Responsibility, higher education, attentiveness and self confidence were named the key factors in being successful at work by the HR managers interviewed by The FINANCIAL. They consider appearance an important factor that can really help one to succeed in one’s career as well. Experts say men have a better chance of getting promoted. “The fact is that in the business world there are more successful men than women,” said the experts. The FINANCIAL investigated the secret to success.

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2010 წელს საქართველოში სხვადასხვა სიახლე იგეგმება. გასაყიდად გამოვა  iPad – ები, Sony Ericsson - ისა და Nokia – ს უახლესი მოდელები, 3D ტექნოლოგიები. “iPad –ები ჩვენს ქვეყანაში აპრილის შუა რიცხვებში შემოვა და იმედი გვაქვს რომ მაღაზიებში აპრილის ბოლოს უკვე გვექნება” ამბობს ნატალია დავითაშვილი, შპს. ჰამაკის დირექტორი, Apple – ის ოფიციალური წარმომადგენელი საქართველოში.
“iPad – ების ფასი ჯერჯერობით არ გამოცხადებულა, თუმცა ჩემი აზრით მათი ღირებულება დაახლოებით 700 აშშ. დოლარის ფარგლებში იქნება,” ამბობს დავითაშვილი.

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Amazon – ის შვილობოლი კომპანია Alexa –ს ინფორმაციით, რომელიც ვებ საიტების რეიტინგებს იკვლევს, Facebook – ი უკვე ნომერ პირველი სოციალური საიტია საქართველოში.

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Clayton State University has signed an agreement for faculty and student exchanges and joint research with Georgian American University in Tbilisi, capital of the former Soviet republic of Georgia.

Many countries in Europe operate statutory or collectively determined minimum wage rates. In all but a handful of countries, these rates provide a standard of living that is close to (or even below) subsistence levels. Denmark, Finland, Italy and Sweden do not operate national minimum rates, but nevertheless have minimum rates set through sectoral collective agreements that jointly cover a high proportion of the working population. Germany operates statutory minimum rates in the construction, janitorial and postal sectors. The International Labour Organisation establishes minimum rates for able seamen. This is set at $545.00 US per month in 2009 published by Federation of EuropeanEmployers.

via MyCareer.ge -- Turkish educator Mesut Bozkır accepted the Golden Post award, which has only been given to a limited number of foreigners, in a ceremony at the presidential palace in Tbilisi before leaving Georgia for Turkey.

The FINANCIAL, წამყვანი ბიზნეს გაზეთი საქართველოში, ამზადებს მეოთხე ყოველწლიურ გამოცემას “ამერიკული ბიზნესი საქართველოში”. მაღალპოლიგრაფიული ფერადი ჟურნალი და გაზეთი მკითხველთა ქსელში გავა 2009 წლის 2 ნოემბერს. სპეციალურ გამოცემაში თავმოყრილი იქნებიან ის კომპანიები, რომლებიც დაკავშირებულნი არიან ამერიკულ ბიზნესთან ან ეძებენ ინვესტორებს საზღვარგარეთ. ჟურნალის სახელობითი ეგზემპლარები მიეწოდებათ საქართველოს ყველაზე გავლენიან ბიზნეს ლიდერებს, საერთაშორისო ორგანიზაციებს, სავაჭრო პალატებს, საქართველოსა და მის გარეთ. ჟურნალი წლის განმავლობაში დაიდება სასტუმროებსა და ბიზნეს ცენტრებში.

High unemployment continues. I suspect, in fact, that it's far worse than official statistics indicate. How many people, for whatever reason, neglect to apply for benefits or participate in other programs used to compile the data?

MyCareer.ge  -- The United Nations Development Programme and the United Nations Global Compact Initiative have invited partner organizations in Georgia to the first National Conference on Corporate Social Responsibility, Friday, July 10, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Marriott Courtyard Hotel in Tbilisi .

MyCareer.ge-- The Centre for Strategic Research and Development of Georgia (CSRDG) and Eurasia Partnership Foundation (EPF) – Georgia are hosting the workshop on corporate social/sustainability reporting based on the framework of Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). The workshop will take place in the hotel "Ambasadori" (13, Shavteli str.) on  June 25, 2009, 10-14 AM. It will be facilitated by Ms Asthildur Rutten, senior expert from Global Reporting Initiative.

MyCareer.ge -- According to Heidrick & Struggles, the No. 1 focus for C-level executives in 2009 is the customer—acquiring new ones, increasing retention and improving their lifetime value, in that order, according to eMarketer.

დღეს, პირველმა ბიზნეს რადიომ საქართველოში „რადიო კომერსანტმა“ და წამყვანმა ბიზნეს გამოცემამ „FINANCIAL“ ურთიერთშეთანხმების მემორანდუმი გააფორმეს.

ეს უპრეცენდენტო შეთავაზებაა,რომლითაც ისარგებლებს კომპანია და შენ ! ისარგებლე ჩვენი საჩუქრით.

MyCareer.ge -- New global research from Grant Thornton International reveals that women still hold less than a quarter (24%) of senior management positions in privately held businesses, a figure identical to 2007 and only a marginal improvement from 2004 when only 19 percent of senior level positions were held by women. A little over a third (34%) of privately held businesses around the world do not have women in senior management.

BAKU, Azerbaijan – April 22, 2009 – Ilham Hajiyev, Country Manager for Azerbaijan at Pedersen & Partners, has been appointed Senior Consultant.

MyCareer.ge -- The three-day job fair JOBDAYS 2009 attracted 15 000 prospective jobseekers to the INCHEBA EXPO exhibition grounds in Prague last week – 5000 more than last year. The fair was one of the official events of the Czech Presidency.

(MyCareer.ge)  Job promotion can harm your health and leave you substantially less time to visit the doctor, according to British researchers. A promotion can produce 10 percent more mental strain and leave up to 20 percent less time to visit the doctor in the event of illness, economics and psychology researchers at the University of Warwick in central England said in a study published Friday.

"Study revels new generation becoming increasingly aware of the challenging economic times they live in, and preparing for their financial futures in ways their parents never did”, according to NatWest research announced by The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS). “With more importance placed on the personal finance curriculum in schools, there is evidence of a more financially capable generation," report says.

via MyCareer.ge -- The Returning Scholars Fellowship Program invites applications from talented scholars who seek university positions and academic careers in their home countries after studying abroad. The program may operate in: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Macedonia, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Russia, Serbia, Tajikistan and Ukraine.

The FINANCIAL -- Levan Lomtadze, The FINANCIAL, had an exclusive interview with Imran Khizar Hayat, the new General Director of KOR Standard Bank. Mr. Imran talked about the targets set for 2009 and the reasons for the rebranding.

finchannel.com -- BP, on behalf of its Oil and Gas Co-venturers, initiated and is funding the establishment of the Project Management College (PMC) in Georgia, in partnership with the Free University, the FINANCIAL reported today.

MyCareer -- Working for the Government could be one of the shelters for jobseekers at the moment when unemployment is on the rise. But up to this date employment at governmental organizations remains vague. Many of the ministry websites in Georgia are under reconstruction without any sign of a vacancy link. Lack of information and publicity provokes spreading rumours about nepotism in the Government. A new online project developed by Intelligence Group should change the situation dramatically. The company has agreed on the creation of the first online database of governmental vacancies.

The FINANCIAL -- As the Project Manager of MyCareer.ge, Michael Gotiashvili says, “Due to the ongoing crisis the amount of work positions offered by the financial sector has dramatically decreased. Most of the current vacancies are for non-financial positions. Announcements for Accountant, Financial Manager, Sales Agent, Marketing and Human Resources Manager and Loan Expert are still available, but the number is shrinking”.

MyCareer -- If you look around you today, you’ll see tons of people who have become victims of staff reductions or are under such threat. The biggest corporations have had to lay off their employees because of the global financial crisis. Hoping not to be next, any advice from professionals would be helpful. “Everyone suffers”, says expert Olena Stepanchenko-Crouch. While, “Maybe you don’t know the solution to a problem, but you should be able to find the path to a solution,” says Samson Pkhakadze, Chairman of the Wissol Board of Directors