Inspecht HR Futures Conference – Feb. 26th 2009 – Melb. Australia

The Inspecht HR Futures Conference is a 1 day event on 26 February 2009 in Melbourne Australia. This will bring together speakers covering all areas of HR, Recruiting and Technology to discuss how social media, innovation, culture and technology empower, attract, engage and evolve employees.

I will be sitting on a Panel called: Future of Recruiting – This session will bring together Thomas Shaw CEO of Recruitment Directory, Riges Younan CEO of 2Vouch, Geoff Jennings Director & Founder of Online Recruitment and David Talamelli Principal Recruiter from Oracle Corporation.

Each panel member will have three minutes to give you their vision of recruitment in the future followed by an interactive questions and answer session. During the questions session you can explore topics from the day or the panelists views on the future of recruiting.

Michael Specht has put together a great list of speakers and panelists. I look forward to hearing their thoughts and ideas on the world of Recruitment.

A quick overview of the day is:

Time Session Speaker
8:30 AM Arrival & Registration with Tea and Coffee
9:00 AM Welcome and Introduction Michael Specht
9:10 AM Keynote – Thoughts from TED 2009 Stephen Collins
10:10 AM Implementation of Enterprise 2.0 and its Value in Organisations Sean Lew
10:50 AM Morning tea
11:10 AM TBD
11:50 AM Web 2.0 in recruitment Thomas Shaw
12:30 PM Lunch
1:30 PM Case study on informal learning Jasmin Tragas
2:15 PM Legal issues to consider for Web 2.0 Michael Park
3:00 PM Afternoon Tea
3:15 PM Reframing Professional Development with Enterprise 2.0 Anne Bartlett-Bragg
4:00 PM Panel: Branding & Social Media and its impact on HR Stephen Collins, Sean Lew, Jasmin Tragas, Anne Bartlett-Bragg
4:30 PM Panel: Future of Recruiting Thomas Shaw, Riges Younan, David Talamelli, Geoff Jennings
5:15 PM A few closing remarks Michael Specht
5:30 PM Informal networking

Details of the Conference and information can be found at http://hrfutures.inspecht.com.au/

Oracle at the Australian Corporate Games

The Australian Corporate Games are being held this weekend in Melbourne and Oracle has again shown its sporting drive and enthusiasm with 150+ participants being entered this year by Oracle. Special Thanks to Oracle AU for providing the support for us to get involved in this event each year.

This year I competed in the 5km run on Saturday morning and the Men’s Basketball held on Saturday night. It was a great chance to get out, stay fit and have a run. It is also a great chance to compete and play with colleagues from our greater Oracle Team – we have had people from every business line involved and we really come together as “One Red Team”.

We have some gifted athletes here at Oracle – congratulations to Kate on finishing 3rd in her division in the running event. I have included a few photos of Oracle’s Men’s and Mixed Basketball Teams. We had a great time playing and look forward to doing it all again next year.

Strive to do what You Enjoy

I read an interesting Blog entry today from Kate Carruthers in Australia.

The title of the Blog is : “ Why work in IT? 17,500 jobs slashed at BT, Sun and Yahoo!

I think during downturns in the economy reporters tend to report all the “doom and gloom” stories as it grabs the headlines and it can be easy to get swept up in the headlines.

While there are number of companies announcing lay-offs and redunancies there are still a number of companies that are hiring which tends to go unnoticed during these tough financial times.

In IT there are some great people and companies who really make innovative solutions and it can be very satisfying to be involved in that.

I think the reason for people to go into IT or stay in IT is not just about job security or salary, but people should aim to do something they enjoy and love (if they want to be accountants – go for it, but if coding is what someone enjoys they should strive for that). Your career can be your ticket to do the things you want to do and while you may not get there straight away, I think it is a good idea to spend your days doing the things you enjoy if possible.

Gen Y……The New Workforce

Today I read an interesting article from the Recruitingtrends.com website. The link to the article is:

“Trends in Gen Y Workers, Research Reveals seventy percent of recent college graduates leave their jobs within two years of being hired, according to a survey exploring the working and job searching habits of so-called Generation Y.

**43% of Gen Y are not in the career they expected to be in after college, either because they couldn’t find a job, or another opportunity presented itself

**60% are currently looking for another job or career, despite the fact that 57% indicated that they are also happy at their current job.

**74% of recent graduates are in a career that aligns with their college major”

The thing that I notice in these figures is that in today’s workforce, while many people are happy in their current roles they are open to exploring opportunities else where if a new role matches an individuals career plans or addresses some need they are looking to fill. Being happy in a role or company does not automatically mean a person will stay there indefinitely. I find this is not unique to just Gen Y, but this happens with most people in the IT profession at all levels.

When I talk to candidates, I think it is important to work out first what a candidate wants to do and then we can see what the ‘best fit’ opportunity may be. If you are going to move from a role you are happy in, it needs to be for the right reasons, so if you are talking to us let’s work out what you are looking for and see if we can find that fit whether it is career advancement, work/life balance, travel, etc……

I think this is quite an interesting subject (from the perspective of a Gen X’er), if you are looking for information on the different traits, motivations, drivers, etc… of the different generations (Baby Boomers, Gen X, Gen Y), there are a few good books and articles out there by local Australian Bernard Salt and also by Kevin Wheeler who is based in the US which would certainly be worth looking up or having a look for at your local book store.

Oracle Graduate Program Hiring for January 2009

At Oracle, you make the difference

Oracle Corporation is the world’s leading supplier of software for information management, and the world’s second largest independent software company. With annual revenues of more than $US 18 billion, the company offers its database, tools and application products, along with related consulting, education, and support services.

Oracle Graduate Program – Oracle Australia

The Oracle Australia Graduate Development Program is a 2-year program. We are seeking Graduates for Australia’s Graduate Program starting in January 2009.

The Oracle Australia Graduate Development Program is a 2-year program consisting of orientation, formal training, project rotations in the core lines of business, and finally job placement. The formal training is a combination of structured development programs on soft skills and functional competencies via various delivery formats. The three phases of this program are as follows:

Phase-I (2-months)
Campus-to-Corporate

Phase-II (10-months)
Project Rotations

Phase-III (12-months)
Role Readiness

Roles are available in: Melbourne, Sydney, Perth, Brisbane and Canberra

You Add Value and Build Your Career:
The ‘Quality of Job’ we are offering can be judged by the kind of competencies that you get to develop during the course of your career at Oracle. We will develop your competencies pertaining to your job. There are five well-defined levels for each of the competencies. Your Career grows as you grow on these levels. And interestingly, you very well know the competencies you need to focus on in order to grow in the given role.

As You Master the competencies in the course of your career, you grow in your specialisation. There are five different levels of these competencies that are well defined in terms of behavioral indicators so that you can explore and realize your true potential.

After 2-years of training and development, you will be assigned to one of a range of roles that include Sales (Account Management/Pre-sales), Consulting, Marketing, OracleDirect, Support, or Channels and Alliances.

How to Apply:
Please send your resumes to david.talamelli@oracle.com

Shortlisted candidates will be contacted.