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IPhone 3G in business

Arnaud Chapu — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 00:50:26 +0000

With the onset of iphone companies are increasingly asked about Smartphones use within their company. The use of Blackberry was no problem so far his Use remained mostly professional reading mails everywhere In the world. Yes, But … Indeed smartphones have the property to connect to Internet, to interact and to be able to transmit information without power Really be secured by the company as is currently done for Desktops or laptops. How then can we be sure that his Employees are not permanently distracted by personal activities. The Smartphones are not yet enough to be affordable but génants How long. The company called Web 3.0 perpetually connected or all employees can Be reached and work in any place and anywhere opens Management issues this time. Indeed, how do you define the space-time Devoted to the business and one who is not? A framework may be 7 pm Per day in the company and do not have time to devote to the company. Provided it is not because pénalisable home to work The company. We can manage this time by setting indicators on the tasks Accomplished, but also about the quality of achievements. Taking an example Classic work situation for the same task I can not even Result. Example 1: realization of a letter in a normal environment, (Computer without internet connection): I was able to write this letter in twenty minutes, I have lost the thread of my Ideas once. Only outlook on which I get my mail was opened professionals Example 2: realization of a letter in an open environment to Internet and other Web 3.0 or 2.0: Description of my job: * The software to read my mail is connected, if an email arrives a window Opens with a summary of mail. * My Internet browser is connected to my FaceBook, I received also Mails to each updated profiles of my friends and he can change the better Answer. * Msn messenger is also available which allows me to establish permanent dialogue With my friends, even if my status is defined as “Busy” it does Prevents not talk to me. * Finally outlook on which I get my mail is opened professionals * And I could add I put almost an hour to my letter, I lost a dozen After the course of my ideas, not to mention spelling forgotten The two letters were not sent to the same companies, however, after Reading those by an external person and without him mentioning the letter Made with the internet, it appears that the letter of Example 2 is much better But mostly closer to reality. Unconsciously so I produced a Work of poorer quality, but I was able to respond to emails and Several activities at the same time. The work has been done, but what he The quality? Everybody does not work like that but a good frame can make it work Poor quality while passing for a dynamic person who responds quickly Any request. I do not have to pass judgement on the way to work each but HR time as future how can you manage these ambiguities? Arnaud Chapu

The lounges Month

Arnaud Chapu — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 14:25:35 +0000

Human Resource Solutions 2008, (19,20,21 February 2008, CNIT Paris La defense)The only fair dedicated to the totality of te HR function.4 Large areas are represented: Conselling and management; GIRH; Social welfare and pensions, Training. Also, in the context of this exhibition will be held E-learning Expo, the salon of the distance learning and online. Registration: here iLearning Forum Paris 2008, (4, 5 February 2008, Palais des Congrès, Paris)The conference at the Palais des Congrès of Paris brings together experts from over 30 countries on the theme “Learning to 21st Centyry. “The show, meanwhile, will receive the principal actors of ELearning french sector as well as their internationl counterparts (More than 12 countries represented). Registration: www.ilearningforum.eu Arnaud Chapu

The business relies on the virtual (expension January 2008)

Arnaud Chapu — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 16:25:45 +0000

Recruitment, training, sales, innovation companies down more and more activities toward digital universe. Success has a job interview in jeans, her hair dyed pink sunglasses on the nose, it is now possible … In virtual worlds. In recent months, the CAC 40 majors eager to track their future staff in Second Life, the life simulator in vogue. Areva has been one of the first to move in this direction. Last May, it urged readers to pages use of a major newspaper to “teleport” their skills to Second Life. Others have followed, confirming the interest of business heavyweights towards the universe pixilated. Thus, BNP Paribas has increased a hundred interviews virtual hiring since last summer, along with Capgemini. ”We have mobilized a lot of people behind the avatars, virtual incarnations of Internet users,” Fun director of the workshop technological supervision of BNP Paribas. The operation allowed to test a new form of recruitment, while creating the buzz, to obtain many benefits in the press, on radio or on the Internet. “We had an unexpected audience, confirms the director of recruitment at Capgemini. All the media were there. “ But for the companies, the interests of virtual goes far beyond mere coup de pub. Example: training. HR managers are now using software close games – serious games – to train and aguerrir their employees. In this area, L’Oreal is a precursor. Two years ago, he offered a simulator hairdresser allowing hairdressers, or beginners, to learn how to increase turnover, to better respond to unhappy customers and to create a dynamic team. Former online easier and cheaper “In hairdressing schools, students learn all sorts of techniques cuts and colours, but the business often comes in second place,” says the international director e-services to L’Oreal. A deficiency as a virtual showroom can be filled. Another advantage by holding competitions, L’Oreal can detect the best elements. The employee will find his account, the playful side of the software making training more attractive than the traditional e-learning. “We have a satisfaction rate very high,” says the director of development for L’Oreal Hair and bearer of the project since the beginning. Sign of success, the game is already translated into a dozen languages. Another success: the simulator dialogue proposed by Daesign, a coming of the video game sector. This program puts you in the shoes of a framework that prepares – or is about to undergo – an assessment interview, or that of a financial adviser to answer questions from a customer. Thanks to a very simple interface, the player selects the stage of the interview, chooses the topics for discussion and clarify its intentions (listen, appreciate, bounce, and so on.). The software offers a balance sheet and possibly refers to training modules. A technology that attracted more and more businesses. ”To form a framework costs several hundred dollars per day, and it is sometimes difficult to assemble a lot of people together for sessions,” says Damian Nolan, business manager Daesign. Thanks to its simulator, BNP Paribas was able to train 1500 employees in a year, ten times more than the old methods, and much cheaper – the group would have saved 1.3 million euros! The value of these tools is not just financial. “The role-playing classic used in the training room are often distorted: no one dares to push each other’s positions. Not to mention the fear of trial participants, including that of colleagues, which may cripple, “says the director of training at SFR. “The simulator maintenance is to have a promising future,” concludes the project manager in human resources at Vivendi, despite a high acquisition cost (it takes at least 50000 euros for a product Quality). These successful experiences rather encourage companies to plunge further into the virtual world. Notably by investing in “private” Second Life. Such is the case with Victoria Couture, which launches in early 2008 a virtual shopping mall for its brand Hello Kitty. Before you enter, you must first create an avatar, a true beast shopping and dummy by proxy able to move in the store, look at the products closely and try on clothing. “It will be possible to go shopping at the same time as his friends,” Ringeval Dominica, artistic director of Ideas-3Com, the company that has just completed the project. The large distribution groups, very interested in this new type of technology, already considering similar applications. Delays incubation ideas shortcuts But the real challenge for the coming years is to encourage innovation through the virtual. “Today, the development of seven products in ten fails, because the creative process does not take sufficient account of the consumer,” says the president of The Factory of the Future, a think tank dedicated to the foresight and the ‘innovation. Hence the idea to involve the creation of products for people with imagination and attending Second Life. Another advantage is the incubation period between an idea and its realization is significantly reduced. The director of the agency Proâme, and the project manager of the agency Insights working together on the future of shower gel for a giant in the field of health and beauty. “Our client was running out of ideas. With the support of residents in Second Life, we have delivered eight concepts in a month. Five have been identified and are being tested in lab, “says Emilie Labidoire. The director of 3dswym, imagine also the products of the future for wholesale customers in the food and luxury: “You can simulate in six months what usually takes twelve to eighteen. “At this rate it will not be long to see happen in real supermarkets the first products born in virtual worlds.

Sebastian Julian for expension of January 2008

Arnaud Chapu

Facebook, the profusion of information

Arnaud Chapu — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 16:14:57 +0000

Increasingly, recruiters find information on candidates with the help of community sites that disseminate the lives of their members unprotected. How far can you go to learn about the candidates? Rentre there really in their private lives, because the information is freely available? Here is a selection of articles figaro which has the merit discussing the matter: New Internet darling french, the community site Facebook seduced the whole earth. Impressive! The figures and statistics on Facebook, the social network the most chic of the moment, are still impress the jaded world of the internet. Displayed on the site, these statistics announced more than 55 million active members. Registration fever is spreading throughout the world in record time: 250000 new entrants each day since the beginning of the year. From China to Canada, from Turkey to Chile via Egypt, the world rallied Facebook. France is, of course, also affected by the epidemic. The inscriptions runs counter to the full. On November 23, at 10 h 23, could seek his friends among some 583,198 people in the country. A minute later, six newcomers showed their photo and profile: a fact sheet where we found (or not) his age, his place of residence, his tastes, his political opinions, sexual preference, religion. .. In short, a gallery on a global scale where it absolutely must now exhibit their under penalty of pretending to be the last of ringards … First colonized by students, the site has become in a few months the darling of 25-40 years. The more than 25 years represent the demographic group in greatest increase. If the jokes are still potaches prominently, the content diversify. The site is increasingly being used to develop its professional network. Women are the majority. According to the blogger Paul Francis (who used Insights, the new statistics tool for advertisers offered by Facebook), they represent nearly 64% of users. One of the keys to this incredible success lies in the richness of its content. Open to developers, the site offers thousands of applications for entertainment, exchange and interact with its network of friends. Quizz, drawings, gifts or “virtual” pots that are exchanged, developers leave rein to their creativity to amuse and surprise “Facebookiens.” What is being done on Facebook? It first looks his friends: childhood friends, school, college, work colleagues, and so on. In the thousands of discussion groups present on the site, we philosopher, have fun … They make fun (the fashion pants cut “slim”, for example), we drag ( “Do you want to become my friend, your photo is pretty good?”), Recounts his life, goes on stage, we nurtures relations, as are discussed in the pub or at the coffee machine, everything and nothing … On Facebook, more involved, it is more popular. It is the exchange of pictures which remains the main occupation of Internet users (14 million photos uploaded every day). The voyeur aspect of the site is seen as one reason for its success. On butine from one profile to another, and it makes its honey stories of his friends (the application “mini-feed”, for example, can become aware of the latest developments regarding the user and his friends …). It focuses on the cards of friends of friends who themselves have friends in all corners of the planet. This new fashionable place is perfect for increase in record time its “social capital”. But also to make politics and campaigning. It crosses randomly centrists of Sciences-Po in Paris, a group against the transit strike, the federation digital UMP, environmentalists … The same persons in real life, finally. Privacy To limit access to your information, it is necessary to take some precautions. Top right on the home page of Facebook is the link to the “Privacy”. It is the gateway to various configuration tools. Profile: lets you configure the access to your profile page, your personal information, as well as applications in the networks to which you belong. Search: allows you to configure the information will be accessible to people who use the site search engine. News Feed & Mini-Feed: This section allows you to choose the type of information you want to view your contacts in the “news feed”. Poke, and Friend Request Message Settings: to control personal information accessible to people with whom you speak or exchange. Applications: can manage its applications and select the information you want to share via these applications. People Block: Allows you to block access to your profile certain people. Limited Profile: allows for a limited profile which will be offered to anyone you choose. For example, a professional profile will give access to only a portion of your information to your professional contacts. A need for contacts While we are witnessing a disintegration of the social fabric with family breakdown or disappearance bars and other traditional meeting places, the social network recreates a virtual certain links, upsetting our habits of communication. After the fashion of the moment ( “What! You are not yet on Facebook?” Or “Myspace is too corny, I do swear by Virb”), it shows a true transformation of society and the insatiable need of our contemporaries to get in touch with their fellow men. As such, the success of meetings website Meetic (53,712 unmarried connected at the same time – more than 28.5 million registered profiles in 95 countries since its launch in January 2002) is revealing. Nearly half of Internet users french reportedly went on a social networking site in July 2007 (13.2 million visitors). According to Comscore, the European Internet users now spend 3 hours a month on such sites (2 hours in our country). Intensive Users can remain connected until 22 hours per month, with more than 71 hits. Be careful not to be completely overwhelmed by these virtual friends and not make confusion with real life. As such, parents have an obligation to keep in touch with new technologies to curb the activities of their children wisely. The best way is perhaps to enroll in turn … Focus directed by Pascal Grandmaison, François Delétraz, Carl Meeus and Marie Fringand 21/12/2007Arnaud Chapu

Videos for trades Darty

Arnaud Chapu — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 16:13:00 +0000

The company Darty, phase permanent recruitment primarily sellers encounters difficulties. Indeed the image of the nominations is not attracting enough young people likely to apply. Darty follows a movement already launched by the company Accor that communicates on its businesses on its website. Here Darty present occupations that have a high turn over. These videos on the merit of being close to the job-seekers and give a modern image to the HR department close to that Darty bill with its recent entry as ISP. Links to videos by trades Arnaud Chapu

Employees of IBM Italy showing Second Lif

Arnaud Chapu — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 16:10:44 +0000

If the interests of Second Life raises many questions, we know what is socially serve the online virtual world created by Linden Lab: protest. The movement will last from 9 am until 21 pm. Organised by the Global Union Federation Uni (services sector), this event brings together over 900 people according to the blog devoted to the movement. All employees of IBM Italy would participate in the action. Other employees of international Big Blue, union activists of the European and international metallurgical (when paired with the collective agreement of the computer industry) and other people in solidarity joined in the demonstration. The union federation is protesting against a recent decision that IBM has cancelled the participation pay to company performance. According to Christine Revkin, the union Uni international service, based in Lausanne (Switzerland), this would represent a loss of EUR 1000 per year per employee, reported AFP. IBM Second Life has a strong representation through a virtual business centre he runs to meet its customers and disseminate information on its products. By organizing this event in Second Life, the federation Uni aims to expand the movement throughout the world by mobilizing all international employees of IBM. Chose difficult to coordinate in the real world. This protest movement online against a private company would be the first of its kind on Second Life. A first of which IBM would be well spent. For HR this new form of claim extends the power of the unions. Increasingly services companies is acquiring computer supports communications to manage the buzz voluntary or involuntary employees.Arnaud Chapu

Strike in the tube

Arnaud Chapu — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 16:09:00 +0000

“It becomes like lesFrançais with these strikes every five minutes. I do not think it has ever given much” is on the words of a 19-year-old student that can be apprècier the transport situation in London . In fact, worried about their jobs and pensions after placing under judicial supervision of Metronet, the leading provider responsible for the maintenance of the network in London, subway employees have expressed their inquietudes déclanchant in a strike Monday. Users of the London Underground, which is one of the busiest in the world, were surprised by the disturbances created by the strike, scheduled to last until Friday morning. A strike “totally unjustified” according to the British prime minister, Gordon Brown. To see how management will handle this situation, which they are not coutumiés. Arnaud Chapu

The strike Monday at the post

Arnaud Chapu — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 16:06:30 +0000

A dozen post offices in the capital should be further disrupted. This has been going on for April 23. Every Monday at the call of Sud-PTT union, the tellers of the 190 post offices in Paris are expected to go on strike. Revendiquant: the defense of employment and a “living allowance” of 150 euros net per month. For the moment, discussions with management nowhere. Seventeenth Monday to strike, and union still not announced the end of the movement. The Parisians who fall on counters and idling, and can at best be content to withdraw their mail and wait until tomorrow for their financial transactions. So a dozen offices closed every Monday part of the day, “said Sud-PTT. “It is difficult to know exactly where will be the major perturbations,” says Eric Ditlecadet, departmental secretary of the union. Since the beginning, the offices most affected are mainly in the north of Paris where working conditions are the most difficult. “According to the union, every Monday, at least one post office on the eleven-member nineteenth district is closed part of the day. In addition, the rue des Pyrénées, in the twentieth district, has closed at least six Mondays between noon and two hours. “At a minimum, explains Eric Ditlecadet, 40% of the officers in the capital are more or less affected, as 20% of tellers followed suit. We decided on Monday to avoid penalizing customers in a precarious situation because no transfer is made during the night of Sunday to Monday. “ Depending on the direction of La Poste, Parisians do not have to worry. “This movement does nothing activity. Since the beginning of the strike, no office was closed due to the conflict. We found a maximum of 140 strikers on the 3400 employees of our post offices. Every Monday, less than a teller office is on strike. “ The sorting centers affected since October 2006 Sud-PTT is the only union to lead this battle Monday. The union filed a strike notice each week, but it is followed by a very random by its members. Sud-PTT has also opened a second front, nationally that. Since October 2006, a strike endemic affects sorting centres. Each week, the union called employees to mobilize in order to obtain a prime night 3 euros per hour. The management has given half in June. The union is continuing its movement for more. The case was brought to justice. In late July, management has challenged the legality of the strike notice filed each week by Sud-PTT. Referee A hearing is scheduled Thursday to the Tribunal de Grande Instance de Paris. Article Figaro August 2007 Arnaud Chapu

In 2008, 11200 officials of National Education, will not be replaced

Arnaud Chapu — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 16:04:20 +0000

In 2008, about 11200 officials of National Education starting to retire would not be replaced. The Education, which represents half the size of the civil service, thus participate in the government will not replace an official three. Details of the figure were expected, different assumptions that circulated this summer. The Ministry of Education had referred to the figure of 10000. A source close to Bercy had, in turn, announced 17000. By obtaining the number of jobs eliminated remains in the bottom band, the Minister has been able to convince the Elysée. “This is a victory for Xavier Darcos,” said Gerard Aschieri, secretary general of the FSU, however, that speaks of deletions of “an unprecedented scale”. About 6000 new jobs will be created by redeployment to the needs of various educational reforms, such as the introduction of directed studies after class. The streamlining of the existing curriculum, through neglect or some combination of options, is expected to reduce staffing. Nicolas Sarkozy said yesterday that he hoped that “children carry fewer class hours.” Rule of Figaro M.-E. P.. Published Aug. 23, 2007 Arnaud Chapu

Waves of layoffs in the financial world

Arnaud Chapu — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 16:01:07 +0000

“The crisis of subprimes“ agitated for several weeks financial markets has forced many banks to massive layoffs. No n’iniore that since early August, financial companies have announced nearly 21,000 job cuts, including 11,040 since last Friday. It is the balance that compiles a study carried out by the Challenger, Gray and Christmas released Tuesday. The study noted that these cuts are directly linked to the crisis of mortgages. Facts in record time in three banking companies, a bit less than 8700 jobs have been eliminated. An effect that becomes systemic. Areas close as financial environment have also been hit with last week for 240 layoffs in the division negotiation backed with mortgages. According to experts who drafted the report, about 88000 job cuts in the financial sector, which is twice dismissals recorded during the first seven months of 2006, 41% were caused by the crisis of “subprime” , many companies have gone bankrupt or ceased their activity in this field. The finance sector remains a global carrier, with 8.5 million jobs in the United States in July from 8.4 million a year earlier. That figures includes the period before the crisis of course. Particular situation for HRD consernés who can not wait for the end suspitions. The only positive point, the grounds for dismissal in this type of field is not disputable. Arnaud Chapu