outsourcing industry instrumental in helping Philippines avoid negative growth last year but now faces uncertainty as national elections loom. Compare your salary Use the IT salary benchmark wizard and know the average salary differences between different job functions. Join activeTechPros. http://www.activetechpros.com

Worse Than You Think

Tuesday, April 6th, 2010
This is Gerry Pollak. He has a lot on his mind. Like a lot of people, hes worried about tomorrow and every day after that. Last year, he had a wife and a job with a big company. By June, the job was gone and so was his marriage. Then he had a major health crisis.

10 mistakes that rookie IT consultants make

Wednesday, September 9th, 2009
IT consulting is a tough, competitive field, and there are ample opportunities to mishandle the job. Erik Eckel offers some cautionary advice for IT consultants who are just starting out. IT consulting is a difficult, complex industry. I’ve seen numerous competitors enter the market, only to fail. Everyone from large electronic chains (does anyone remember CompUSA’s business consulting effort or Circuit City’s Firedog initiative?) to local independents have come and gone. Despite frighte

Chapter 9: The Engines That Drive Behavioral Differentiation

Sunday, September 6th, 2009
Overview Executives use phrases such as customer driven, customer focused, market oriented, and so forth to motivate their people to do a better job serving the customer. While the idea is sound, too often it is just “lip service” or talk rather than a major investment for improving all facets of the organization and its business culture. – Art Weinstein and William C. Johnson, Designing and Delivering Superior Customer Value What is important is not so much what we do—t