Q TIPS:
Quick and Quintessential Career & Job Tips
Job-hunting tips from the November 11, 2002 issue of
QuintZine.
The annual survey of Global 500 companies conducted by
iLogos Research, a division of Recruitsoft, reveals that
corporate Web site recruiting has reached levels of saturation
among the Global 500 companies, with more than 91 percent adoption
for 2002. Among key findings:
In 2002, 91 percent of the Global 500 use corporate
Web sites for recruiting.
Global 500 companies using corporate Web sites for
recruiting in 2002 represent 90 percent of companies
headquartered in Asia and the Pacific Rim, 92 percent
of European-based companies, and 95 percent of North
American-based companies.
As recruiting through the careers sections of company Web sites
is in the final phases of adoption, a second curve of innovation
has begun. New technology integrates the corporate careers
Web site with comprehensive back-end recruitment automation
systems, yielding superior results. iLogos Research
forecasts an acceleration of the use of integrated
solutions, reaching the early majority phase in 2002-2003.
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A recent survey of executives conducted by Accountemps,
indicates that 94 percent of respondents consider it valuable
to hire employees on a temporary basis as a means of evaluating
them for full-time positions. The survey was conducted by an
independent research firm and includes responses from 150
executives with the nation's 1,000 largest companies.
"Temporary assignments afford companies the opportunity to
evaluate whether a candidate is a match for a position
before extending a full-time offer," says Max Messmer,
chairman of Accountemps and author of Managing Your
Career For Dummies® (Hungry Minds, Inc.). Messmer
added, "For professionals looking to get a foot
in the door with a particular company, temporary
or contract work can be ideal as it allows them to
demonstrate their value to the organization. In the
process, they can determine their own level of interest
in the position."
A recent study conducted by DBM, a global human-resource
consulting firm, found that 34 percent of current retirees
plan to return to work for personal satisfaction, indicating
that "retirement age" doesn't necessarily translate into the
perceived ideals that were expected. DBM conducted the survey
of 139 individuals who attended the AARP conference and trade
show in San Diego during September. The average age of the
participants was 62. Approximately one in four
(28 percent) of the respondents plan to return to work for
financial reasons, while 34 percent indicated they would return
to work for personal satisfaction. More than half (54 percent)
of those surveyed said they didn't feel there was an age bias
in the workplace. However, participants stated that one of the
main challenges in working for a younger boss was the potential
lack of respect for their accumulated knowledge and experience.
The annual survey of Global 500 companies conducted by
iLogos Research, a division of Recruitsoft, reveals that
corporate Web site recruiting has reached levels of saturation
among the Global 500 companies, with more than 91 percent adoption
for 2002. Among key findings:
