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Mobile Phones of the Unemployed – The number of calls dropped by 51 percent study finds
A study co-authored by MIT researchers shows that mobile phone data can provide rapid insight into employment levels, precisely because people’s communications patterns change when they are not working. Indeed, using a plant closing in Europe as the basis for their study, the researchers found that in the months following layoffs, the total number of … Continue reading
Job Search in Scotland – More than 40% of traffic is now from mobile users
Scottish job seekers are increasingly looking for their next career move on mobile devices, according to the country’s leading recruitment platform. s1jobs most recent data reports that more than 40% of traffic to their site is now from mobile users, signalling a huge mind shift in how people now view the job hunt and application … Continue reading
Myanmar / Ooredoo to train 30,000 women as airtime agents
Ooredoo and the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women have announced a partnership to bring the benefits of mobile technology to under-served communities and support women’s entrepreneurship in Myanmar Continue reading
Job search / Going mobile
Companies that have embraced mobile job applications, such as McDonald’s, Macy’s and Frisch’s, say they can more quickly identify and match candidates to job openings. And job seekers, such as Teppe, say they can more conveniently search for jobs and decide which suit them best. “It used to be you had to strap on a … Continue reading
Smartphones and Workalcholism
With today’s technology, the traditional 8-hour workday is becoming obsolete (and nearly impossible). Smartphones, which give us easy access to things like social media, texting, and e-mail, are making it easier and easier to stay connected around the clock. Unfortunately, it appears we are becoming addicted to being plugged into work 24 hours a day, … Continue reading
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