We’re recently completed a small website for Peguis CFS advertising their Executive Director position for which they are currently recruiting. The website expands on the information normally in a traditional print advertisement with sections on the organisation, the location, and on the position itself.

Peguis Child & Family Services is one of ten agencies within the Southern First Nations Network of Care mandated to provide programs and services to their people that protect children, promote family wellness, and strengthen the community.

The Peguis CFS website is published at http://www.peguiscfs.com/

A new study by by WorkPlace Media in the US, which polled office Internet users, found that 55% maintained at least one social networking account (Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.). However, of those respondents only 43% reported accessing their social networking accounts at work, and even for those with access, 78% reported spending less than 30 minutes per day on their profile but almost 10% spent more than an hour. Considering a standard 8 hour working day – that’s still a considerable amount of time.

But 96% of respondents said their opinion of a product brand did not change if that brand had no presence on a social networking site, only 11% of social networking users reported following any major brand through a social networking site, and just 12% of respondents said their opinion of a brand changes if that brand maintains a social networking presence.

A recent Harris poll also suggested that word of mouth is a much stronger influencer than social networking with just 4% mentioned using “public online social-networking sites, such as Facebook, LinkedIn or MySpace.” Another 4% mentioned “private social networking sites, such as customer communities.”

Surprising results.

According to an article in yesterday’s Vancouver Sun, professional resume writers are noticing some weird requests on the part of their clients – “they want her to omit years of work experience and leave out the number of degrees they have – to stay competitive.”

A whole new type of job has been spawned by companies rush to social media sites to promote their products and brands. With the ever-expanding range of sites and ways to communicate, firms are employing people to manage their online interaction with customers or potential customers.

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