Iris Mack's Blog - Careers

Bloomberg: Computer Algorithms Play Matchmaker to Fight Unemployment

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 17:05:00 --0100

Job-search services like AfterCollege are racing to develop software that thinks and acts like a human recruiter, examining what kinds of workers and companies are drawn to each other so a computer can recommend vacancies to job seekers and candidates to hiring managers. With unemployment at 7.7 percent, more than 12 million Americans are looking for work while almost 4 million openings go unfilled, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Targeted matches may help the labor market work better, according to Alvin Roth, an economist at Stanford University near Palo Alto, California.

“There are all kinds of inefficiencies that these firms are trying to solve,” said Roth, who shared last year’s Nobel Prize in economics for his research in matching markets. “It might be hard for me to know about the job that’s available. There might be some skill you’re looking for but you might not find me.”

Mining Information

San Francisco-based AfterCollege and competitors such asCareerBuilder Inc. (CBDR) and Burning Glass are taking advantage of mountains of information they have stored over the years. Using resumes that job-seekers registered, the services extracted data like the degrees and certifications workers had acquired, their geographic locations, past job titles and previous employers and when and how long they held positions. From the job descriptions employers posted, the services also collected and organized information like job title, employer, education and experience requirements of positions as well as the benefits they list.

Engineers then looked for patterns. What kind of worker tends to view, apply to and eventually land what kind of jobs? What kind of employer typically targets what kind of candidate?

Please read more here:

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-04-03/algorithms-play-matchmaker-to-fight-7-7-u-s-unemployment-jobs.html

Summer Internship: Tana Africa Capital (S. Africa)

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 15:54:00 --0100

This just in from a London Business School colleague....

Bossless Company

Wed, 20 Jun 2012 14:45:00 --0100

Interesting concept...

Quant & Energy Jobs in U.S. & Canada

Mon, 18 Jun 2012 16:14:00 --0100

Here you go!

Nick Hanauer: Job Creators

Sun, 27 May 2012 14:15:00 --0100

Here is the much-talked-about TED talk on inequality given by Nick Hanauer. TED posted it to promote public discussion on an important issue. For more background on this, see this blog post from TED Curator Chris Anderson: http://tedchris.posterous.com

Pursuing the "American Dream" in Brazil, Russia, India & China

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 12:47:00 --0100

For generations, the world?s less-developed countries have suffered so-called brain drain ? the flight of many of their best and brightest to the West. That has not stopped, but now a reverse flow has begun, particularly to countries like China and India and, to a lesser extent, Brazil and Russia. As the famous blues guitarist B.B. King sings: America "the thrill is gone...."

Teenagers

Fri, 06 Apr 2012 13:37:00 --0100

Some career advice for teens!

Veterans Jobs Fairs: "Hiring our Heroes"

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 14:54:00 --0100

In an effort to reduce the unemployment rate among veterans and their spouses, job fairs sponsored by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce are being held around the country in partnership with NBC News. Even J.P. Morgan Chase's Jamie Dimon is involved in these jobs fairs for veterans. Spread the word and learn more here.

IvyExec: Jobs for Ivy League Graduates!

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 16:41:00 --0100

This just in from IvyExec...

Swiss Career Forum 2012

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 13:38:00 --0100

Must be something in the air or maybe folks are trying to tell me something? Last few days I have been getting tons of emails about jobs, internships, etc. Perhaps people think that just because I am in Miami Beach that I am not working hard enough. LOL! Anyway, here is some info for those interested in working in Switzerland...

Moses Ojeisekhoba: New CEO Swiss Re Asia

Sun, 04 Mar 2012 01:52:00 --0100

Moses Ojeisekhoba - one of my classmates from London Business School. Congrats Moses!

FedEx Driver Gone Wild (video)

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 15:02:00 --0100

Sitting here working, glanced up at the TV monitor just in time to catch a FedEx driver dunking somebody's package over their pretty fence! SMH!

ABC News: "Made in America" College Challenge (video)

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 17:42:00 --0100

Look out! The sleeping giant (USA) is slowly waking up. Perhaps the college students will teach the grownups how to create American jobs!

Genting Singapore PLC Plans $3 Billion "Resorts World Miami"

Sun, 20 Nov 2011 17:15:00 --0100

Here's a little plug for my current hometown - Miami: Just 16 months after opening Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) in Singapore, Genting Malaysia is now busy spreading its wings further in the North American market, with ambitious plans to build a US$3 billion luxury hotel resort in downtown Miami. The mixed development project - called Resorts World Miami - will feature a hotel, convention space, entertainment outlets, restaurants, and retail, residential and commercial facilities. It is expected to create tens of thousands of jobs for the struggling economy of the city in the state of Florida. Please read more here.

Delta Airlines: All Black Female Flight Crew (video)

Sat, 10 Sep 2011 13:02:00 --0100

Delta Airlines - history in the making!