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FEATURED PLACEMENT
Chien-Liang Chou,
VP of Engineering - Disruptive Software
This disruptive software firm is well-funded and highly-focused, building a revolutionary web and social media technology. With a keen eye for the right talent and profile to help build this incredible team, Redfish Technology has placed numerous key people at this exciting company. The company's Customer Stock Ownership Plan (CSOP™) enables public companies to sell their stock directly to customers from their website or Facebook page, and thereby democratizing access to the stock market, removing barriers to stock ownership, and making corporations more in tune with their customer-owners.
Redfish recruited Chien-Liang Chou out of Salesforce.com where he led the Application Architecture Team for CRM and Service Cloud product lines and handled technical due diligence of major M&A activities. Prior to that, he was the Senior Engineering and SaaS Operation Manager at FirstRain, a B2B software analytics company. Chien's knowledge and expertise in software engineering is unparalleled and he has a proven track record in building exceptional products and bringing them to market. He has a Master's in Industrial Engineering and Operation Research from Columbia University and a Bachelor's in Information Management from National Taiwan University. When Chien is not busy leading teams to drive technology innovation, you may find him running a Kenya Adventure marathon.
"Rob is a fantastic recruiter. He has done wonderful job for me. He is thorough and good at communication and he made the whole interview process a great experience. Since taking my new position as VP of Engineer, Rob has been helping me to build the team too. He fully understands our needs; then selectively introduces only the best candidates. It saves considerable time in the process. We definitely will keep working with Redfish Technology to scale our organization."
- Chien-Liang Chou
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REDFISH MONTHLY NEWSLETTER
December 2012 |
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Greetings!
Happy Holidays from our team to yours.
What a great season, full of lights and celebrations, brisk air and smells of holiday treats. It is also the season for planning and forecasts for the coming year. So read on about Tech and Green trends, as well as a perspective from recruiter Greg Schreiner, and more!
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JUMPING BACK INTO THE EMPLOYMENT MARKET PLACE
By Greg Schreiner, Executive Recruiter, Tech Recruitment Manager
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If you've been unemployed, is this the right time to jump back in? The short answer is yes. In our view, it is always the right time to be employed! If you are a manager or executive, unless you are pursuing an advanced degree, nursing a loved one, climbing Everest, or making a lifetime trip across the globe, what would you rather be doing than keeping your skills sharp and making an impact in your favorite industry?
The recession has been a bear. It hit everyone in one way or another. Many casualties along the way include very talented professionals whose company had to manage cash and downsized the workforce, or took a hit and had to roll back quickly. And for several years of this economic downturn there has been a tendency for companies to skip over unemployed candidates, ruling them out defacto. Is this trend over?
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TECH TRENDS
Strategic Technology Trends for 2013:
Gartner's Nexus of Forces 
Gartner, the world's leading information technology research and advisory company, identifies the top 10 technologies that will be strategic for most organizations by 2013. "IT leaders should factor into their strategic planning processes over the next two years," said David Cearley, vice president and Gartner fellow.
The forces of social, mobile, cloud and information are converging with new and advancing technologies to revolutionize business and society, disrupting old models and creating new opportunities. Garnet calls this the "Nexus of Forces" and it is the basis of the technology platform of the future.
1. Mobile Device Battles
2. Mobile Applications and HTML5
3. Personal Cloud
4. Enterprise App Stores
5. The Internet of Things
6. Hybrid IT and Cloud Computing
7. Strategic Big Data
8. Actionable Analytics
9. In Memory Computing
10. Integrated Ecosystems
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CLEAN TECH TRENDS
Industries That Will Be 'Green' Hot in 2013!
Solar Panel Manufacturing, and Green & Sustainable Building Construction including Energy Efficiency are leading the green sectors in terms of fastest growing industries for 2013-2017. According to IBISWorld Inc.'s Top 10 Fastest- Growing Industries report the Green & Sustainable Building Construction looks set to surpass 20% growth year over year from 2013 through 2016, reaching $124,693M in 2013 and attaining $287,868M by 2017. Solar Panel Manufacturing is predicted to grow by between 4 and 11% each of the consecutive years 2013-2017, with revenue forecast at $5,030M in 2013 and $6,828M in 2017.
The rise in energy costs, the momentum of the environmental movement, and domestic energy policies have propelled the growth of green industries in the United States. The Solar Panel Manufacturing industry led the green industrial movement over the last decade with average annual revenue growth of 32.3%. Federal subsidies that gave renewables a leg up and decreasing silicon prices have combined to make U.S. solar panel manufacturers more competitive.
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HIRING MANAGERS:
TOP 5 TIPS FOR PICKING A RECRUITER,
AND HIRING TOP TALENT
Choosing a recruiter is like choosing a life-partner. You want someone who understands you, someone who is excited about your focus, who can communicate effectively with you on your terms, and who knows just what you want! So what are the top qualities to look for when choosing a recruiter?
1. Pick a recruiter who is in your niche.
There are a lot of big names out there. Picking the recruiter who works the roles and sectors you do is the only way to go. The big box staffing firms handle soup to nuts so they can get you anyone from a receptionist to a senior architect to a sales executive, but do they spend the time to on a daily basis understanding what makes the very best Cloud User Interface Lead or the very best Targeted Data Technology Business Development Director? Do they have the expertise to hone in on specialty growth roles in the fast-moving tech sectors? Can they really connect with the cutting-edge talent that is motivated by more than salary? If you have special needs, find your match in the recruiting world and form a partnership.
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THE TOP 100 WEB RESOURCES FOR MANAGERS
PhDinManagement.org
Managers are asked to fulfill numerous duties in order to keep an organization well balanced and working efficiently. Whether they're overseeing specific projects, meeting with employees or assisting hands-on with daily functions, a manager's role is to make sound business decisions that keep the company ahead of the competition.
The following list recognizes some of the top websites and blogs in multiple categories including Management, Human Resources, Operations Management, Strategic Management, Marketing, Finance, and IT Management.
There were many factors that went into the selection of these sites including web presence, number of visitors, content quality and peer recommendations. Each site offers a unique perspective on the subject of management and leadership in a business setting. In order to navigate to each management category, click on the section you wish to go to at the top of the page. Please note: websites are not listed in order of rank.
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THE TECHNOLOGY OF VOTING
The electronic age has transformed voting options and voting tallying enormously. Widely adopted and ever evolving, electronic voting supervised physically in polling stations has improved efficiencies enormously.
But what of voting by email? New Jersey implemented emergency email voting following Hurricane Sandy. Texas law allows astronauts to submit their vote electronically. And overseas military personnel have the internet-based voting privileges, however they must send in a paper ballot as a follow up.
In New Jersey the deluge of electronic voting (e-Voting) in which votes are cast with no physically supervision by representatives of governmental authorities (i.e. voting from one's personal computer, mobile phone, television via the internet overwhelmed staff and required the extension of voting deadlines.
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STAFFING & EMPLOYMENT NEWS
Jobs Up, Unemployment Rate Down, Bullhorn Up, Monster Down
The jobs report showed 176,000 jobs created in November, outdoing analysts' forecasts of only 80,000. Private payrolls accounted for 147,000 of these new jobs.
The unemployment rate dropped to 7.7%, a 4-year low. Hurricane Sandy is said to only have had a minimal effect however long-time job searchers who have stopped looking and are no longer counted in the unemployment rate are thought to account for a portion of the decline.
Sectors that grew employment in November include retail trade (+53,000), professional & business services (+43,000), and health care (+20,000).
Redfish reports another strong month. "We've seen robust growth in 2012, in both number of placements and revenue," reported Rob Reeves, CEO of Redfish Technology. "In 2012 our production has exceeded the pre-recession years and we are very excited about hiring projections in 2013."
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HOT OPPORTUNITIES
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Priority Clean Tech Job Opportunities from Redfish Technology
This week our top green recruiting priorities are in Solar: Strategic Account Sales Manager, Software Developer; Clean Energy: Senior Mechanical Engineer; Energy Efficiency: Business Development Manager, Data Center Sales Engineer; Electric Vehicles: Mechanical Engineer; Energy Storage: Product Design Engineer; and more...
View/Subscribe to our Priority Green Jobs 
(Updated every Tuesday).
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Priority Tech Job Opportunities from Redfish Technology
This week our top recruiting priorities are in Apps: Technical Integration Engineer; Mobile: Senior Data Scientist, SQL DBA; Big Data: Pre-Sales Engineer, Product Manager; Data Management: Java Software Engineer; Software: QA Lead and Engineer, QA/Test Lead, UI Developer; Cloud: Customer Success Manager, Business Value Consulting Director, Channel Account Manager; VOIP: Senior Software Engineer, Architect; and more...
(Updated every Tuesday).
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Redfish Technology
Nationwide Recruiters in IT and Clean Tech
416 S. Main Street, Suite 201, Hailey, ID 83333 - Tel. 208-788-8260
360 Thames Street, Newport, RI 02840 - Tel. 401-398-2929
142 N. Milpitas Blvd., Suite 104, Milpitas, CA 95035 - Tel. 408-475-8260
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