Archive for November, 2009
Samsung P460-44P 14.1in WXGA Laptop NP-P460-AA02US, Intel Core 2 Duo P8400, 3GB DDR3 1066, 320GB SATA, VB. ds-dh
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009
NP-P460-AA01US, Intel Core 2 Duo T5800 SAMSUNG sets the professional standard for notebook PCs with the P460. Perfect for your go anywhere, do everything lifestyle, this notebook PC has all the features you want. Durable casing enhances its overall strength and the Lithium Ion battery delivers revolutionary battery life with up to 6-hours of use. With the SAMSUNG P560 there are no compromises. Sleek style, heavy-duty features and peace-of-mind reliability make sure you’re at peak performance. Features : 14.1″ wide LCD display Reliable security Intel Asset Management Technology Lightweight and highly durable Energy-saving display BACK TO TOP Specifications : Operating System : Genuine Windows Vista Business CPU : Intel Core 2 Duo Processor P8400 (2.26 GHz ) Main Chipset : Intel Centrino 2 processor technology System Memory : – Standard System Memory: 3GB DDR3 1066 MHz – Maximum System Memory: 4GB Display : – LCD Technology: SuperBright WXGA 1280×800 (220 nits) – Screen Size: 14.1″ Wide Graphic : Intel GM45 (shared) Webcam : Integrated 1.3MP Storage : – Hard Drive : 320GB (2.5″, 5400 RPM) – Optical Disk Drive: DVD +/-RW Dual Layer w/ LightScribe Communication : – Wired Modem: 56Kbps V.92 – Wired Ethernet LAN: 10/100/1000 Base TX Gigabit – Wireless LAN: 802.11 a/b/g/n Wi-Fi – Bluetooth: Blutooth 2.0 + EDR I/O Ports : – VGA: Yes – HDMI: Yes – Headphone: Yes – Mic-in: Yes – Internal Mic: Yes – USB 2.0: Yes (4) – Multi Card Slot: Yes 3-in-1 (SD, SDHC, MMC) – Serial: Yes – RJ11 (Modem): Yes – RJ45 (LAN): Yes – DC-In (Power Port): Yes – PC CardBus Slot: Yes Input : – Keyboard Type: 88 Key (Anti-Bacteria Keyboard) – EZ BLU Keys: Fn+F7 (Samsung Magic Doctor) Power : – AC Adapter: Yes (60 Watts) – Battery: 6 Cell Lithium Ion (5200 mAh capacity) Dimensions (W x H x D) : 13.3″ x 9.9″ x 1.2 – 1.5″ Installed Software : Samsung Recovery Solution III, Samsung Magic Doctor, Samsung Update Plus Easy Display Manger, Easy Battery Manager, Easy Network Manager, Easy SpeedUp Manager
Travel Into the Job of your Dreams
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009
Several years ago, I spent a gap year in Spain. I found work as a reception assistant for an estate agent that rented flats to mainly Spanish tourists, but also to the occasional French, German or British couple who had ventured away from the Alicante area. The town was Gandia, in Valencia, famous for stunning beaches and a favourite destination for holidaymakers from Madrid, and which boasted a university offering degree programmes in tourism and hospitality. My language skills were however limited, which meant I was destined to return to the UK for the time being. However, I had tasted something of the contrast between hard work and hedonism that is an essential part of the tourism industry.
A career in the tourist industry has obvious appeal if you’re looking to work overseas, but there are other ways of entering the business. If you want to work abroad, a job as a tour operator, or as support staff in a restaurant or hotel could be sensible choices if your language skills are limited, but this also depends on your previous work experience and personal strengths (if you’re very outgoing, this can make up for limited language skills). If not, or if you’re looking to work in a country where English is the first language or you are bilingual, then your options increase significantly, from sales to executive level, but you’ll need to find out about visa requirements. You could also look for a travel recruitment company that specialises in your country or regions of interest.
Language skills are useful even if you don’t want to leave the UK, with demand for proficiency in languages as diverse as Cantonese and Finnish, in areas ranging from travel sales to customer service or administrative support. Knowledge of travel through personal experience is also an asset for an office-based role, as are good people skills, computer literacy and attention to detail when making complex travel bookings. One reward of working in the industry is that you may well be treated to familiarisation trips, especially if you’re selling prestigious holidays or cruises, as well as discounts on holidays and accommodation.
If you are planning on working for a UK travel agent, there are a number of diplomas and vocational qualifications in travel, such as the City and Guilds courses in travel and tourism and various CRS (Computer Reservation Systems) courses, which will help you with airline reservations, fares and ticketing, hotel reservations and car hire. The Guild of Travel Management (GTMC) offer specific skills for business travel. Business travel roles are often filled by people who have previous experience of travel customer service, since they will involve the challenging of fulfilling the demanding requirements of high paying, business clients.
Travel recruitment companies can help you find a role in the leisure industries, from travel consultants to airline staff and car hire representatives, and provide information on the sorts of qualifications you’ll need. They may also offer ways to try out new industries or roles on a temporary or contract basis: benefits of which can include up to 4 weeks’ paid holiday, referral incentives, and holiday and travel offers.
Perhaps if I’d planned it better, I could have ended up with a more lucrative year in the tourism industry. But in the end, perhaps I am better suited to being an arm-chair travel representative.
Shaun Parker
http://www.articlesbase.com/careers-articles/travel-into-the-job-of-your-dreams-234813.html
Great Opportunities in a Hotel Manager Career
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009
Though the industry is likely to do well in the long term, the Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts there won’t be very much growth in the number of jobs for hotel managers. A lot of new hotels will be economy class and extended-stay hotels, and these kinds of accommodations don’t hire as many managers as shorter-stay, more upscale ones. However, increasing business travel and domestic and foreign tourism will drive employment growth of hotel managers and assistants.
Hotel and motels rent rooms to customers. These businesses need employees to clean rooms and check in guests. Larger hotels also need employees to plan conferences, set up rooms for events, and prepare meals for guests. Hotel and motel managers oversee all these departments and make sure employees do good work. Duties vary with the size and type of the business. In small hotels and motels, one manager may be in charge of all departments. In large hotels, each department may be run by an assistant manager. General Managers are in charge of the entire hotel. They often help create budgets, policies, and advertisements. They also may set room rates and fees.
There are several types of assistant managers. Executive housekeepers are in charge of the workers who clean the hotel. They inspect the hotel to make sure that all areas are clean. Front office managers are in charge of reservations and room assignments. Food and beverage managers oversee restaurants and banquets. They plan menus, set prices, and order supplies. Convention services managers coordinate all hotel activities related to meetings. They meet with clients and plan schedules. Then they work with the food service and front office managers to serve and lodge the visitors.
Assistant managers hire, train, and supervise the members of their staff. They assign duties to workers and schedule their shifts. They also solve customers’ complaints and answer questions about their departments. In addition, managers write reports about their department. They also order food or supplies and may negotiate contracts with vendors. Assistant managers meet and talk with the general manager several times a week. They also talk to other assistant managers when coordinating large events, such as weddings.
In general, managers of small hotels and motels have more duties than managers of larger businesses. This is because there are fewer employees in smaller hotels and motels. Thus, managers are likely to fill in for absent workers. For example, managers may occasionally clean rooms, take reservations, check guests in and out, or make general repairs. Managers of small hotels and motels have many administrative tasks. They interview, hire, and train new staff. They schedule laundry service deliveries and order supplies. In addition, they keep track of income and expenses.
In short, hotel managers wear a million different hats and juggle a million different tasks. As managers who oversee the running of entire hotels or motels, they must have an incredible eye for detail, enormous organizational ability, and lots and lots of energy. Initiative, self-discipline, effective communication skills, and the ability to organize and direct the work of others are also essential for managers at all levels.
In the course of the day, hotel managers face all sorts of crises. They must make many quick decisions with grace and aplomb. They must have a good sense of business and know how to promote their hotel through advertisements, promotional events and special offers.
Twenty years ago, hotel managers came up through the ranks, usually starting out at the front desk. This is less likely today. An associate’s degree can qualify someone to be an assistant manager or manager of a small hotel, but in a large hotel, it’s difficult to rise beyond assistant manager without additional education. Most department managers have a bachelor’s degree, preferably from a hotel-school program. These programs usually require extensive internships, and this is how future managers get their initial work experience. Hotel executives often have advanced degrees in a specialty or an MBA.
In chain hotels like Sheratons or Marriotts, new managers, even those with hotel school degrees, are usually put through a year-long management trainee program before being assigned to an assistant manager position.
Because hotels are open around the clock, night and weekend work is common. Many hotel managers work more than 40 hours per week. Managers who live in the hotel usually have regular work schedules, but they may be called to work at any time. Some employees of resort hotels are managers during the busy season and have other duties during the rest of the year.
Salaries of hotel managers and assistants vary greatly according to their responsibilities and the segment of the hotel industry in which they are employed. Managers may earn bonuses up to 25 percent of their basic salary in some hotels and may also be furnished with lodging, meals, parking, laundry, and other services. In addition to typical benefits, some hotels offer profit-sharing plans and educational assistance to their employees.
A well-run hotel or restaurant is the result of carefully choreographed teamwork and specific knowledge and training in the administration of such places. A Master’s degree in hospitality administration will prepare the student for a career in the aspects of the hospitality industry that are nothing less than vital for the success and growth of these kinds of businesses. The coursework is often quite similar to that undertaken by students in MBA programs, but in this case they focus in on the hospitality industry, as opposed to other aspects of the business world. Courses may include marketing, negotiation techniques, asset management, entrepreneurship, systems analysis, and restaurant and spa development.
The Master of Science Program (MS) taking about 1 1/2-year is geared toward hospitality professionals who wish to continue their careers in an academic or research setting and is designed to help students develop solid graduate-level research skills within a focused hospitality research area. The majority of the student’s course work is tailored to the student’s area of hospitality research interest and academic and professional background. Students plan their concentration area courses as well as thesis research with their thesis committee.
If you are in high school, find out about CTE courses in Hotel/Motel Marketing, Hospitality Management, Hospitality Services and Travel and Tourism Marketing. These courses can lead to hospitality skills certification from the American Hotel & Lodging Association and the National Occupational Competency Testing Institute.
Josh Stone
http://www.articlesbase.com/careers-articles/great-opportunities-in-a-hotel-manager-career-93023.html
Why do you work in the financial industry?
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009
I’m thinking of changing my career.
Although I majored in Psychology and Human Resource Management, I would like to work in a bank as a private banker or an asset manager.
At a job interview, I would most likely to be asked: "Why do you want to work in a bank?" or "Why do you want to work in the financial industry?"
What would be the best answer to those questions?
sounds good also when you are young to change is great and having a lot of skills is what people want?always be well groomed for interview’s nice after shave smile and shake hands before and after ,be yourself and relax good luck hope this helps?
Credit Question…….?
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009
Since last year I have paid out 3 credit accounts. I am currently paying out my Dell computer account. While I was paying out these accounts, I had two credit accounts that were outstanding. One from Midland Credit Management and one from Asset Acceptance. They tried calling me and sending me letters. So what I did was type up a letter for credit validation and I sent it to both of the companies. Since I did that I havent heard from them since. They dont send letters nor does any of these 2 accounts show up on my credit report. I would like for them to clarify these accounts because I dont recall them. I also think my father has been using my name because I am the junior and he is the senior. I think its a mix-up. I dont have any contact with him to ask him either.
Should I be worried?
If I can remember, these accounts total come up to around $7000. In like 2005 they used to call me all of the time. It was ironic that they started calling me right after I graduated from college. I didnt know my credit rights then. I used to get threatened and harrassed by those credit people calling me over the phone. It got to the point where I was sick of it and didnt know what to do.
Lets say I do have to pay this money back if I cant get around it and my mix-up with my dad is permanent. What if I started sending them like $10 a month? As long as I am paying something they cannot do me nothing right.
If these accounts do not show up on your credit report, don’t worry. Your validation request did the job.
Just keep copies of those collection letters and your validation request. If they do show up on your credit report later, you can use their failure to validate to get the items removed from your credit.
It would be a good idea to check your credit report on a regular basis. Use AnnualCreditReport.com to get your free credit reports — one credit bureau every 4 months to spread them thru the year.