National Edition - May 28, 2006  Seneca exports its animation expertise Toronto's Seneca College was the digital animation expertise behind the success Ryan, a 2005 Oscar winner. They've now parlayed these credentials into opening a branch animation studio at India's largest film school in Mumbai. The goal is to turn India into a world contender in this field. Plus, these students will earn credits recognized by and transferable to Seneca in Canada, which could eventually be a shortcut for them to opportunities in the North American job market. (Source: Canoe, Lifewise @Work) A generation of debtors grows up owing Experts billed the "millennial generation", those born after '78, as the first not to do as well as their parents. Lifelong debt, low wages and contingent work are just some of the reasons why, according to the author of a new book, Generation Debt: Why Now Is a Terrible Time to be Young. Perhaps, sending high school students credit card applications should be illegal. Yet according to popular wisdom, your college years remain the best four years of your life. (Source: AlterNet) R&D offshoring: Is it working? As the Chinese and Indian economies gain speed, North American captains of industry eye the Far East as a future hub of innovation. The ratio between wages and levels of workers' educations in these countries makes farming out the Research and Development to cheaper, smarter scientists seem like a good idea. In practice, few companies surveyed currently realize the full potential of "networked innovation". (Source: Business Week) Facing woes in retirement? Catch-up moves can help As the first Boomers retire this year, those just behind them are sizing up their savings. According to USA Today, a quick glance at the average amount Americans between the ages of 50 and 59 have put away for retirement indicates that most are woefully unprepared. This article offers advice on how to catch up. (Source: USA Today) Job applicants' online musings get hard look The tell-all nature of most bloggers' websites seems to be fueled by the presumed anonymity of the Internet and the need to post the most salacious details in order to garner a strong readership. Earlier, during the blogging phenomenon, an airline fired a flight attendant for posing suggestively in uniform in an empty aircraft, images which she published on her blog. Now, employers are somewhat more hip to the facts of the blog-o-sphere and will browse for the online postings of potential employees before making a firm job offer. (Source: The Boston Globe) Do you... know about "open source" yet? In the developing story of how wikis, bloggs and other "socially open" computing technologies will change the workplace, the inventor of Open Source Management explains: • The core idea behind my Open Source Management forums is that if a business started to apply some things it likes about its code - inclusiveness, openness, transparency - to its human interactions, people would be happier. • It is open source software and its social media descendants, such as wikis and blogs, that are making some businesses ready to consider openness. • Wikis and blogs and other open tools are great, but they are only as useful as the honesty with which you use them. (Source: Webmonkey) May 28 - 30 ACCC Annual Conference: The Learning Stampede Calgary, AB May 28 - 30 CASAE Annual Conference: The City, A Festival of Knowledge Toronto, ON May 30 BIOTECanada-Biogen Idec Canada Teaching Excellence Award (application deadline) Nationwide May 30 - June 2 30th Annual Interprovincial Association on Native Employment Conference Saskatoon, SK May 31 - June 2 16th Annual Canadian Conference on Intelligent Systems Victoria, BC June 4 - 6 The 2006 Apprenticeship Conference Montreal, QC June 5 6th Annual YES Self-employed Artists Conference Montreal, QC June 3 - 7 Top 20 Under 20 Award Celebration Event Toronto, ON June 8 - 10 Vitalize 2006 Edmonton, AB June 18 - 21 2006 CACEE National Campus Recruitment and Career Services Conference Calgary, AB Suggest a career-related event 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#