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January, 2010

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FEAR OF NEW TECHNOLOGY

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WOW - 2010!

It seems as if we were celebrating the turn of the

century only a few months ago and we are now at the end of the decade or beginning of the new decade, however, you count it. As the beginning of the year is always a time for new ideas, new plans, new thoughts. JR Walters Resources has new plans too.

1) We are actively seeking clients with opportunities off shore and applicants with experience working and living off shore. Most recently we have been working on an opportunity in Libya.

2) For many years JR Walters Resources has offered Alternative Staffing Services for our design clients. We now have the ability to offer these services for construction management professionals.

Of course we are continuing our direct placement services for professionals in all fields.

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WHAT IS IN A NAME?

Daily we hear new job titles. Is this a different job? Is this the same job with some tweaks? Is this just a new name for an old mouse trap? Maybe it is all of the above. A good example is the Human Resources and Recruiting professions. Titles like Personnel or Personnel Counselors or Personnel Consultants;

became Human Resources Specialists or HR and Recruiters or Executive Recruiters or Headhunters or Flesh Peddlers. Then the title of People Person, or Manager of People became common Now titles such as Human Capital Managers, Talent Acquisition Specialists are popping up. And I am sure there are many others. Does the title mean anything? I have done some research on this and the answer is yes, no, maybe. There are new responsibilities, new tools and new skills that seem to be tied to each new title. Were these responsibilities part of the old titles, but just not defined? Maybe. At the end of the day, no matter what the new words, new skills, new tools, new titles are, the end goal is selecting, hiring, developing, promoting and retiring the successful employee.

FEAR OF NEW TECHNOLOGY

As a seasoned recruiter (that is a recruiter that has been in the business over 20 years), I see technologically challenged individuals daily. Some are candidates, some are clients, some are recruiting partners and yes some days it is me. For those of us that grew up in the pre home computer age, technology can be scary. It has taken me two years to start using the calendar in my phone. The good old "day planner" book was my friend. However, today if you are on the job market there are some things you need to be comfortable with:

E-mail

Leaving telephone messages

Having an answering system for others to leave voice messages

Texting

Electronic resumes

Electronic project lists

Electronic portfolio (if you are in a design profession)

Web cams - many clients are now interviewing over web cams and some applicants are adding video resumes together with written resumes

Updated software for your profession - ie AEC industry - Revit, BIM, etc.

When applicants tell me that they don't need to know the latest technology because the support people do it or they are too high up the ladder, my immediate thought is. "My client will not have an interest in the applicant that isn't interested enough in their profession to remain up to date on the technology. " Whether we like it or not, we live in a culture that requires Continuing Education Credits. Your career growth requires it. Your personal life requires it. Embrace technology and share in the excitement of learning new things. Good bye bulky old day planner!