Jinfo Newsletter http://www.jinfo.com/ 1st May 2005 No.96 > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Fully-formatted PDF version and full archive available at: http://www.jinfo.com/newsletter/ > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = ** Three Information Today conferences, Paris, 1-2 June ** WebSearch Academy: Carrying out research on the net? Enterprise Search Paris: Developing an internal search capability? e-Workplace Collaboration: Implementing collaboration technologies? For more information and to register: > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = *** Hoover's reviewed in April's VIP *** Hoover's UK Pro Premium provides a mix of proprietary and D&B data on UK and international companies. Read what VIP has to say about company coverage, searching, and generating lists and reports. This issue also includes the first in a new series of Source Guides: > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Jobs Advice =========== Putting No.1 First ================== What have you done this week about your Continuing Professional Development? Have you promoted your own or your teams’ achievements outside of the department? What professional activities are you involved in outside of your work? What are you doing now in your job that you weren't doing three months ago? When did you last look at or revise your CV? Where do you see your future? Questions, questions, questions! As recruiters we often see people who are what my old headmaster Bernie (to us) Brown would have said were "wallowing in a slough of iniquity". I was never quite sure what it meant back then but I knew it wasn't good. I think the modern equivalent might be something along the lines of "not pulling out the proverbial finger". We cannot sit back and expect things to come to us. The modern way of education and development at work very much encourages us to take care of our own development. We must grasp the mettle and get things moving. Perhaps your appraisal is due. What are you planning to say to your line manager about your development? Have you investigated what the organisation you work for offers in the way of Continuing Professional Development? An example here from the University of Bradford: "There is a strong link between the development of staff and the University's overall success. It is important therefore that the University supports you in your development. The Staff Development Team aims to provide a wide range of opportunities for staff and postgraduate students, details of which can be found on this Web site. Our learning events are designed to help you develop your knowledge and skills in support of your current role, or to prepare you for a future role. We encourage you to make use of the opportunities available. In doing so you will undoubtedly increase the value of your contribution to the success of the University, helping us all to meet the increasing challenges faced within the higher education sector. * Statutory / Essential (i.e. staff development / training that is required by legislation, or is a condition of employment, or is compulsory for a specific role) * Encouraged (i.e. explicitly linked to the achievement of agreed objectives, for which resources will be prioritised) * Personal preference (Staff Development activities chosen by individuals that may take place in work time or outside, and may be fully or only partly funded by the University)" I particularly like the sentence that acknowledges that if you do attend to your CPD you will increase the value of your contribution to the success of the organisation. I would add that you will increase your own sense of self-worth and esteem, your marketability and your value to the outside world and perhaps encourage your colleagues to grasp the CPD mettle as well. If you are doing something for yourself make sure that you let the people who matter know. If it is work related in any way record it. This is no time to hide your light under a bushel. > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Sue Hill FREC Hon FCLIP Director Sue Hill Recruitment Sue is the founder and Managing Director of Sue Hill Recruitment. > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Latest Job Listings =================== Here are the latest additions to FreePint Jobs in the last two weeks at http://www.jinfo.com/ To receive it by email or to modify your subscription, visit http://www.jinfo.com/subs/ or email support@jinfo.com Please forward this Jobs Update to anyone who may find it useful. > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Freelance Researchers - Business Broking (added 29th April 2005) URL: http://www.jinfo.com/go/j4011 Recruiter: Churchfield Business Brokers Location: United Kingdom Assistant Librarian (added 27th April 2005) URL: http://www.jinfo.com/go/j4010 Recruiter: Sue Hill Recruitment and Services Limited Location: London - City, United Kingdom Graduate Trainee Library Assistant (added 27th April 2005) URL: http://www.jinfo.com/go/j4009 Recruiter: Sue Hill Recruitment and Services Limited Location: London - City, United Kingdom Part-Time Cataloguer (added 27th April 2005) URL: http://www.jinfo.com/go/j4008 Recruiter: Sue Hill Recruitment and Services Limited Location: London, United Kingdom Information Officer (added 27th April 2005) URL: http://www.jinfo.com/go/j4007 Recruiter: PKF Location: London, United Kingdom Intranet Services Officer (added 22nd April 2005) URL: http://www.jinfo.com/go/j4006 Recruiter: Sue Hill Recruitment and Services Limited Location: London - South East, United Kingdom Deputy Librarian (added 22nd April 2005) URL: http://www.jinfo.com/go/j4005 Recruiter: Sue Hill Recruitment and Services Limited Location: Northampton, United Kingdom Web Publishing Assistant (added 21st April 2005) URL: http://www.jinfo.com/go/j4004 Recruiter: Sue Hill Recruitment and Services Limited Location: London - Central, United Kingdom Part-Time Library Assistant (added 21st April 2005) URL: http://www.jinfo.com/go/j4003 Recruiter: Sue Hill Recruitment and Services Limited Location: Bournemouth, United Kingdom Sector Specialist (Retail & Consumer Goods) (added 21st April 2005) URL: http://www.jinfo.com/go/j4002 Recruiter: Glen Recruitment Location: London, United Kingdom Sector Specialist (Transport) (added 21st April 2005) URL: http://www.jinfo.com/go/j4001 Recruiter: Glen Recruitment Location: London, United Kingdom Sector Specialist (Energy) (added 21st April 2005) URL: http://www.jinfo.com/go/j4000 Recruiter: Glen Recruitment Location: United Kingdom Sector Specialist (Financial Institutions) (added 21st April 2005) URL: http://www.jinfo.com/go/j3999 Recruiter: Glen Recruitment Location: London, United Kingdom TMT Sector Specialist (added 21st April 2005) URL: http://www.jinfo.com/go/j3998 Recruiter: Glen Recruitment Location: London, United Kingdom Senior Internet Research Specialist (added 21st April 2005) URL: http://www.jinfo.com/go/j3997 Recruiter: Glen Recruitment Location: London, United Kingdom Senior Researchers - 3 or 6 month contracts (added 21st April 2005) URL: http://www.jinfo.com/go/j3996 Recruiter: Glen Recruitment Location: London, United Kingdom Researcher (added 21st April 2005) URL: http://www.jinfo.com/go/j3995 Recruiter: Glen Recruitment Location: London, United Kingdom Sector Analyst (Telecomms) (added 21st April 2005) URL: http://www.jinfo.com/go/j3994 Recruiter: Glen Recruitment Location: London, United Kingdom Senior Research Associate (added 21st April 2005) URL: http://www.jinfo.com/go/j3993 Recruiter: Glen Recruitment Location: London, United Kingdom Senior Researcher - Pharma / Life Sciences (added 21st April 2005) URL: http://www.jinfo.com/go/j3992 Recruiter: Glen Recruitment Location: London, United Kingdom Assistant Librarian (added 19th April 2005) URL: http://www.jinfo.com/go/j3991 Recruiter: Sue Hill Recruitment and Services Limited Location: Leeds, United Kingdom Part-Time Library Assistant (added 19th April 2005) URL: http://www.jinfo.com/go/j3990 Recruiter: Sue Hill Recruitment and Services Limited Location: London - North East, United Kingdom Records Manager (added 19th April 2005) URL: http://www.jinfo.com/go/j3987 Recruiter: Sue Hill Recruitment and Services Limited Location: Bristol, United Kingdom Information Advisor (added 18th April 2005) URL: http://www.jinfo.com/go/j3986 Recruiter: HSE Location: United Kingdom > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = To subscribe to the Jinfo Newsletter or to modify your subscription, login to your account at http://www.jinfo.com/subs/ or send an email to . 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