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FEATURED PLACEMENT
Zachary Gustafson, Senior Value Consultant - Tech Industry
Redfish Technology Places Senior Value Consultant at One of the 2011 "25 Best Tech Companies"
A leading provider of core software solutions for property/casualty insurance carriers commissioned Redfish to recruit top business consultants. This company is growing rapidly, earning a reputation as the industry's benchmark, and was just listed as one of the 25 Best Tech Companies To Work For in 2011. The company offers short, intensive observation- and workshop-based consulting engagements designed to help insurance carriers evaluate their processes, identify opportunities for improvement, and develop business cases for core system replacement. The ideal value consultant has experience in the insurance industry as well as with enterprise software implementation. He or she must be an expert at quickly understanding process issues and problems, active listening, and ultimately presenting analysis and solutions in a form that is both visually appealing and intellectually satisfying.Zachary Gustafson spent over 9 years in Accenture's Technology Consulting practice. His experience centered on driving business results through the implementation of technology solutions for clients in multiple industries, including two property/casualty insurance carriers. Through multiple promotions from Analyst to Senior Manager, Zach showed himself to be a successful and versatile leader, capable of navigating complex environments and organizations to identify and deliver business value. Zach earned a BS in Aerospace Engineering and an MBA from the University of Notre Dame. Redfish zeroed in on Zach's experience and qualifications, identifying his incredible fit for the position and enrolling him in this exciting opportunity.
"Joanna's initial inquiry via LinkedIn was the first "cold call" job opportunity that ever piqued my interest enough to respond and engage. She made the process as easy as I could have hoped - from presenting a compelling and relevant opportunity, to coordinating the entire interview process, to following up after my start date to make sure things were going well. We have already asked Joanna to help us with another hire as our team continues to grow." - Zachary Gustafson
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UPCOMING CONFERENCES
Social Media Conference
Jan 23 - 30, 2012
Miami, FL
Macworld | iWorld
Jan 26 - 28, 2012
San Francisco, CA
Solar Power Generation USA
Jan 31 - Feb 2, 2012
Las Vegas, NV
Clean-tech Investor Summit
Feb 1 - 2, 2012
Palm Springs, CA
Cloud Intelligence
Feb 2, 2012
Portland, OR
Technology Convergence Conference
Feb 2, 2012
Santa Clara, CA
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REDFISH MONTHLY NEWSLETTER
January 2012 |
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Greetings! Happy New Year! from the Redfish Team |
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STAFFING & EMPLOYMENT NEWS
Growth Stronger than Expected
December's employment report showed progress in job creation with a stronger showing than expects. The unemployment rate fell to 8.5 percent, December payroll jobs hit a fairly healthy 200,000, private payrolls hitting 212,000.
The job gains were broad-based but the highlight is in manufacturing. Manufacturing companies were expected to add jobs for the second year in a row. Until last year manufacturing jobs have not increased in the US since 1997. Goods-producing jobs in the private sector added 48,000. Even construction jobs increased 17,000 in December.
The National Federation of Independent Business's chief economist, William Dunkelberg, stated that "The good news is that the number of owners cutting jobs has 'normalized,' in the past several months, reports of those cutting workers have been at the lowest levels since the recession started in December 2007. ... Given this trend, reports of new job creation should see a slight uptick in the coming months."
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TECH TRENDS
The Top Ten Technologies for Twenty Twelve
I always love this time of year when yearend industry data is collected and sliced and diced and trends are forecast for the future. The technology trends from Gartner this year are exciting; some are a continuation this year's thick of things and some are more sublime.
The "Gartner's Top 10 Strategic Technologies for 2012" report names the top technologies that will be strategic for most organizations in 2012. "These top 10 technologies will be strategic for most organizations, and IT leaders should use this list in their strategic planning process by reviewing the technologies and how they fit into their expected needs," said David Cearley, vice president and Gartner fellow.
1. Media Tablets and Beyond; 2. Mobile-Centric Applications and Interfaces;
3. Contextual and Social User Experience; 4. Internet of Things; 5. App Stores and Marketplaces; 6. Next-Generation Analytics; 7. Big Data; 8. In-Memory Computing; 9. Extreme Low-Energy Servers; and 10. Cloud Computing
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TECH PREDICTIONS
Three Social Thunderstorms George Colony, Chairman and CEO of Forrester Research, gave a speech on Social Media Trends at the LeWeb 2011 event. As technology doesn't evolve in a constant manner, but rather "unexpectedly like a thunderstorm", here are Mr. Colony's "Three Social Thunderstorms" predictions: - Web R.I.P.
- POSO
- Enterprise Social
Get out your umbrella and enjoy! |
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CLEAN TECH TRENDS
Mixed Bag for Global Cleantech in 2012
Predicts Consulting & Analysis Firm Kachan & Co.
Venture investment expected to decline while corporate investment to increase; industries to watch to include agriculture, water, nuclear, renewable gas and marine power, company predicts.
The amount of venture capital entering cleantech will decline in 2012 for the first time since the global economic downturn in 2008.
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Cleantech venture investment to decline - Kachan expects cleantech venture in 2012 to show its first decline in 2012 after three successive years of growth from the financial crash of 2008. Among the factors the company expects will continue to contribute to the health of the cleantech sector are China managing its economic turbulence, a forecasted rise in oil prices, global corporations' even stronger role in cleantech, continued solar innovation and persistence of the fundamental drivers of cleantech. But these factors are overridden, the company believes, by other factors it feels will undermine the sector.
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DO IT YOURSELF RECRUITING
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Ryan Thomson |
By Ryan Thomson, Executive Recruiter, Clean Tech Division
When helping new clients on their hiring priorities, I encounter a common thread that some think recruiting fees are costly and somehow easy to earn. Recruiting fees are typically a percentage of the first year's salary, and yes, that can amount to a large figure when hiring executives and top performers. During a recent webinar on Closing Candidates in a Hot Market, an attendee asked "Why should I use a recruiter, they seem expensive for a job I can do on my own."
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WHY WE NEED TO HIRE FEWER AND FEWER PEOPLE.
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Dr. Ira S Wolfe |
With an election year approaching and unemployment still high, lots of lip service and media ink are being wasted on ways to fix the jobless recovery. What a crock of $#!%.
While it is unquestionably heart-breaking to see good, hard-working, well-intentioned people become victims of corporate greed and negligent governance, much of the responsibility for getting a job (and keeping it) should fall on the shoulders of the individual and that includes individual executives and business owners.
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THE TOP 10 REASONS WHY GREEN JOBS ARE VITAL TO OUR ECONOMY:
Millions of Competitive Jobs Created and Sustained
Green jobs are integral to any effort to jumpstart our economy and reduce as rapidly as possible our 9.1 percent unemployment rate. The rapid growth of green jobs will boost demand in our economy by reducing unemployment, make America more competitive in the global economy, and protect our public health-all of which will result in greater economic productivity and long-term economic prosperity.
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HOT OPPORTUNITIES
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Priority Clean Tech Job Opportunities from Redfish Technology
This week's top green career opportunities are in ESCO, Energy Efficiency, CleanTech, Renewables, Solar, Wind, Electric Vehicles. We are recruiting for VP of Sales, Director of Sales, Business Development Manager, Scientists, Electrical Engineers, hardware Engineer, etc.
View/Subscribe to our Priority Green Jobs 
(Updated every Tuesday).
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Priority IT Job Opportunities from Redfish Technology
This week's top IT career opportunities are for Sales Account Executives, Channel Sales Director, Outbound Lead Generation Specialist, Product Marketing Manager, Chief Technology Officer, Project Managers, Software Engineers, Quality Assurance, Senior Linux Administrator, and many more. Industries include: Social Media, Networking, VOIP, Telecom, E-Learning, Customer Retention, Healthcare Software, ...
(Updated every Tuesday).
Join our LinkedIn Group for priority job postings weekly: 
Do you know someone who would be a good fit? Redfish also pays a referral fee, contact us today. |
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Redfish Technology
Nationwide Recruiters in IT and Clean Tech
416 S. Main Street, PO Box 700, Hailey, ID 83333 - Tel. 208-788-8260
360 Thames Street, Newport, RI 02840 - Tel. 401-398-2929
142 N. Milpitas Blvd., Milpitas, CA 95035 - Tel. 408-475-8260
www.redfishtech.com |
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