If you've read any of the Malcolm Gladwell books or articles in the New Yorker you will probably think that all you have to do when you go for your next job interview is to stride in confidently looking your interviewer in the eye and shake their hand. According to Gladwell, that first impression is the thing that is going to swing it for you. While I fully recommend that approach in interviews you still are going to need an impressive resume to go with your new found confidence. Career Igniter is a clear, concise and simple to use free ... Read more
We've featured plenty of fun applications at FeedMyApp in the past that let you organize your life a little bit better and never let you forget important events in your life. However, we haven't come across one quite as cool or unique as LifeTicker Pro. This simple time tracking and reminder application lets you create categorized 'tickers' or timed ticking clocks, to remind yourself or share with others, important dates in your life. Could come in useful so you don't forget your mother-in-law's birthday or your anniversary. LifeTicker Pro turns all your important people, things, events and big dates ... Read more
It's said that if you are the employer of a great software engineer it's best to try to nail them into a new contract before they've been with you for five years or so. One tends to find that if they haven't found what they are looking for in your business by then they will think about moving on. It's the nature of the beast. So if you are an employer looking to coax one of the great ones out of their soft, cosy and comfortable conditions it's rather difficult for obvious reasons. But how could you encourage and court ... Read more
So here's the scenario. The last time I was in San Francisco I spotted this cool alarm clock in Chinatown with Mao's face on the dial. Now for some reason that I'm not going to go into here, I didn't buy my Mao clock and have regretted it ever since. Wouldn't it be great if I had a friend there who I could just message and they could nip down there and pick me one up and send it over to me. Well we might not all have a friend in San Francisco but Map Of Needs could come to ... Read more
The first thing i have to say about this social geolocalisation and networking application is remember the name because you might be hearing it a lot in the near future. Coworfing is a fascinating concept of an idea that encourages freelance workers and entrepreneurs to physically get together and share their cool workspaces with like minded individuals. But this is not simply an office space sharing situation. Coworfing aims to provide coworking spaces where ideas will flow, you can meet new creative people and get fresh viewpoints on your problems. Coworfing is a place for freelancers, entrepreneurs, students and ... Read more
I wonder how many of you out there have applied for a new position and been absolutely amazed that you weren't even in consideration despite the fact you have delivered a brilliant resume and were well qualified for the job? It may not be any fault of your own because sometimes the recruitment process leaves a lot to be desired and, not only are you left out in the cold but your potential employers miss out on your services. ShinyNeedle is a new kind of employment application that turns the whole recruitment process on its head by asking its recruiters ... Read more
While Facebook and Twitter continue to fly the flags for the most popular social networks after hours it's Linkedin that is proving to be the big gun during working hours - and it is only going to get bigger. Just in case you have been living under a rock for the last few years, Linkedin is THE professional social network that serves as your personal assistant during working hours. Linkedin for iPad is a totally free and newly designed member of the Linkedin family that follows on from iPhone, Android and Mobile Web versions and takes full advantage of iPad's ... Read more
Assuming you have a job posting to offer it makes sense to get the position out to as many of the right people that you possibly can. Zip Recruiter is a business tool to ensure that the job you have to offer reaches out to those people via twenty five of the top job boards and social networks. What's more, it does it faster, easier and cheaper than ever before and does it all from one single submission. ZipRecruiter is an innovative web-based platform that makes job posting faster, easier, and cheaper than ever before. ZipRecruiter distributes your job ... Read more
If you are looking for a job analytics application to make sure you have access to the best talent available out there it would be hard to go past Simplicant. This excellent array of employment tools is a next generation cloud based app that gives you a fast and cost effective way of finding the right people available via a social recruitment program that includes full applicant tracking and interview management as well as detailed analytics to back it up. Simplicant is a next-generation software as a service recruiting platform that helps companies attract, manage and recruit the right ... Read more
Attention all you actors (and waiting staff, of course) and casting agents out there - this one is for you. Voices.com is a unique jobs and employment application for iPhone which presents a chance for voice talent to connect with casting agents and deliver audio and video representations of their work and vocal capabilities. Equally, it's a place for casting agents to listen to audio samples from all over the world to find exactly the right person for the job they have in mind. Voices.com has designed an app to cater for both those hiring talent and voice talent ... Read more