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Radio CaJou

Radio CaJou    worldwide | 2009-11-23 Radio CaJou Soft-Skills (6) - Communication Many of the problems that occur in an organization are the direct result of people failing to communicate. It leads to confusion and can cause a good plan to fail.

Radio CaJou    worldwide | 2009-11-17 Radio CaJou Soft-Skills (5) - Problem-solving Problem solving is a mental process and is part of the larger problem process that includes problem finding and problem shaping.

Radio CaJou    worldwide | 2009-11-09 Radio CaJou Soft-Skills (4) - Project Management Project management is the discipline of planning, organizing, and managing resources to bring about the successful completion of specific project goals and objectives.

Job application & job market

Application & job market    worldwide | 2010-02-01 The Elevator Pitch An elevator pitch is an overview of an idea for a product, service, or project. But also job seekers commonly use elevator pitches to get their point across quickly. The name reflects the fact that an elevator pitch should be possible to deliver in the time span of an elevator ride, meaning in a maximum of 30 seconds and in 130 words or fewer.

Application & job market    United States | 2010-01-24 NACE - Job Outlook 2010   Page rank 5 Find out more about the Job Outlook 2010 and the job market for new college graduates.

Application & job market    worldwide | 2009-11-30 The most important soft skills (6) Communication Many of the problems that occur in an organization are the direct result of people failing to communicate. It leads to confusion and can cause a good plan to fail.

International topics

International matters    United States | 2010-03-11 U.S. Unemployment Rate Holds Job Growth Spreading Beyond Healthcare, Education   Page rank 5 The U.S. Labor Department reported that the unemployment rate in February held steady at 9.7%, and PNC Chief Economist Stu Hoffman says the rate at which the economy is losing jobs is now down to a trickle. According to Mr. Hoffman, "We're finally going to reach the turning point where we go from job losses to job gains."

International matters    worldwide | 2010-03-09 International Women's Day Message from Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma   Page rank 5 100 years after Clara Zetkin, the pioneering socialist, convinced the world community to declare 8th March as International Women's Day, we are still shamefully failing some of the most dispossessed and disenfranchised people in our societies: women. For every 100 such deaths, 99 are in the developing world, and - within that - 66 in the Commonwealth. Cutbacks in primary health have meant that poor women's access to maternal services has become even more limited.

International matters    worldwide | 2010-03-08 Transatlantic Economy Remains Strongest, Says Transatlantic Expert Transatlantic economy expert, Dan Hamilton, talks about the dominance of the transatlantic economy despite the recession and high growth rates of emerging markets. He also emphasizes the importance of investment flows and the potential for economic growth and job creation through the expansion of transatlantic trade in services.

Company presentations

Company presentations    United States | 2010-03-03 IBM Donates Supercomputer to Rice University   Page rank 5 Rice University and IBM have unveiled a new high-performance computing (HPC) initiative for biomedical and life sciences research that features one of the most powerful supercomputers in the Texas Medical Center.

Company presentations    United States | 2010-02-05 IBM Opens Smarter Planet Exhibit at Epcot in Florida   Page rank 5   Page rank 5 IBM has opened its new Smarter Planet experiential exhibit at INNOVENTIONS at Epcot in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. The exhibit is powered by a Smarter Data Center, providing a real-life demonstration of optimized computing that reduces energy costs by up to 25 percent.

Company presentations    worldwide | 2010-01-20 Visa Extends Support of Paralympic Games Through 2012 Visa Inc. announced the renewal of its partnership with the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) through 2012, which includes the 2010 Vancouver Paralympic Winter Games and the 2012 London Paralympic Games.