Everyone is all about social media in today's business world. It's become a must have for businesses large and small. Check out this article that has some interesting insight into AutoCAD's social media marketing, particularly with Facebook. Facebook and AutoCAD, you say? Read this and you'll be surprised at how it has taken off...
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AutoCAD's Facebook Page...Continue Reading: How AutoCAD Retooled Its Marketing With Facebook
Geoffrey James of inc.com, states that "If you're unhappy at work--or anywhere else, for that matter--it's because you've made yourself unhappy. There's an easy way to change that." He continues on to say "Happiness and unhappiness (in work and in life) result entirely from the rules in your head that you use to evaluate events. Those rules determine what's worth focusing on, and how you react to what you focus on."
Read the full article to find the three easy steps he lays out to change your rules and be happy at work!
How to Be......Continue Reading: How to Be Happy at Work
A recent HuffingtonPost.com article discusses an ASQ survey on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) careers. The results were surprising, including the continued disparity of boys vs. girls pursuing STEM careers. David Mielach, BusinessNewsDaily Staff Writer says of the survey: "students in sixth through twelfth grade felt that careers as doctors and engineers would offer the most job opportunities upon graduating from college, but 67 percent were unsure if they would pursue these careers, due to the numerous challenges they present." Jim Rooney, ASQ Chair said it best in this article that "clearly STEM professionals and educators can be doing......Continue Reading: STEM Careers Take Too Much Work, Students Say In New Survey
This week is the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. Cesweb.org describes the show as "the industry's largest educational forum to help companies expand their businesses and understand new technology. Approximately 200 sessions and 500 expert speakers encompass International CES conference tracks and SuperSessions to discuss hot industry trends and topics."
John Gaudiosi, contributor at Forbes. com, describes the Five Focal Points For This Year's Technology Trade Show:
1. What will Sony and Microsoft likely feature?
2. Is 2012 the year for 3D technology?
3. Is OLED technology any closer to reality?
4. What’s new with Blu-Ray (BD) disc players......Continue Reading: CES 2012: Five Focal Points For This Year’s Technology Trade Show
"2012 is finally here. Although Microsoft has not shared any details regarding an official launch date for Windows 8, all signs point to sometime this year. Windows 8 is still Windows at its core, but it is also a major departure from previous versions of the flagship operating system." Read more by Tony Bradley, PCWorld for more information on why you might just want to look forward to it...
5 Reasons to Look Forward to Windows 8 in 2012...Continue Reading: 5 Reasons to Look Forward to Windows 8 in 2012
May your holiday season and the new year be filled with much joy, happiness and success. We look forward to working with you in the coming year!...Continue Reading: Happy Holidays from ProTech!
Social media is everywhere...it's what everyone is doing, it's what everyone is talking about. And this year, companies have really gotten into the game and are using social media to find their top talent. Mashable.com states that the number of companies doing just that is 89%! And that leads us to the Twesume...
Sean Weinberg, COO and co-founder of RezScore, states on mashable.com, "In essence, a Twesume is a short bio or resume condensed into 140 characters or less. Sometimes paired with the #twesume hashtag, the Twesume can be tweeted, messaged or emailed to potential employers.
What's the big deal?
Like it......Continue Reading: How a 140-Character Twitter Resume Could Land Your Next Job
A recent article by Seamus Bellamy from PCWorld, brings up a question that many people have in today's world - Is Cloud Computing for You? He provides five points to consider to determine if it is the right move for you and/or your business. He says, "If your business isn’t leveraging cloud technology as part of its daily operations yet, there’s a good chance that it will be within next few years. According to Cisco, the global Internet traffic generated by the use of cloud computing services will increase 12-fold by 2015.
If you’ve been too preoccupied with the......Continue Reading: Is Cloud Computing for You?
Although this article was posted on a local news website for the Minneapolis/St. Paul area, we think there are many good points that anyone can use to make a contract position become a permanent one. Sometimes the decision for companies to hire contractors on directly is not always about how well you perform, but rather just a business decision. But it's always best to look at as if it could, because you never know just when that company may be ready to hire or will go out of their way to make a spot for a stellar employee.
Kare 11 reports:......Continue Reading: How To Make Your Temporary Holiday Job a Permanent Job
In a recent article on pcworld.com, writer Woody Leonhard describes how Facebook is using puzzles to recruit the best and brightest programmers. He says "Five years ago, CTO Adam D'Angelo and engineer Yishan Wong decided to broaden Facebook's hiring horizons. "We developed this theory that occasionally there were these brilliant people out there who hadn't found their way to Silicon Valley," according to Wong. "They might be languishing in ordinary tech jobs. We needed a way to surface them." Thus, the superchallenging programming puzzles. Even if you're an itinerant sheep shearer in New Zealand,......Continue Reading: Facebook Uses Programming Puzzle to Find Job Candidates
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