Is Your Company Truly Making The Most Of Technology When Hiring

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In 2017, the old ways of recruiting are either over or at least severely disrupted for which you can largely thank technology.
No longer are candidates making a case for employment via paper CVs instead, they are creating compelling brands for themselves on the likes of social media and blogs, helping to make todays hiring a very much digital-centric practice.

Amid talk over the past year of an increasingly candidate-driven job market, it has never been more important for Recruitment Agencies In Ireland and the employers that use them - to be proactive and strategic in their use of technology.

So, what are the steps that your company needs to take over the coming year to keep up with the ever-evolving HR technology landscape?

Make Sure You Are Thoroughly Mobile-Optimised

Did you know that according to one Glassdoor survey, nine in 10 jobseekers said they would use their mobile device during the job search process in the next 12 months, while 45% of jobseekers reported using their mobile device to search for jobs at least once a day?

Its why our own highly rated hiring software package here at Webrecruit, Fusion, enables candidates on mobile devices to easily discover, find out about and apply for the vacancies of companies like yours. Dont miss out on this continually-expanding proportion of the candidate pool!

Promote Vacancies Via Social Media

According to one report, not only are best-in-class companies 45% more likely to share content and job postings across social media platforms, but they are also 37% less likely to have trouble sourcing qualified candidates.

These two statistics are not completely unrelated. However, the effective promotion of vacancies on social media is no longer just about organic posting, as paid advertising has also come into its own in recent times.

Social networks combination of highly in-depth stored user data and advanced targeting tools makes them difficult for any technologically literate Recruitment Companies In Ireland to ignore and they are certainly central to our work here at Webrecruit Ireland.

Again, were referring to our Fusion suite specifically, the ability that it gives the user to add dedicated social media modules to tailor it to their exact needs. This means that the system can be geared towards only those social networks you actually use in your recruitment process.

Recruitment And Technology Go Hand-In-Hand

While recruitment and technology have always been natural bedfellows, this has never been truer than it is now. Get in touch with our experts here at Webrecruit Ireland today about the assistance that we can provide to your own firms hiring efforts.

Ipc Answers Call For Bridge Inspection

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During the evening rush hour of August 1, 2007, a bridge supporting one of the busiest freeways in Minnesota unexpectedly collapsed, taking the lives of 13 people and injuring 145 more.1 To many leaders at the time, the Interstate 35W bridge disaster served as a wake-up call to the country's deteriorating infrastructure. More than $100 million was ultimately paid out by the state and two contractors to survivors and families of the dead. Infrastructure Preservation Corporation (IPC) has an answer to this catastrophic problem in the form of new geophysical nondestructive inspection technology, leveraged through robotic systems.

Looking back over the last 50 years, such loss of life is not all that uncommon.2 In 1980, 35 people died when a freighter rammed one of the support columns of Tampa Bay's Sunshine Skyway Bridge. In 1967, 32 vehicles plunged into the freezing Ohio River when the Silver Bridge between Point Pleasant, WV and Gallipolis, OH collapsed, taking the lives of 46 people"a 0.1-inch defect in a metal bar was indicated to be at fault.

Out of approximately 612,000 bridges in existence in the U.S., more than 55,000 of them are in need of repair3"and Americans cross these endangered structures 185 million times per day.

New solutions, such as that developed by IPC, points the way to saving countless lives"as well as billions in repairs"by isolating structural faults before they become serious issues.4 Robotic systems leverage geophysical nondestructive technology (NDT) protocols to, in effect, x-ray concrete and other infrastructure to identify early-stage deterioration, enabling recommendation of repairs before deterioration spreads and compromises the structure's ability to carry its design loads. Proper diagnosis allows planning and repair of early-stage deterioration, which is also financially preferable, in that it prolongs infrastructure service life expectancy.

"Traditional infrastructure inspection methods are over 50 years old and are thus quite outdated," said Doug Thaler, president of IPC. "They are manual in nature and often deliver subjective results. There are new solutions that provide quantitative data, allowing departments of transportation (DOTs) to better allocate existing maintenance budgets."

IPC's solutions, now patented or in patent pending status, constitute the first commercially viable robotic inspection methods in the industry. These technologies produce modern archived, quantitative inspection data that can help infrastructure asset managers to better manage preservation and extension of service life of critical infrastructure assets. For more information please visit https://www.infrastructurepc.com/.

About Infrastructure Preservation Corporation:

An infrastructure crisis of herculean proportions now exists in the U.S. At every level, the U.S. government is struggling with how to repair, replace and maintain the nation's aging bridges, roads, water management systems and more. Infrastructure failures could have significant impacts on daily life if action is not taken. Municipal, state and federal departments of transportation (DOTs) do not have the funds to replace aging infrastructure and are looking for ways to prolong service life.

Infrastructure Preservation Corporation (IPC) is a robotics manufacturer and professional services engineering company that delivers infrastructure inspection services using reliable and accurate imaging based on geophysical nondestructive testing (NDT) and robotic technologies. Based in Clearwater, FL, IPC has developed its solutions and services to detect early-stage infrastructure degradation and deterioration in concrete and steel structures. From bridges to utility or communication towers and other public/private infrastructure, IPC technologies deliver "next generation" alternatives to disrupt markets that are still using manual inspection methods. For more information, visit www.infrastructurepc.com.

Industry 4.0 Manpower, Machines And Security

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Numerous aspects have characterized this revolution, from the technological aspect, to the energy one, to that concerning the relationship and the security level between man and machines.

Industry 4.0 has allowed the integration between machine tools, engineering systems, and automation at different levels of the manufacturing process.
For example, software and hardware structures have been developed in order to allow the reduction of machine downtime due to breakdowns together with Cloud maintenance.

There are a whole series of incentives which each Country makes available.
Most of the incentives for tangible assets are destined to those goods whose functioning is controlled by computerized systems, to those devices for improving both the human-machine interaction and the safety of the workplace.

The aim is to protect the worker modifying and making improvements to the working area, which must be equipped, for example, with ergonomic solutions that can be adapted to the operators, and above all systems that allow the "man-machines" relationship in a smart way, with the aim of protecting the safety and efficiency of work and / or maintenance services.

As previously mentioned, the machine tools industry is always looking for innovations and is an extremely competitive industry; there is, therefore, the need to pay the utmost attention for increasing the quality, always in compliance with the technical regulations and especially with the safety regulations.

The issue of security is such an important matter that there are technical committees -ISO / TC39 Machine tools and CEN / TC143 Machine tools safety - that regulate the characteristics and safety requirements of machine tools performances.

It is also true that today we are still facing machines lacking in terms of safety, machines that are still lacking in security systems which sometimes have been defined as "risks that are not yet eliminable", not even in the phase of machinery design.

Moreover, what is also missing and it should be compensated is the gap between the new security technology and the acquisition of its functioning information by the operator.

What does it mean?

It often happens that when a technological evolution occurs, the operators who approach the new machinery or the new component of the machinery, do not have the right preparation for the correct use, nor the right protection systems. The constant training and updating of the operator are therefore also necessary.

Total safety for the worker would occur when the machine becomes autonomous in all its functions, therefore the operator's intervention on the machine will be no longer necessary. But in this case, there would be a total replacement of the man in the factories. We would lose jobs, but this is another matter that we will discuss later on the blog Makinews

Again, Machine tools sector is one of the sectors that has been hit by the industrial revolution known as "Industry 4.0". The machine tools industry is always looking for innovations and is an extremely competitive industry; t

Humor is Challenging with Hearing Loss

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The foundation of what makes something humorous causes humor to be a challenge for those of us who are hard of hearing. Here is why.
ELEMENT OF SURPRISE: Humor is based on the element of SURPRISE. Because the topic and content of the conversation are part of the many dynamics that enable us to comprehend speech, the surprise twists and turns in humor are often lost on us with hearing loss.

FAST TALKING/DELIVERY: Another challenge with humor is that so many stand-up comics talk real fast. I appreciate the closed-captioning of the comedy specials, but more often than not the words fly off the screen before I even begin to read them.

WAYS TO MINIMIZE THE AWKWARDNESS OF HUMOR:

If it is YOU that has a hearing loss: If you miss the punch line you can save yourself a lot of embarrassment by not pretending you got it and laughing. Why? You'd be surprised how many "normal hearing" folks didn't hear that punch line either. If you are laughing, someone can tap you on the shoulder and ask you to tell them what was said. Then you have to fess up that you were faking it. Not a comfortable. I can't tell you how many times that have happened to me.

If WITH SOMEONE who has a hearing loss: If someone cracks a joke, and you didnt catch the punch line, but your hearing impaired friend or family member is laughing, PLEASE, PLEASE do not turnaround and ask them what was said. Many of us with hearing loss fake laughing just to fit in. To ask us to repeat what was said is asking us to confess we didnt hear and are faking it. Excruciating uncomfortable. Ask someone else.

If someone cracks a joke and your hearing impaired family or friend is NOT laughing, dont make a big deal about it. What I have found is that if someone insists I hear and proceeds to explain what I missed to me, the flow of the group dynamics comes to a screeching halt. I just *abhor* that. All that attention focused on me, waiting for me to get it and then laugh. Even if what is explained is funny, I usually find it hard to laugh because Im so uncomfortable with the fact the flow of the fun has been interrupted because of me.

BE AWARE. BE SENSITIVE. BE RESPECTFUL

Hearing loss comes with a host of challenges. Among those challenges is the awkwardness of not hearing, not wanting to bring attention to the fact we don't hear, yet still wanting to fit it. Humor, probably more than any other social setting, puts us in that uncomfortable place. If you have a loss, you might clarify with family and friends how you want the fact that you obviously didn't hear something handled. If with a family member or friend who has a hearing loss, ask how they would like to handle their hearing impairment in a social gathering or while watching a TV show. Do they want you to make sure they hear everything? Or would they rather stay incognito? For me, I choose the latter every time. If I want to know what was funny, Ill ask. Otherwise, Id rather be left alone. This request to not make me hear everything was, at first, very uncomfortable for my husband. He loves me and wants me to participate fully in everything. That is why he wrestled for three hours with Best Buy sales people to uncover what the mystery is getting the Netflix closed-captioning to work on a Blu-ray player. But through the years he has learned to not insist that I hear everything. On rare occasions, however, something is just TOO good to miss, and he knows I would really enjoy it. In those situations, he is right, and I am grateful he made that effort for me to get it.

If during inquiry you receive a defensive response, don't press the issue. Allow them to handle not hearing in the way that is most comfortable for them. If you notice OTHERS pressing the issue with your hearing impaired family or friend, you may want to lovingly pull them aside and explain the kinder, gentler approach.

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How To Future-Proof Your Cloud Deployment

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Cloud computing, a type of computing that relies on sharing computing resources rather than local servers to manage applications is an on-demand service model for IT provisioning and is based on virtualization and distributed computing technologies. Cloud computing has radically changed software development and the way enterprises use data and information. It has become a mainstay of the current IT landscape, with the market research firm, IHS, predicting that 142 billion will be spent by enterprises globally on infrastructure and cloud-related services by 2017.

However, when considering an enterprise cloud solution, it is important to note that rather than being a single solution, it is a combination of technologies includingvirtualization, networking andstorage solutions, and hardware - working together, with each of them having their own unique characteristics. These components, and their characteristics, should be adequately understood before enterprises adopt cloud solutions. There are significant benefits to using cloud solutions. The main advantages are rapid go-to-market, business performance resourcing, business agility,and cost reduction. Many companies across the business spectrum are realizing the benefits of cloud and are migrating or will migrate to a private, public or hybrid cloud environment. While there are definite benefits to using cloud solutions, proper planning and diligence can ensure that a companys cloud investments withstand future change or become future-proof.The sections below outline steps to optimize cloud investments.

Data Center Optimization
One of the key steps to perform before a company considers cloud migration is to ensure that its data centers are in order and automate its data center virtualization processes. Data center virtualization and cloud computing are often thought to be the same. However, while virtualization is a fundamental cloud computing element that helps deliver on the value of cloud computing, cloud computing refers to the delivery of shared computing resources, software or data, on-demand and through the Internet. Virtualizing the data center can significantly ease the transition from the data center to the cloud.

Planning and Analysis
The type of cloud environment that a company adopts is largely determined by the corporate demand and existing IT resources. These cloud environments can vary greatly since every companys needs are unique. The IT resources a company adopts should ideally be utilized fully, and for this, planning is critical. Questions such as what is going to be accessed and by whom, how users will connect to the cloud environment, how many users the environment will need to support, and how growth can be accommodated need to be thoroughly analyzed.

Cloud Deployment Strategy
The cloud deployment strategy will differ based on the organizations needs and factors such as which cloud environment (or combination) - whether public, community, private, or hybrid clouds has been chosen. To successfully deploy a cloud environment, the workload type, WAN/LAN bandwidth, current and future resource needs, and user training and accessibility need to be understood in detail. The workload depends on the type and amount of data being deployed to the end user, and will vary depending on whether a small application or full-blown virtual desktops are being deployed. Determining the workload can help in choosing the best cloud environment. An appropriate WAN/LAN bandwidth can mean the difference between a robust cloud environment and one that suffers from detrimental latency issues arising from WAN/LAN congestion. WAN optimization technologies can also be used for efficient bandwidth allocation. Properly understanding a companys needs, both current and future, will help the company respond well to future growth. In addition, an enterprise with a cloud environment needs to address difficulties that end-users may face when using its services through the cloud. Planning for and preparing adequate material to explain the cloud environment and functionality to the end usercan mean the difference between the success and failure of a companys cloud-based offerings. Increasingly more users are looking at the quality of a productssupport, such as easy-to-follow training manuals, webinars, and documentation for easy cloud adoption.

Understanding Application Workloads
There are primarily two types of application workloads: traditional scale-up and cloud-native scale-out application workloads. These two workloads have vastly different characteristics, which need to be understood by enterprises looking to build a cloud environment. Most of todays enterprise applications, such as SAP ERP, Oracle database apps, and Microsoft Exchange, which reside in data centers come under the traditional scale-up category. The workloads are generally client-server or n-tier applications that run on a single server or a group of servers and databases. To scale-up traditional apps, the preferred method is typically to increase the size of the application and database infrastructure, and therefore, the ability to scale-up for traditional apps is somewhat limited by the workload architecture. The new generation of apps generally associated with cloud computing, such as gaming and mobile apps,Big Data, and social apps, fall into the cloud-native scale-out application workloads category. These workload types require a substantial amount of dynamic scaling and elasticitythat would be very expensive or even impossible to achieve with traditional datacenter architectures.

With the development of cloud computing, computing power began to be provided by multiple commodity grade computing, networking and storage nodes rather than increasingly larger and more expensive servers. The load generated by millions of users is cost-effectively handled by internet companies like Google, Facebook, and Amazon by running multiple application servers in parallel, utilizing significant caching methods, and replicating data to numerous traditional or distributed database servers. Traditional scale-up and cloud-native scale-out application workloads have many other differences in addition to those stated above and a company looking to deploy a cloud solution has to seriously consider the two options to determine the solution that best fits its needs.A relatively new cloud offering, Citrixs Cloud Platform offering, which is powered by Apache Cloud Stack, is an application-centric cloud that could indeed be used for both traditional scale-up and cloud-native scale-out application workloads would certainly be valuable considering future growth and expansion.

Reliability, Performance, and Security
The public internet serves as the default for accessing cloud applications and is generally adequate for consumer applications. However, for enterprises with critical applications in the cloud, a private network should be considered for reliability, performance, and security.Selecting a cloud solution that offers global reach is also important for companies with global operations or those looking to do so. Providing private, secure access to corporate resources from any location can be critical to an enterprises operations. The flexibility to increase bandwidth when necessary should also be considered when choosing a cloud solution. Companies that require an adequate bandwidth at all times without having to pay for idle capacity should consider on-demand, burstable bandwidth models.

Cloud computing is still developing and will continue to evolve. Further, the needs of a company change constantly, and therefore, there is no one single correct cloud solution - each has its pros and cons. The company whose cloud investments continue to generate returns well into the future will most likely be the one that assesses its needs in depth and chooses a cloud offering or combination that best fulfills its needs.

How to Fix a Wii without a Trip to the Service Center

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Everything breaks down eventually. Whether a product is of marginal quality or top of the line, it's going to break one day. It's inevitable, and Nintendo game systems are no different. Many Nintendo owners are looking for ways to save money by learning how to fix a Wii themselves. Here are a few hints to help you to fix your own system.

Wii Error Codes

The first indication that most Wii users have that their systems are malfunctioning is an error code, indicating that the system is not operating as expected and is either malfunctioning or getting ready to. Some of the most commonly encountered error codes, and how to fix a Nintendo Wii by responding to these codes, are discussed below.

* Error Codes 110210 through 110213: These codes typically display when a Wii system is updated to 2.0U. Any one of these codes indicates a hardware problem. If one of these codes displays, take your Wii to a Nintendo service center.
* Error Code 51130: Don't panic when this code displays. Usually pressing the "Retry" button several times will fix Wii problems of this type, and the console will return to normal operation.
* Error Codes 32002 and 52030: These codes display when there is a problem with the Wii's router. Possible solutions are changing the router channel from 1 to 11 or changing the security type from WEP to WPA.
* Error Code 220602: Usually another common router problem. Try to correct the problem by moving the Wii closer to the wireless router. If this doesn't work, switching the primary and secondary DNS servers on the console may fix Nintendo Wii's problem.

Wii Disc Read Error

This error is indicated by a message similar to "Disc could not be read" or "Unable to read disc." This is a commonly experienced error. Discs become unreadable sometimes after the Wii console has been dropped or jolted. Fixing Wii problems of this type is usually resolved by unplugging the console and allowing it to set for a few minutes. Plug it back in. If it works, you're good to go. If this is not effective, you may need to have the systems professionally serviced.

Wii Remote Problems

While error codes and disc errors are common, they are not the only problems that can arise. Wii users often can be heard complaining about the Wii remote. The device is undoubtedly revolutionary and does some impressive things, but it is also a component that often needs fixing. If your Wii remote is not working properly, try some of the potential fixes listed below.

* Make sure the sensor bar is properly inserted and tightly secured to the back area of the Wii.
* Place the sensor bar where you indicated it should be located during Wii setup, either above or below your TV.
* Change batteries. When the remote's batteries are low, you may encounter problems even though the remote indicates that batteries are low.
* Other signal generators such as cordless keyboards and wireless telephones can cause the Wii remote to operate improperly.
* Make sure that you are between three feet and ten feet from the console when using the remote, to ensure optimum operation.
* Remove any obstruction that is between the Wii console, the sensor bar, and the Wii remote.
* Infra-red light sources can also cause the remote to operate improperly. Don't use it in sunlight, near a candle, or near a fireplace, which are infra-red sources.

There is no question that the Nintendo Wii is an incredible electronic device that can do some amazing things and provide hours upon hours of entertainment. It is, however, a manufactured device and as such will break down occasionally. In most cases, it is the prudent choice to have your Wii professionally serviced, but when you know how to fix a Wii the simple attempts at repair given above may work and can't possible hurt your Wii system. If they do work, you've saved time and money.

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How SOI Wafers are Advancing MEMS Manufacturing

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Advancements in MEMS manufacturing, like many technological markets, is greatly driven by size, cost, and performance. Implementing SOI wafer solutions in the MEMS fabrication process allows production of smaller devices, cheaper costs and higher device performance. Let's take a look at how SOI wafers are created and how they are advancing MEMS manufacturing.

The main draw to SOI (Silicon-on-Insulator) wafer technology is that it features an electrically insulating layer to protect the micro device. They are created using three layers of material. The first layer is the device layer; thin layers of high-quality silicon where the transistors are formed. The second layer is the insulating layer called the BOX (buried oxide) which is usually made out of silicon dioxide. This layer keeps the transistors isolated from the third layer, the handle layer. The handle layer is made of bulk silicone and provides structural support to the device. SOI wafers can be either thick film or thin film, depending on the application.

SMALLER DEVICES

The first advantage SOI solutions have over bulk silicone wafers is that they allow for creation of smaller devices. The wafer manufacturing process makes the transistors more efficient, allowing for the production of more compact chips and greater chip yield per wafer because the chips can actually be placed closer together.

As consumer technology becomes more compact, MEMS companies strive to develop chips that hold more information in a much smaller space. So, in the MEMs world SOI wafer applications are pretty cool, because not only do they allow for smaller designs, they allow for more flexible designs with greater potential.

CHEAPER COSTS

While the initial cost of is more expensive than bulk silicone wafers, the additional features available with SOI actually create lower manufacturing costs for a better, more advanced product. For instance, SOI wafers with pre-etched cavities are available and they simplify the MEMS manufacturing process by lowering development time. SOI wafers also allow production of higher quality chips without the need to purchase and implement more expensive manufacturing equipment.

With an increasing number of MEMS foundries adopting SOI technology and manufacturing processes as a standard, the prices of these wafers have decreased substantially and continue to decrease.

BETTER PERFORMANCE

The final selling point for SOI is that it offers a solution to create superior products. The insulating BOX layer reduces electrical current leakage, which in turn reduces unnecessary power consumption and gives the transistor better performance. It also reduces heat, allowing for these MEMS devices to be used in higher-temperature environments with no ill effects.

The insulating layer also blocks out signal noise which not only allows the transistors' switching speeds to increase, but also results in a more precise product.

As you can see, SOI wafers are advancing MEMS manufacturing in a big way. Many engineering companies as well as Universities use SOI wafers for research, development and testing. Implementing SOI solutions in the manufacturing of silicon wafers allows for smaller, better performing devices with a more diverse range of uses at a better cost for both the manufacturer and purchaser. In this way, SOI wafers are impacting MEMS fabrication in a positive and exciting way, while opening possibilities in new applications.