MadCap Software will be traveling across the US, Canada and Europe throughout the course of this year, with dozens of stops in cities across the world.
During the road tour, MadCap is offering an intensive, one-day technical writing seminar with an admission fee of just $149. According to Mike Hamilton, MadCap’s VP of Product Management, the seminar is intended to provide attendees with valuable information on how to get the most out of technical writing and publishing tools in a challenging market environment.
2010 MadCap Software Road Show Details
According to research from PJA Advertising + Marketing and community site Toolbox.com active use of social media has become a vital part of many HR professionals’ careers. This research shows that HR pros now spend more time interacting on social media sites than in reading editorial content.
About one-half of respondents said a social media presence helped build their personal brand and made them more valuable as a job candidate.
Professional networks, such as LinkedIn and Ryze were tops for HR pros followed by best practice social communities, like Toolbox.com and StackOverflow.
Results Summary and Charts on eMarketer
HRmarketer.com has released its annual research report. It includes an analysis of HR buyer research and purchasing trends and their budgetary priorities in 2010.
The data in this report is based on responses from human resource and employee benefit buyers, hereafter referred to collectively as “HR buyers”, collected during October and November of 2009. The key trends outlined in this report tell us the following about HR buyers and their needs going into 2010:
- Thirty-one percent of HR professionals report their company will hire 10-20 percent more staff in 2010;
- Twenty-six percent of HR buyers plan on increasing their budgets for HR-related products and services in 2010;
- As a group, HR buyers plan on increasing their budgets by 25 percent in 2010 for corporate social networking tools, employee wellness programs, management and leadership development initiatives, performance management systems, and other training and development programs;
Read the full report…
by Karen O’Keefe
In the same way that some people adopted cell phones and “smart” phones right away and others didn’t, there’s a huge discrepancy right now between those who understand the value of social media and those who don’t. You may know bloggers, Tweeters, or “people who Facebook,” or have friends with profiles on LinkedIn. You may even have participated in one or more of these social-media activities yourself. However, chances are good you still have something to learn, especially if you are over 35-40, which is where the generation gap falls. Older people tend not to be users, while younger people do. However, the trend is growing in all age groups, with baby boomers stepping it up in increasing numbers (www.mashable.com).
If you don’t currently use any social-media tools, let me share something with you a recruiter told me during my own job hunt last year: Executives and hiring managers at all Fortune 500 companies have a presence on LinkedIn, and 70% of high-tech jobs are now found through LinkedIn. Furthermore, more than 30 million people in the US and 60 million worldwide are on LinkedIn (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LinkedIn).
If that doesn’t give you pause, try this: Of those people on LinkedIn, users with incomes of $250,000 to 350,000 are seven times more likely to have 150+ connections (http://socialmediastatistics.wikidot.com/linkedin).
What does this mean? In a slow economy, you need to use all the tools at your disposal, and social networking is both inexpensive and effective.
Let me tell you my own story. Last year, I moved to Portland, OR and needed to find work. What did I do?
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Event: Writers UA Conference
When: Sunday, March 21 thru Wednesday, March 24
Location: Seattle, WA
The WritersUA Conference includes over sixty sessions Sunday, March 21, through Wednesday, March 24.
As part of your conference registration you receive printed Conference Proceedings, a digital version of all slides/handouts, and admission to the Exhibition, Peer Showcase, and Product Demonstrations. You also receive meals and snacks including two Networking Luncheons, the Networking Reception, and breakfast each day. Optional seminars take place Sunday, March 21.
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