 | | | | Your bi-weekly report on jobs, education, management, and the engineering workplace, from the editors of IEEE Spectrum. | | 1. HR-On-A-Chip | | More and more companies are looking to computer algorithms to help them answer one of the toughest questions they encounter: Should we hire this person or not? It used to be that HR specialists would pore over applicants' work histories and vet them using interviews, writing samples, or spec projects. But companies are busy building up databases containing massive amounts of information culled from personality tests taken by thousands of job seekers. As these caches of data grow, and the software used to draw conclusions about a given applicant becomes more sophisticated, companies are finding it easier to make hiring decisions. Despite the potential for such programs to put companies in legal hot water if the result is an unfair exclusion of minorities or the disabled, global spending on talent management software reached US $3.8 billion in 2011, a 15 percent increase from 2010. Read on. | | | | | | | | | 2. Are Jobs of the Future Up In the Cloud? | | Though tech sector hiring remains sluggish in many countries, one bright spot may be cloud computing, which, according to Microsoft, could potentially create 14 million new jobs worldwide by 2015. Sandeep Sood, talent sourcing manager at Microsoft's Server & Tools Business division, says strong candidates for positions in cloud computing must bring a multiplicity of skills and abilities to the table. "No longer will you be an expert in one particular area," he emphasizes. "Because your application and software will be used by more than one company, one location, and one person—all at the same time—you need to think totally differently." Sood, whose department partnered with the IEEE Job Site to host a Virtual Career Fair that runs through 21 October, has posted a five-part JobsBlog that offers more details about what it takes to enter this hot field. Read more. |  | | 3. You, Inc. | | On 23 October from 7 to 9 pm EDT, the folks behind the Brazen Careerist blog will present a live online event titled "Everyone's an Entrepreneur! How to Manage Your Career Like a Startup." Among the things attendees will learn is how to build up various skill sets, keep their options open, manage risk, stay alert for new opportunities, and build strong relationships with people who can help them in the short- and long run. Sign up here for the event, which is sponsored by State Farm Agency Career Opportunities. | | | 4. I Have A Dream | | Randstad, the world's second-leading staffing company, has launched the 2nd Annual Inspiring Experts video contest. Students and professionals in the fields of healthcare, finance/accounting, engineering, IT, or life sciences have an opportunity to win cash and prizes by creating short videos explaining why they are passionate about their career paths and how they plan to use their skills to change the world. Find out more. | | | 5. Do You Have the Personality to Get Hired? | | Universum, a Swedish employer branding firm conducts an annual global survey of over 400,000 students and professionals on jobs-related issues. Employers it asked about the challenges they face in the hiring process noted that the set of traits they are looking for but too seldom find in applicants are professionalism, high-energy, and confidence. Read on. | | | Job Spotlight | 1. Design Engineer - M.C. Dean, Louisiana, USA
2. Professor/Associate Professor/Assistant Professor - City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
3. Telecom Engineer - BC Hydro, British Columbia, Canada
4. Radio Integration System Engineer - CACI, Inc., Maryland, USA
5. Electrical Engineer - John Deere, Illinois, USA
6. Electrical REVIT Designer - CHA Consulting, Inc., New York, USA
7. Electrical Engineer - BP International Ltd, Sunbury-On-Thames, England
8. Lighting-LED Architect - Philips China Investment Company, Shanghai, China | | |
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