National Edition - April 29, 2007  Web Matters Jobboom.com will now be able to gain more insight into our members' online behaviour thanks to a partnership between CANOE (our parent company) and Omniture, a leading provider of online business optimization software. With Omniture Web analytics technology, Jobboom can measure and study visitor behaviour, identify which products are most popular, get a better idea of what visitors are searching for and identify potential usability problems. All this will ultimately help us optimize visitor experience! CYBERFINDS Schools Embrace MySpace The Internet can be seen as an evil time waster. "MySpace," the popular social networking site among youth seems to keep parents and teachers at arm's length. Yet, increasingly, educational institutions are tailoring their curriculum and pedagogy to fit a new mould in cyberspace. (Source: Wired) PAYDAY Women's pay catches up months later If you're a progressive guy feeling festive about the shrinking equity gap between the pay of men and women, booking an appropriate day to celebrate may prove tricky. Some time last week, late April, was Equal Pay Day. The workplace's inability to embrace the notion of "equal pay for equal work" means that it took women several months more to earn what their male counterparts did in 12 months. (Source: AlterNet) TRENDSPOTTING Waiting for boomers to retire According to Rufus Wainwright, Montreal is the "finest bohemian city in North America." It's a gathering place for the best and the brightest twenty- and thirty-somethings to pursue music, art, culture, and perhaps fame, before entering the job market. It seems like a slacker attitude, but everyone's just waiting for the Baby Boomer generation to retire and the ensuing talent war to heat up. (Source: National Post) CAREER PATH 'Helicopter' parents hover If you're keen on your mother doing your laundry and tidying your room, don't be surprised if she wants to suggest job opportunities, help you with your cover letter and drive you to your first job interview. Just make sure she stays in the car. There is no end to motherly love, but they tend to say the most embarrassing things in crucial situations. So clean your room, iron a shirt, get out the door on time and nail your first interview all by yourself. (Source: USA Today) TUG O'WAR New manager survival strategies Becoming a new manager is like a box of chocolates, some of the people on the team you lead will be absolutely delighted about the personnel change, while others will be somewhat miffed. The pressure's on to get off to a good start and it all depends on your leadership. Here are some pitfalls to avoid. (Source: HR Voice) Do you have management experience? To answer, visit Career zone, and check out the Your opinion matters section. Would you... like to step into my office? Pictures for a change of pace. It's a slide show of several rich and famous people's offices in New York. Perhaps you will score some organizational techniques, perhaps you'll feel better about your own mess. A few examples of the people who opened their door to a photographer: • NYU School of Law Professor; • Playwright, Screenwriter; • Founder of Living Omnimedia; • Mayor of New York City. (Source: New York Magazine) April 25 - May 25 Keep it Atlantic Jobboom Roadshow Nova Scotia April 30 - May 2 6th Annual CTHRC Forum: "Can Tourism Deliver? Responding to the HR Crisis" Vancouver, BC April 30 - May 2 IT360° Conference & Expo 2007 Toronto, ON May 2 Youth Fest 2007 Surrey, BC May 2 - 4 Building Tomorrow Today 2007 Edmonton, AB May 3 Yukon Job Fair 2007 Whitehorse, YK May 6 - 9 Bio 2007 Boston, MA May 7 Interview Workshop Montreal, QC May 8 - 9 2007 Canadian RFID Conference Markham, ON May 9 SLOME 2007 London, ON May 9 - 11 BC HRMA's 2nd Annual Provincial Charity Golf Tournament Vancouver, BC 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 June 1 The Webby Awards New York, NY June 3 - 6 CACEE's 2007 National Conference Kingston, ON 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#