National Edition - May 13, 2007  Opportunities Nova Scotia The Nova Scotian government has partnered with Jobboom and other organizations to put together Opportunities Nova Scotia, an event to connect employers and job seekers. About 400 jobs are being showcased and all of them are available on Jobboom.com. The results so far look promising - 900 resumés have already been received. CYBERFINDS Loan money like a big-time banker This isn't strictly about work, but rather about money, which is the big reason behind work. Some live cheque-to-cheque, others have a steady income and others still have so much money they can stand to loan it to other people. The Web 2.0 has blown wide open the once highly guarded vault doors to the world of consumer debt and new opportunities will abound. (Source: Wired) CAREER PATH Thinking outside the cubicle It may be impossible to enumerate how technology has changed the workplace. At the moment, this once formal, hierarchical, monolithic, button-down setting seems to be disintegrating - and that suits some just fine. Increasingly, an office is wherever a worker decides to open up a laptop. Away from the confines of their cubicles, the most mobile of this set have room to think of what it is they really would like to be doing with their time. (Source: Hour) NEWSWORTHY Squeezing more value out of HR Stressed about looking for work? Put your feet up, cool your heels, take 'er easy, and wait for the looming "talent war" to really heat up before entering the fray. Soon enough human resources managers will be begging for skilled, qualified and experienced workers. The retirement of the Baby Boomers in North America will convert the workforce into a seller's market and make employee retention the largest HR challenge in the very near future. (Source: Management-Issues) TRENDSPOTTING Japanese find sleep and shelter in cyber cafes Sure technology is great, but it is still nice to return home and turn off at the end of a busy day. Now, increasing numbers of young Tokyoites are living out of cyber cafes. This isn't because they are Second Life junkies, rather it's symptomatic of the country's post-bubble economy where a whole cross section of youth cannot afford the high rents and are at a loss for opportunity. (Source: Reuters) WATERCOOLER Alcohol damages for Seoul woman After-work drinks are an important part of anyone's career. It's a networking opportunity, a chance to make contacts. Some would even say it is where a lot of the real business gets done. However a Korean court has decided that it's not mandatory - awarding a woman damages after her employer forced her to drink alcohol. (Source: BBC) How many times a week do you go for after-work drinks? To answer, visit Career zone, and check out the Your opinion matters section. Do you remember the indignities of your first job? Unless you're Paris Hilton, the rich and famous didn't all start that way. • Donald Trump collected soda bottles for the deposit money • Michael Dell washed dishes at a Chinese restaurant • Johnny Depp fronted a Kiss tribute band (Source: USA Today) May 12-16 Connecting in the Global Village Winnipeg, MB May 14 7th Annual Montreal Self-Employed Artists Conference Montreal, QC May 15-16 Alberta Skills Competition and Trade and Technology Career Fair Edmonton, AB May 22-25 CCA's Annual Conference 2007: Connecting with our clients Vancouver, BC May 23 Practical Strategies for Hiring and Firing Vancouver, BC June 1-3 Learning to Lead Vancouver, BC June 3-5 The Webby Awards New York, NY June 3-6 CACEE's 2007 National Conference Kingston, ON June 4-5 Work and Learning Symposium Ottawa, ON June 13-14 NAPP Job Fair 2007 Toronto, ON June 15-17 Robogames San Francisco, CA July 4-6 5th World Chambers Congress Istambul, Turkey NOTICE: Jobboom and its sponsors do not necessarily endorse the opinions conveyed in the articles selected for this e-zine and do not assume any legal liability in consequence thereof. Comments: info@jobboom.com Research and editing: Austin Macdonald #noDossier#