Smarter Recruitment by M&T Resources
This space serves to help us share what we know and have experienced in the market.
And what we find interesting, inspiring and pure genius in the recruitment space across Australia and the world.
SPA on the frontier: an alternative definition of big data.(via The Pragmatic Definition Of Big Data | Forrester Blogs)
Thought this was quite a good article, especially this part:
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How should a person be measuring his or her career?
You want to be in a job where you’re motivated.
There’s a theory that was articulated by the late psychologist Frederick Herzberg. He makes a strong point that there’s a big difference between motivation and incentives. An incentive is, “I will pay you to want what I want.” Motivation means that you’ve got an engine inside of you that drives you to keep working in order to feel successful and to help the organization be successful. It causes you to keep at it through thick and thin.
Motivators are things like, “I have the opportunity to achieve important things,” “I get recognized for my achievements,” “I learn ways to be better,” and “I’m an important part of a team.” If you have those kinds of experiences every day, you’re motivated, and you’ll be satisfied.
Many of the factors that we think will cause motivation, such as fair pay and a good manager, won’t make you love your job. Even if you eliminate what makes you dissatisfied, that doesn’t make you motivated. It doesn’t make your work rewarding. You just are less bothered by things.”
Read the full article here: http://money.cnn.com/2012/10/01/pf/career-success-relationships.moneymag/index.html
Coaster, a service that lets you order a drink with your phone instead of waiting at the bar, recently launched its first app, and so the company responsible is looking to get the word out. Standing out in a crowd of never-ending iPhone and Android apps is tough, but with the help of Herman, a muppet-like character with an affinity for the night life, Coaster is on the right track. (via How To Market Your Startup With Muppets)
Great example of the possibilities of technology and mobile garnered for everyday use.
A Visualization of NYC’s Frantic Transit Patterns Over 24 Hours
Using data from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, this animation tracks public transportation on a weekday, starting at 4am. Sumus, the Canadian software company behind these visualizations, uses the General Transit Feed Specification data from various cities to create a whole series of videos that you can check out on YouTube. Be sure to watch full screen in 720 HD to see the movement of subways and buses (which appear to be color-coded to match the corresponding lines).
One for the big data lovers!
We won the SEEK Annual Recruitment Awards 2012 Australia’s Favourite IT Recruiter (Medium category) title again!
A big “thank you” to all our clients, candidates and colleagues who voted for us.
Beyond giving our people the recognition they deserve, this award has further affirmed our belief in the way we work. You, our clients and candidates, are the number one reason we exist. We look forward to serving your needs better, in smarter ways than ever before.
Thank you.
We told you before that we were shortlisted for the Recruitment Excellence Awards 2012. As we sat in the beautiful Doltone House on Darling Island Wharf last Friday night for the Gala Dinner, even the magnificent views of the Sydney Harbour Bridge couldn’t contain our excitement when the winners were announced. We actually took home the biggest haul of awards and shortlist nominations for the night! We entered five categories in total and were shortlisted for all five!
We won:
- Best Website
- Best Attraction & Retention Strategy
- Best Learning & Development Plan
The other two categories which we were shortlisted for were:
- Best Brand
- Best National Agency
We’re very proud of this achievement as the awards are judged by a well-respected, independent panel of judges, most of whom are veterans in the industry.
What’s more, we’ve been told that there were over 500 entrants for the awards and that all submissions were of very high quality.
Bathing in the afterglow of the awards now, we are reflecting on what the awards validate. Looking at the three winning submissions, I can’t help but feel that the one consistent element is our Culture, which is personified through our people.
Why?
Our website (award-winning, I might add :P) feature our employees heavily. Each of them live and breathe our RESPECT values.
The way that we attract and retain our team is also mainly because of our culture. In an industry known for sky-high turnover, our team really do stick with us because of the working culture where integrity and support are key pillars. In turn, they are trusted by clients and candidates to be experts in their work.
We also continuously offer the best opportunities for our people to develop their skills and empower them to innovate. We want them to have confidence in their knowledge and expertise to act and be seen by clients and candidates alike as trusted advisors.
So unlike a lot of companies which pay lip service to their employees, we really do think that our people count and we’re proud of the culture we have cultivated within the company. As business management guru, Peter Drucker once said, “Culture eats strategy for breakfast”. So I’d like to think that we’re on to something good here!
This is what Google’s secretive data centers look like.
If anything, these are really cool photos!
(via fastcompany)
A new global report released today by IBM and the Saïd Business School at the University of Oxford reveals that most Big Data initiatives currently being deployed by organizations are aimed at improving the customer experience. Yet, despite the strong focus on the customer, less than half of the organizations engaged in active Big Data initiatives are currently collecting and analyzing external sources of data, like social media. Via IBM News room
As leaked on Hacker News, someone did a view of the search engine giant’s North Carolina data center on Google Maps and was amazed at what they found: Stormtroopers. (via Google’s Data Center Security Uses Stormtroopers To Protect Droids)
Cool as!
