Here is some piece of good news to the jobless people in the Philippines and India. While most of us fearing recession are praying for a rebound in the world crisis today, JP Morgan Chase has announced that it may be increasing job openings for its call center staff to service credit card clients in the US.

While we all know that nothing is definite at this time, JP Morgan Chase is apparently looking towards the future. It is a fact that this crisis we find ourselves will end somewhere and when that happens, they want to be at the forefront of it all.

For job seekers, you may as well check out the job openings by JP Morgan Chase in your local areas. Perhaps things will continue to look up sooner that we think.

JPMorgan may increase staff in India and the Philippines in coming years because they serve as “major international hubs for outsourcing of support functions,” JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon told Bloomberg.

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The Ideal Dialogue Company announced today the latest release of their flagship solution built to optimize call center agent hiring. IDEAL Voice 2.0 builds on its own previously successful evaluation platform which keys into a candidate’s ability to demonstrate social competence. The system provides comparative feedback of vocal perception, accent level, and overall potential to engage customers in effective dialogue.

IDEAL Voice captures scripted and unscripted speech during the recruiting process. Analytic reports show how each candidate scored across multiple dimensions. This report data provides a strategic basis for hiring and training decisions.

IDEAL Voice 2.0 includes expanded reporting, including the capability for central managers to see results from multiple locations. This function enables hiring managers to assess and compare recruiting effectiveness at each site within their organization. The new release also brings enhanced reporting for use in training initiatives and integrates with the Ideal Dialogue Company’s IDEAL Agent training system. This seamless, voice-based staffing approach is being hailed by its users as a revolutionary solution for finding and fostering highly engaging agents.

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The folks at Firestone Vineyard, an entrepreneurial and adventurous winery in Santa Ynez, CA get excited about a lot of things — especially when it comes to discovering new wine, food, travel and life adventures.

They also believe that many others share their enthusiasm about exploration of all kinds. Therefore, Firestone Vineyard is hiring a Firestone “Discoveries Pathfinder”. The Firestone Discoveries Pathfinder is a part-time, one month, independent contractor job. The assignment, Hike the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu in Peru – accompanied by a specially selected Guest Chef, who will prepare gourmet meals on the trail.

The selected Firestone Discoveries Pathfinder will keep a video and photo journal of the trip and file post-trip reports on the Firestone website. Upon return home, The Firestone Discoveries Pathfinder will also report online about pairing Firestone wines with various dishes after the trip. An added bonus: they will be paid a stipend of $1000. What better part-time, short-term assignment could someone want?

To be eligible, applicants complete an application on www.firestonediscoveries.com, provide a statement on why they would be the most effective Firestone Discoveries Pathfinder, and become a Fan of the Firestone Discoveries page on Facebook. No purchase or blogging experience necessary.

To increase their chances of selection, applicants can refer their friends to the Firestone Discoveries website using email, Facebook, Twitter, etc. For each referred friend who applies for the position, the originator will receive another chance at having their name drawn as a finalist. Applications accepted until December 13, 2009.

Firestone Vineyards will then randomly select ten lucky finalists to compete to be our Firestone Discoveries Pathfinder. From the ten applications, three will be chosen via a selection process to include interviews, background checks, submission of resumes, writing samples and photographs. The three semi-finalists will travel to Firestone Winery for a final series of interviews to determine our Firestone Discoveries Pathfinder finalist.

To apply, candidates must submit a one-minute video demonstrating their cooking skills and highlighting their creativity, flexibility and personality. Videos will be accepted through October 31, 2009. The top 10 most popular chef videos, based completely on the total number of unique YouTube views, will be selected for further review. Three finalists will be chosen to participate in a competitive cook-off, judged by our panelists. The winner of the cook-off will be selected as our Guest Chef and will join us on the Inca Trail in April, 2010.

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The Ashdown Group Jobs Index (AGJI) monitors demand for marketing personnel by tracking the number of advertised jobs within the UK Marketing sector. Data is compiled throughout the month and released in the first few days of the following month.

February 2010 has seen a 9.66% increase in the number of marketing jobs being advertised compared to January.

The UK employment market is beginning to gather pace, leading the way is the marketing sector having posted the greatest growth figures over the past 6 months with a 27.5% increase in demand versus July 2009.

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2009 was a busy year. It was full of turmoil’s, recession, economy crisis and more. But despite this entire people still remain solid and continue to work hard for their family. For the following year, it is best to make necessary precautions to consider keeping at least everything safe. Like celebrities, not all of them had the best of the year. Some were so blessed that they ranked richest.

Sometimes a new set of circumstances can dictate a temporary change in career strategy.

For example, you may have been cruising along in a marketing position that tapped your abilities as a writer and strategist. Then you get a promotion that adds one of your major weaknesses — a lack of good public speaking skills — to your job description. What to do?

“The rules of the game have changed, and you would be well-advised to sharpen your act” by getting some speech training, Evans says.

So in a good way, there still this mindset within us that we stay at our comfort zone. Infact, if we continue to do this, we will never grow and be able to somehow sharpen and practice our skills.

Whatever strategy you adopt, each points to the need for every worker to find his or her passion — and build a career around it.

“It’s generally accepted that people whose job is actually their passion perform incomparably better than those who just do a job because it’s a job,” Evans says.

That is why never apply for a job you are not capable of because you are getting nowhere. Its better for people to have a job they are happy at.

Under this scenario, you reduce your “cost” to your employer by agreeing to a salary cut, accepting an unpaid furlough, or switching to a four-day week.

“It’s the Southwest Airlines strategy — you make yourself indispensable based on price,” Evans says. “It can be a strategy for success, but it also can be a strategy for survival in hard times like now.”

This has all been advised from Mr.Evans who keeps us reminded of the key factors we should sharpen and the best strategies to act. London-based economist and business strategist Vaughan Evans taught us that we have to adjust to our environment and  always be passionate at we do.