Boomerang

National Edition - June 3, 2007


			Provincial Job Search Preferences Jobboom has been monitoring visitor behaviour on several of its regional newspaper sites, and we've identified which job categories are the most popular. This information will help Jobboom better understand how different segments of visitors interact with our websites. Click on the link to find out which job categories are the most and least popular with job seekers in Calgary, Edmonton, Ottawa, Toronto and Winnipeg.


			CAREER PATH Taboo of tattoos If you're a hippie, you can cut your hair. If you're a slob you can throw on some slacks. If you're a biker, you borrow a car. If you're a jailbird, you can ditch your dungarees. Yet, for individuals covered in visible tattoos, there just aren't many ways of hiding them from mixed company and civil society. And the buttoned-down set just love to sneer at any type of social misfit. (Source: Orlando Sentinel) TRENDSPOTTING Will Mobile Phones Take Over In the Office? Up until now talking on a mobile phone while at the office was pooh-poohed by employers. Some see it as an unwelcome and disruptive portal to an employee's personal life. However, in the future, calls to a partner about dinner plans may go undetected. There's an increasing trend of companies opting for mobiles phones for every employee, instead of the traditional landline attached to their desks. (Source: PC World) WATER COOLER I don't want to be a manager! Middle management can seem like an over-crowded purgatory of budgets and deadlines sandwiched between upper management, who make the real cash, and lowly employees, who do the fun work. This article is an argument for rejecting first- or second-level management opportunities. Apparently results from a survey rank "promotion" as tops, in terms of stressful life events: divorce, moving, and raising teenagers were other possible options. (Source: Management Issues) Cool jobs you can actually get If you feel blah about your current job, perhaps it's just not cool. Here's an excellent list of entry-level opportunities that will lead to you becoming the envy of future cocktail-party chitchat. Though spies definitely can't go around bragging about their jobs to everyone - they have to say they "work for the government," which is less cool. And not everyone can be a model. So the list's recommendations seem to overlook that some of these opportunities require actual talent. (Source: Online Employment Resource Centre) How cool is your job? To answer, visit Career zone, and check out the Your opinion matters section.


			Do you... have a green thumb? Plants at the office can be a mixed blessing. They boost morale, but can also cause allergies. - Interior landscape firm Ambius conducted a survey of 1,000, UK employees. - 40% of respondents believe their employer could do more to brighten up the office by placing a plant on every employee's desk. - 50% admitted to taking off more annual sick days than the UK average because they are affected by their miserable office surroundings. - 24% of workers describe their environments as stimulating. - 70% of UK workers believe a more pleasant working environment would make them more productive. (Source: Personnel Today)


			June 4-5 Work and Learning Symposium Ottawa, ON June 7 Canada's Trade Policy: A Look Ahead Gatineau, QC June 8-10 nextMEDIA: The Future of Digital Content Banff, AB June 10 - 12 Adult Learning Knowledge Centre 2007 National Symposium Halifax, NS June 13-14 NAPP Job Fair 2007 Toronto, ON June 15-17 Robogames San Francisco, CA June 17-18, 2007 Building Your Consulting Business Symposium Harrison Hot Springs, BC June 20 Career Coaching Boot Camp Portland, OR July 4-6 5th World Chambers Congress Istambul, Turkey July 17-18 2007 Wireless and Mobile Expo and Conference Toronto, ON

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