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Poonamrs — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:42:55 GMT

Food for your thought from my recent writeup.....views welcome !!!!

“An Umbrella to Save You From Any Rain on Your Brand”

I’ve read and seen it all with the jargons of advertising, corporate communication, public relations, media planning the four tyres required to run the vehicle of your big boss the Brand Management. The ethics of the business might rule my points out here which I will try to critically analyze through my thoughts, but still no hard feelings, obviously it’s the bread & butter of many of us in the industry yet though I think somebody needs to prepare an interesting curry for food for our thoughts glooming us if not for the next few forthcoming drunken weekends before the new year’s eve but at least for the next few days might be.

Mostly, I’ve been facing this question from the many eminent ones, so all those who have asked me can feel happy about it for once to finally read something about the secret of the art of our living in this industry with specialized fields and expertise. What it takes to become a Right Media Package, an overall master Media Expert except to the obvious toil put in by us day in and day out. Yes obviously a client would want to see a dynamic personality. “Out of the Box” thinking approach is “IN” fashion guys. Gone are the days when it used to restrict its application only to all the respected creative’s sitting in our offices but believe me now it holds true, crucial and important for each one of us.

The FAQ’s bombarded generally consists of such questions, does an organization need only valuable advertising to push their product or do they need impressive pr stunts to make their CEO’s presence felt or the simplest could be becoming a sponsor of all the major events, yes you are thinking right it could be an advice to do things different and wooing on a flashy crowd at a Shakira Concert Night too to the extent that this advice might reach an eligible financial leader of the industry too, (Questions with exclamation marks like how come, why, are yet not listed in our dictionaries though). If nothing works then let me suggest my client to chunk a good money to buy SRK’s and Abby Babies of the world to talk about my product. My question here is, Are we clear about the question that are we all trying to find an answer for ” ?

Well the question remains a question only, I would like to take the liberty of devising though not a new but a different theory of understanding our clients need better. Any media mind share that goes into understanding and reinventing a media strategy for ones client, needs one simple approach. I have to offer a strategy that can pamper the personal think tank of all those from young budding brand managers to the whities of the industry sitting across the table when I go to meet them to present an Effective Communication Strategy for their brand. This is precisely the first step and the most crucial where we all have fumbled many times. The resultant some great ideas could not take the shape they always deserved.

We have read innumerable books on what it takes to make a Name a Brand. But the underneath fact remains the same whether what all that my thinking horses must be thinking of, the end result lies in the fact that we all face and that is the final ratio of implementation of those thoughts and ideas.

As a communication doctor the best medicine I can suggest here would be, “If you are in Rome please think like a Roman only” off course this makes your life much easier. Brand Building first starts from your first customer your own clients and from there it goes to your second customers your client’s clients, let me make myself little easy here, I’m talking about the buyers of your product & brand precisely.

Now let’s turn the table around and target similarly the TG’s, the audience’s, the buyers, yes you got it right here the King of all “Your Ultimate Customer”. From their perspective too a language which they can effortlessly understand without much of brainstorming is given accolades and our effort of putting that thought into an advertisement or a branding exercise becomes successful.

This is just an aspect which I tried to touch upon of a Communication Expert’s life today though I may go on and on and probably one day I might end up writing a book. But to conclude, keeping in mind the increasing demand and competition in the market the time has come to evolve ourselves and if not become, let’s try to behave like a “Jack of All”, a comprehensive consolidate package of being a Media Expert. The thumb Rule could be an Umbrella Approach towards your brand the same umbrella which will help YOU during any rains coming your way.

Note: Please make sure you have understood the essence of underlined meaning here.

Written By:

Ms. Poonam R. Sukhija

Media Trainer & Vice President – Corporate Communications

Angel Broking

Data manager, analyst, statistician, find it here!

StatNik — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:53:05 GMT

I may be of great help to your businesses, researches, theses, special problems and many more. Don't miss this chance to cooperate with me. I'm still a college student so fees will be manageable. :-) You can help me achieve my dreams. haha so much for it, thanks!

Creative engineer

THEPHEONIX — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 03:05:54 GMT

Dear viewer pls inform me any job related to Telecom BSS engineer.

People skills, your definition...

Paul — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 17:41:59 GMT

Here's a game for you all. For anyone applying for jobs at a team leader level or higher, invariably one of the core competencies desired relates to people management.

As either a leader, or as a worker who has been exposed to leaders, which approaches, methods or culture would you regard as demonstrating effective 'people skills' or alternatively which experiences definitely DO NOT demonstrate 'people skills'.

For some cheap examples, perhaps a leader willing to learn your task and chip in when work is busy. You may regard that as an effective 'people skill', something which garners your respect. Conversely, a manager who continually yells at and belittles staff members, particularly in front of others could be the opposite.

As it is perceived to be such an important skill and interviewers seem to have a range of ideas as to how to approach the topic of 'people management', let's open it up and see if we can create an idea of what constitutes effective 'people management'.

Over to you!

The interview treadmill

Paul — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:51:41 GMT

Attending a number of interviews has provided an eye opening perspective on management within Australian institutions.

For me, Lean and Six Sigma (particularly Lean) is a passion, something I have invested my energy in from a private perspective. No company has sponsored my Lean/Six Sigma education since leaving Westpac, though I pursue it relentlessly regardless.

Perhaps it's yet another demonstration of why Toyota dominates its industry, however the true philosophy and principles of Lean seem lost on the levels of management I encounter in interviews. I have found it beneficial to remove Lean and Six Sigma references from my resume. The topic seems to provide a barrier rather than a competitive edge, which is admittedly an unwelcome surprise.

Line level managers seem to be obsessed with people and what they perceive to be 'people oriented' skills and management. I firmly subscribe to the belief that management is a blend of people and processes. The greatest levels of performance are reliant on a blend of the two. Great people are held back by inefficient processes and great processes are useless without the right people.

Management is about creating the right culture, more than monthly reviews, assessments against questionable performance measures and superficial contributions to morale. Managers seem to recruit versions of themselves with a relentless focus on 'people skills', assumedly due to the prevelance of these skills and the rarity of training in process improvement methodologies. To create greater confusion, the definition of 'people skills' seems to differ from one manager to the next. Even where lip service is given to a search for a 'fresh perspective', invariably the criteria strictly demand levels of experience within the role; which would suggest that the 'fresh perspective' will not be gained at all. "Do what you have always done and you will get what you have always got." A famous quote and apt for almost every interview I have been to, however standing still is going backwards in a competitive world. Standing still makes no sense when your competitors are moving forward. Put $100 under your bed and see what it buys you in 50 years. Status quo is actually moving in reverse.

Strategic vision and a determination to provide staff with superior processes, a predictable work environment with a levelled schedule and standardisation of work; along with team based problem solving skills and a culture of continuous improvement. To me this can do more for staff morale and trust than any of the 'people skills' defined to me by managers. An open environment where problems are surfaced and dealt with in order of importance, not by a mysterious business improvement team, but by the workers themselves.

This is where constructive empowerment begins and a sense of worth and confidence infuses the team. No one understands the coal face like the miner swinging the pick, though too often people detached from the process are left to dream up grandiose and often impractical solutions to issues; which are often laden with difficulties that are all too obvious to the people doing the work.

Support the value added workers. Leadership is a support role. The rubber hits the road from the team doing the actual work. Too often leaders are positioned as being the main contributors to a given work process. Great leadership provides tremendous leverage, however on a daily basis, remove the leader and the work should get done. Remove a worker and you're likely to miss targets and upset customers.

My ideas and combination people/process perspective has cost me a number of potential roles, however I'm not concerned or ashamed of that. Rather I continue my search for a company and manager with the right ideas and culture, or intention to create the right culture. An environment where I can contribute to learning and continue my own education. A learning organisation is the ultimate vision for Toyota and is the clearest advantage of man over machine. People are a wasted resource. My perspective of true people skills are to tap into that resource and have an organisation of thinking workers, not robots made of flesh.

Hello ALL its been Awhile

Iain — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 11:19:50 GMT

Hello all
Long Time no See hope everyone has proposed in the career choices and are now living healthy and happy Lives ^_^v

For me Im Still in Bunnings which my current enjoyment Status is way below the Semi Happy that I stated 10 months ago...

Why do you ask??? Shouldnt I be happy Ive found a job that Ive stayed at for over 1 year?? Well no.

Im a hard worker and have a keen Eye for doing things right Hense why I never got my parents to help me get a job or asked others to give me the leg up infront of people just because there my friends. No I rather earn my Way to the Top..

thats why I chose Bunnings its promised Career advancements and equality amoung "team members".. but what a foopa that turned out to be....

All was good for the first couple of months I had a good but stern manager (perfect) to push me in the right direction but after he moved on the place went down light a Paris Hilton Home Video....we got a 2 new Managers that are complete deuche bags I mean the only reason they got the job was because there friendship with the Area Manager ( I dont see any other way they could of gotten in as the only place we all (not only I) thought the only place these these people could manager was a "light switch"

after 8 months we have lost alot of our experience workers because of there stupidity and lack of understanding. Now there only hiring Kids who dont know a screw from a nail ..do I blame them though no of course not but I feel sorry for the Customers that have to deal with them and have to deal with there lack of knowledge because they didnt get good enough product training.

Its a big let down to tell you the truth and I want to move on which is a shame becuase the people I work with are great (its just who i work for that is letting me down)..

but anyways end rant...

Have a nice day

Typical few days

Bob — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 06:31:11 GMT

Yesterday met with Texas investors for an energy saving technology (favour for a friend and I'll do the proposal for him).

Tuesday agreed with a London University to do CFD (computerised fluid dynamics) on wind turbine before wind tunnel testing. Met with Middle East investor interested but it's too early for the project.

Finished a review of London architect firms for possible acquisition by a EU project company with Gulf State projects and wider international aims. Hit list of 6 from the 35 companies.

Conference call with turbine team -all in different locations.

FLIGHT ENGINEER OR LOAD MASTER

EAGLESFLYHIGH — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 13:57:35 GMT

DEAR COMPANY

I WAS RETIRED AT 16.02.1998 FROM TURKISH AIR FORCE AS A FLIGHT INSPECTOR. BEFORE IN THE TURKISH AIR FORCE , MY RANK WAS SENIOR FIRST LIEUTENANT.

I SERVICED IN TURKISH AIR FORCES 20 YEARS, I FLEW IN TURKISH AIR FORCE 11 TH BASE, AS A FLIGHT INSPECTOR, AND I CONTROLLED, CALIBRATED AND EVALUATED AND CALIBRATION ALL TURKISH MILITARY NAVIGATION AIDS EQUIPMENTS ( NDB, TACAN, ILS, VOR, RADAR, RAPCON, VASI, PAPI, GCA AND ALL RECEIVERS-TRANSMITTERS ELECTRONICS SYSTEMS ) WITH THE C-47 AND CESSNA CITATION-II AIRCRAFTS.

ALSO I HAVE FLIGHT INSPECTOR INSTRUCTOR FLIGHT TIME WITH CITATION-II AIRCRAFT : 183.45 HOURS.

TOTAL MILITARY FLIGHT TIME : 3.929 HOURS.

ALSO I HAVE EXPERIENCE, ALL MILITARY AIR FORCE ELECTRONICS COMMINICATIONS SYSTEMS AND RECEIVERSITE, TRANSRECEIVER, RADIOTELEPHONE AND MORSE COMMINICATIONS, TELEX AND CRYPTO SYSTEMS.

ALSO I HAVE EXPERIENCE ALL A-300B4 AIRCRAFT ELECTRONICS CABLE FAULTY PROBLEMS VHF/HF RECEIVER-TRANSMITTER, MICROPHONE SOLVING RELATED PROBLEMS.

IF YOU WANTED ANY RENEW WITH A-300B4 AIRCRAFT, I CAN ESTABLISH ANY EQUIPMENT ADDITIOANALY.

BEFORE WHEN I WAS WORKING IN TURKISH AIR FORCE, I ESTABLISH VERY OLD AIRCRAFT TO C-47 NEW RECEIVER AND TRANSMITTER, ALSO SAME EQUIPMENT ON THE GROUND STATION, ALSO IN TURKEY MILITARY ELECTRONICS FACTORY COULDN’T ESTABLISH SAME SYSTEMS TO THE OLD AIRCRAFT. MY TURKISH AIR FORCE COMMANDER GAVE ME SUPERLATIVE DEGREE ALSO PRIZE AND PROMOTION RANK.

I CAN REFUEL A-300B4 AIRCRAFT ALSO IF ANY PROBLEM I CAN SOLVE THE PROBLEM. ALSO SAME PROBLEM VALID A-300B4 AIRCRAFT APU ELECTRONICS AND MECHANIC SYSTEM ALSO CARGO DOOR ELECTRONICS AND MECHANIC SYSTEM.

BEFORE WHEN I WAS WORKING ONUR AIRLINES COMPANY, IN THE HAJJ OPERATION AT THE SAUDIA ARABIA AND OTHER OPERATION, TIME TO TIME WE HAVE SOME OF CARGO DOOR OPERATION, CARGO DOOR ELECTRONICS BOX PROBLEMS, NO REFUELING TO THE AIRCRAFT, ALL IN THE COCKPIT FUEL INDICATION GOES OFF, APU PROBLEMS, ANY ELECTRICAL PROBLEM IN THE AIRCRAFT, SOLVED BY ME. OPERATION DIDN’T DELAY ANY TIME ALSO SAME PROBLEM TIME TO TIME CONSISTED OTHERS COMPANY. IF I WORK IN YOUR COMPANY, YOU WILL SEE SIR.

ALSO I WORKED ADDITIONALLY AS DOCUMENTATION MANAGER IN THE ONUR AIR COMPANY. ALSO ONUR AIR COMPANY HAVE AIRBUS AND BOEING MD-80 TYPE OF AIRCRAFT. ALL COMPANY DOCUMENTATION CORRECTION AND RENEW PUBLICATION MADE BY ME.

ALSO IN MY HOME, I AM SOLVING ALL ELECTRONICS PROBLEMS AND WASHING MACHINE, REFRIGERATOR, AIR CONDITIONER, TV, MUSIC SYSTEMS AND ALL ELECTRIC PROBLEM SOLVE BY ME SIR.

AFTER RETIREMENT, I STARTED AT 16.02.1998 CIVILIAN AIRLINE COMPANY AS A FLIGHT ENGINEER, AT THE AIRBUS A-300 B4 AIRCRAFT. I HAVE FLIGHT ENGINEER TOTAL FLIGHT TIME : 6304.30 HOURS.

TOTAL MILITARY AND A-300 B4 FLIGHT TIME : 10233,30 HOURS

LAST FLIGHT DATE : 27.03.2008 FROM BERGAMO-BGY (ITALY) TO LEIPZIG-LEJ (GERMANY)

I CAN WORK IN YOUR COUNTRY BELOW THESE JOBS :

I HAVE CURRENTLY LICENCE NOW AT THE A-300 B4 AIRCRAFT AS A FLIGHT ENGINEER. ALSO VALID UNTIL : 13.01.2009 . MY FIRST CLASS MEDICAL CERTIFICATE VALID UNTIL 23.12.2008

I GRACUATED TURKISH AIR FORCE COMMUNICATION ELECTRONICS SCHOOL AND I CAN SOLEVE NEARLY ALL ELECTRONICS SYSTEM PROBLEM.

ALSO I CAN WORK BOEING 747 AIRCRAFT TYPES OF AIRCRAFT AS A FLIGHT ENGINEER, IF YOU CAN HELP AND GIVE ME A SHORT COURSE, I CAN TAKE LICENCE RELATED BOEING-747 AIRCRAFT FLIGHT ENGINEER COURSE. IF YOU SUPPORT ME, I CAN WORK MANY MANY LONG YEARS AS A FLIGHT ENGINEER, AND I CAN SIGN A CONTRACT.

FLIGHT INSPECTOR DUTY (CALIBRATION OPERATOR) (ALL NAVIGATION SYSTEMS CALIBRATION WITH ANY AIRCRAFT) (ALL MILITARY OR CIVILIAN NAVIGATION AIDS SYSTEMS AND VASI, PAPI, RADAR, RAPCON, RECEIVER AND TRANSMITTER, RADAR OPERATOR AND TRANSMITTER-RECEIVER OPERATOR CONTROLLED, EVALUATION AND CALIBRATION WITH ANY AIRCRAFT TYPE BY ME.

I CAN WORK AS A LOAD MASTER ALL TYPES OF AIRCRAFT.

I CAN WORK DOCUMENTATION MANAGER, FOR ALL KIND OF AIRCRAFT TYPE.

I CAN WORK AS A OPERATIONS CONTROLLER.

NOW, I AM READY TO WORK IN YOUR BEST COUNTRY.

THANK YOU AND BEST REGARDS.

RUSTU KURNAZ

RETIRED FIRST LIEUTENANT OFFICER

FLIGHT ENGINEER AND FLIGHT INSPECTOR

ISTANBUL-TURKEY

Job Network Centres

SirDaryl — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 09:24:33 GMT

I would like to talk and warn about Job Network Centres. They are a free service for employers contracted out by Centrelink to allegedly help the unemployed find work. Most of them are formed by religious group’s (that should give you a clue right there) branching out to increase their profits. Now, part of the cost of running the show is funded by Centrelink provided they meet there target’s, they have to get a certain number of people job’s within a specified time frame. Then each time they get someone a job there rewarded with a financial bonus, then, if that person stays in the job for 3 months, there’s another financial and bigger bonus. So these groups don’t really care about the individual, it’s not profitable, they just think in numbers. Because don’t forget their bottom line is of course like many other things these days, money.

Job Network Centre’s are very quick to point the finger if you’re unsuccessful in gaining employment in their idea of their time frame. In my time they have tried to take away my benefits on two occasions, but with a quick appeal and making a lot of noise both times they failed. I’m 50 years old now and just the other day they gave me a 28 page document detailing how to conduct myself at a job interview, i’m sure i don’t have to explain the irony in that. After all, my working life has only spanned about 35 years; i guess i must be just starting out. And if someone gets the job because there more experienced, or 20 years younger than i, apparently that’s my fault as well, they are so patronising as well. And if they have a job interview for you, they expect you to come into the office to get the details instead of giving it to you over the phone when they call you up to tell you about it in the first place. As many of you would agree i’m sure, looking for a job is a full time job in itself; so you can’t afford to be given the run around. And for almost every appointment they can’t resist threatening to report you to Centrelink even if you haven’t protested about anything.

Now here’s the downfall. One of the conditions of receiving unemployment is that you can’t knock back any job you are offered that you’re capable of doing without losing your unemployment benefits. This is common knowledge among unscrupulous employers, so as a result, you get all the **** at the bottom of the employer barrel, bosses that you wouldn’t run across the road to spit on. And the Job Network Centre’s can see them coming a mile away, but of course they just look the other way. To them it doesn’t matter where or with whom they get someone a job with, because if that poor unfortunate gets the job, there’s another financial bonus as well as looking good to Centrelink. During my time associated with Job Network Centres, i’ve been cheated, bashed, underpaid and not being paid at all. And that’s all from jobs that i got through Job Network Centres. I’ve been registered with a few of them, and i can tell you they are all the same, it doesn’t matter who they are. So heed my warning and here is some good advice to arm yourself if you’re unfortunate enough to get tangled up with them.

First of all give them as little information as possible, the less they know about you and what you’re doing, the better; because they’ll only use that information against you. Sure give them your usual details like name, address and home phone number. It’s handy if you have an answering machine, so you can screen your calls, because very often there highly disorganised. But you don’t have to give them your mobile number or email address, or they’ll hound you like a dog. Because when they get in contact with you they expect you to drop whatever your doing and go running into their office immediately, and they always call at the most inconvenient time. Even outside office hours you’re still not safe, they’ve even called me up on a Sunday once. If you’re lucky enough to score a job interview that you got yourself, tell your Job Network Centre nothing. They will want to know all the detail’s, like who was it with, what the job was etc. Quite frankly if you didn’t get the job interview through them it’s just none of their business. Even if you do get a job, i highly advise you to withhold that information for as long as you can, just in case that job doesn’t work out for you.

Now if you are unlucky enough to be sent on a job interview through them Centrelink has got just about everything covered with all their rules and regulations, for instance you can’t turn up late, you can’t tell the interviewer you don’t want the job, you can’t say or do anything that will jeopardize your chances of getting the job. All of which will result in your benefit been suspended for a certain number of weeks. But still there are a number of things you can do, the most important is first impression, give a bad one. It doesn’t matter if you a rocket scientist, that first impression will greatly influence the rest of the interview. Buy yourself a pack of gum. Use body language, for instance; cross your arms and legs, slouch in your chair a little. By the way, don’t wait to be offered a seat before you sit down. Wear ill fittings clothes, a jacket with the sleeves too short, a loud brightly coloured tie, pants that are clean but not ironed. Walk in looking flustered, disorganised, clumsy and inept.

Now all this may not help you very much, so don’t rely on it. Don’t forget, the only kind of employers that go to these places are desperate for one reason or another. Either there scammer’s, don’t pay the award, don’t pay you at all, the job is not worth the money they pay, or there just bad people to work for. Good luck.

Smile

Ammar — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 22:39:35 GMT

"You Never fully dress Until,You ware a Smile"

My Network

Hallows1 — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:49:34 GMT

Hi All,
Before I tell you what will be doing with my new gear, let me tell you what I have in place currently, I have 2 Desktops in the office, 1 laptop in my sister's room, 1 Desktop in my parents room, 1 PDA for my mum, my Apple Iphone, 1 fuji-xerox laser printer, My laptop, one desktop in my room, and 1 media server in the lounge room. Currently, all are running wirelessly, however they are not as fast or as secure as I wish they were.
Now onto finally getting my network gear in, lets see what I have ordered.
1 Dell Poweredge R805 2U server, Dell PowerEdge 2410 24U Rack enclosure, 1 Cisco 2106 Wireless LAN Controller, 5 Cisco Aironet 1130 Wireless Access Points, Cisco 1841 broadband router, and approximately 300 meters of cat6 cabling.

So far I have removed all these products out of the boxes, and wow, what a lot of protection in there. Ok, here I go, just putting together the 2410 rack enclosure... now I need to get out my PowerEdge R805 and place it into the rack, next before I plug it in completely, I have a rule, put everything else in first. Now I need to get 4 of the aironet 1130 access points, I will be placing these 4 around the house, the majority of these will be under the house, to prevent the sight of them indoors. however i will be placing one in above the media server in the lounge room. Now on to the fun stuff, I need to cut and crimp the CAT6 cabling, and run them from my room, all the way up to the house, Ok, now the cables have all been crimped, I can move on to plug one end into the 2106, and run them up to the house.

Ok, cables are in and attached to the AP's, now is where it becomes interesting, configure the broadband router and connect it to the wifi controller, ok now the broadband is configured and connected. Now its time to turn it all on!!

Nice, listen to that purr :) now lets see what is loaded on this dell server, ok, its running Server 2003, my first task will be to promote it as a DC, and configure AD accounts for my family. Ok, now I have the accounts created, and I have added them to the right OU's
My next task will be to configure IIS, or should I run apache, hmmm, IIS is easier, and will do for the moment, so lets go to Configure your server, and install that, once that is done, I will upload my website for on the internet, and then i will load up the intranet site I designed for us.

Anyway, if you want more details on my network system, just email me at matthew@hallowshome.com.au or call me on 0421014109

6 months later...

Kate — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 09:57:24 GMT

Its been about 6 months since I began earnestly looking for a job. I have never felt more like a loser. Yes, I know the job market is tightening up etc etc. In a million years I couldn't have guessed that I would end up this way at this age.
Searching for a job presents many challenges and most of the time I keenly accept. However I am ill equipped for today's job market and there is no easy fix. Seems the skills I have accumulated to date are either not communicable, no provable or simply not in demand. I am having a tough time trying not to convey my desperation.
In the meantime Christmas approaches with a hellish alacrity and I am more broke and in debt than I have ever been. I really don't know what to do next.

Mechanical Engineer

Danilo — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 23:57:59 GMT

Mechanical Engineer with about 15 years of total experienced in supervisory and hands-on technical works in the field of Manufacturing ,Plant Maintenance, PLC and computer based Machine Operations , Boiler Operations,Dryer operations , HVAC works ,Water Well Drilling and Pump installation works , Industrial Plumbing and Pipe Fitting works. Flexible in multi-tasking work and was handled the supervision of Plant’s Environment , Health and Safety for about 3 years. Accredited PCO by Philippine Gov't.under the Dept. of Environment and Natural Resources- Environmental Mgt. Bureau. Hands-on implementation in Total Quality Management System (QMS) ,ISO 9001, SA 8000 , GlobaGAP, FSMS,GMP and HACCP regulations. Well disciplined with proven ability to manage multiple assignment effeciently under extreme pressure while meeting tight deadline schedules.

GLUTEN FREE WAFFLES

conniegurzeni — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 14:18:33 GMT

REALLY EASY GLUTEN FREE BUCKWHEAT AND CHOCOLATE WAFFLES...

A) 1 1/4 cup plain buckwheat flour

B) 2/4 cup chestnut or almond flour(chestnut flour available from quattro formaggi at warringah mall in Brookvale)

C) 2 tblsp cocoa powder

D) 1 tsp ground cardoman (found in spice section of supermarket)

E) 1 tsp vanilla essence

F) 1/4 cup raw or caster sugar

G) 2 cups regular milk or soy milk

H) 4 eggs cage or free range

In a large mixing bowl with a whisk mix, A + B + C add D + F .

In a seperate bowl with a whisk mix E + G + H, add this to the above mix and mix well, it will probably have a few lumps so i would strain it through a fine sieve into a large enough bowl, cover with plastic then let it rest in the fridge for 20 minutes( though you could make it the day before)

cook in a waffle maker... and enjoy!

Onboarding New Employees

TonyWiggins — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 13:09:37 GMT

A commonly held myth, largely perpetuated by the assessment industry, is that if you recruit highly competent people they’ll enjoy their jobs and stay with your organisation. Why then, are organisations continuing to experience high attrition amongst its new starters?

Current statistics show that:

· 25% of new staff decide to whether to stay within the first week

· 47% of turnover occurs within the first 90 days of employment

· It typically takes at least 6 months to get a return on investment when replacing leavers, so early attrition has a major impact on profitability as well as workload on other staff

· 64% of organisations in Australia are reporting retention difficulties (‘The Australian Employee Retention Survey 2007)

Source: Talent Drain

What are your current experiences?

WeLcOme

NaVaId — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 02:19:29 GMT

I am chemical engineer, and still i don't get the job.... can you help me..??

The Change We All Needed...

Nicholas — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 15:14:31 GMT

I think the election of the new American President is a fantastic win for the world. He is a sign of hope for better things for all...

Actively looking for a day job

Chris1979 — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 16:40:17 GMT

I have applied for a few job's online and this is the first time i have been asked to write a blog. Maybe you may gain more insight into what's makes me tick....., I have alway's wanted to say that ! Any how it has been almost 3 week's since i was made unemployed, and I have yet to find the path i walk into the future. I worked for a Toyota dealership, delivering spare part's to local businesses and mine sites. I enjoyed my job very much, having the freedom to do what i love to do, and that is to drive. I see this as a positive step forward, and as they say "one door closes and another one open's" I hope that proves thrue.

A bizarre thought for the day...

Nicholas — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 11:40:17 GMT

I just saw a van drive by with the company name 'Seafood Solutions'. I must admit, I didn't know seafood was a problem.

Are You a Job Victim or a Job Winner?

Robinoz — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 09:18:55 GMT

If you think you're stupid and nobody in the world will employ you, you're probably right; if you think every employer is against you and you're a victim of their prejudice, you're probably right too. The way you see yourself is the way the world responds to you.

I'm fed up hearing people, especially in Australia where there is so much opportunity, whining about the raw deal they get in life because nobody will give them a job. The reality is that nobody is going to give you anything. You have to earn it. If that hasn't yet dawned on you, then you are an idiot.

(read full article at: http://www.employment-one.com/blog/lose-the-victim-mentality-and-succeed.jsp)

Robin

http://desertwave.ws

supermarkets majors & liquor

yellow — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 12:41:13 GMT

in australia, new south wales, sydney Only around stockland maill shopping centre in marrlands or westfield shopping centre in parramatta for wanted help jobs just days OR get jobs for me so I want work in supermarkets majors & liquor like coles or woolworths can I have take a breaks in one hours 12pm till 1pm, I want work hours 10.30am till 6.30pm, try get me money bout $400 or $600 if not dusk matter never mind so how much you can get me money ?

supermarkets majors & liquor

yellow — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 12:36:47 GMT

Loss of Professional Identity

Sarala — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 12:24:20 GMT

The common trend nowadays is to skip jobs. Maybe for monetory reasons, but when you dwell deeper it seems to be because of Professional Politics. When you speak to the person who has quit, several reasons come up like "too worked up", "no free time", "task oriented", "boss does not work, but dumps us with nasty jobs".... But finally I personally feel, if the employee is having a pride in the job that he/she is doing, certainly all these take a back seat

When You Don't Need a Job, It All Happens

Robinoz — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 22:31:09 GMT

There's an irony in life that when you really, really want something, it seems unattainable; when you don't want it, it falls on you.

Here's what I mean.

After 40 odd years of work, I'm finally financially independent. I don't need to work. I have a house, furniture, money and enough "stuff" for several life times. I don't need to worry about the economy collapsing or whether someone has a large or small carbon footprint ... what ever the hell that means.

Because I like writing I run a blog. I sell a few of my ebooks and some other people's ebooks. Occasionally, I do some consulting, but it's all intended just to keep me going so I don't die from boredom.

You see, it's very hot most of the year where I live. I can't garden all day or do outside work, so I spend the hot part of the day inside. Yes, I do housework, but it also gives me time to write; my one true love. I also read, and occasionally dream about beautiful Asian ladies ... but I'm getting sidetracked.

Lately I have had two offers of a HR Director position in Dubai. Both for the same job. My contact asked, "Would you take this job just for 12 months and help us out?" Then later, "How about just six months?"

I can't believe they are having trouble finding someone to head up a HR Department. Now I'm faced with the dilemma of loving waking up each morning and being free to do what I like with heading off to the the UAE again and being in the harness (so to speak).

Life seems to be like that: Feast or Famine. On occasions I recall applying for jobs and getting nothing but knock-backs for 12 months. Then, all of a sudden I'd get three offers from jobs that were all that I wanted; feast or famine.

Has that been your experience too? When you REALLY want something, like a job, it seems elusive; when you really DON'T want a job, the offers roll in.

Maybe if you want a job, it's best to just cruise along and not to be over-concerned. It's then that the offers will come in.

The Buddha referred to this when discussing enlightenment. He said that when you really try, it doesn't happen; when you relax and go with the flow, it happens in a flash.

It's taken me almost a lifetime to realise what The Buddha knew several thousand years ago. Maybe I'm a slow learner eh?

Robin
http://www.e1jobs-blog.com

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Jason — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 09:24:47 GMT

Right now, I'm just testing this website and this blog out.
I kind of see a bit of irony by saying that.