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SEO Article Writer

• with above average written and oral communication skills
• can write 5 to 10 articles in a day
• with previous experience in SEO, an advantage
• can work well under pressure

Finishing Supervisor

• Must have experience in garments /textile industry
• 30-40 years old, male/female
• IE or any engineering graduates or related discipline

You can also send your resume to hrad@talent-shout.com

Are you an entrepreneur? Did you know that thanks to the internet’s ubiquity, businesses, large or small, took one big step closer to being equalized? Nowadays, it’s easier to untie that tag that says “you’re too small to compete.” You got a great idea? Bring it to the field; hesitation will only waste your time. Take advantage of the internet’s unimaginable possibilities, and market your brand. You are dead wrong if you think that you can’t afford an edgy design for your website.

Talent Shout Business Consultancy offers you the following:

• web site design and creation of up to 10 pages
• search engine optimization for all pages
• inclusion of traffic monitoring, domain name registration for one year
• web hosting for one year (unlimited bandwidth and unlimited storage)

All of these for US$350.00 only!

It is time for you to get exposed to that heavy traffic online. Have your website designed within a matter of weeks by Talent Shout Business Consultancy.

PS:

We also offer WordPress hosting for only US$ 40.00 for one year!

Talent Shout Business Consultancy , announced today that new Extended Validation (EV) SSL Certificates are available for sale and ready to install. An SSL Certificate is a digital credential that authenticates the identity of a Web site and encrypts information via Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) technology.

Created to establish online business identities, enable secure connections and promote online consumer confidence, EV SSLs set a higher standard for secure and successful online businesses. Like Turbo SSL® and High Assurance SSLs offered by Talent Shout Business Consultancy, the new EV SSL offers industry-leading 256-bit encryption technology. A thorough, standardized verification process affords EV SSL owners an opportunity to tout completion of the most stringent vetting process for SSL encryption available today.

The EV SSL vetting process involves verifying the applying organization’s identity and typically requires a letter from a representing attorney or accountant. While the new guidelines are strict, Talent Shout Business COnsultancy EV SSL certificates can be issued within two to four hours after all required documentation is received.

When users access sites encrypted with EV SSLs using Internet Explorer® 7, the first browser to distinguish EV certificates, the site’s secure status is immediately evident. The browser’s address bar reflects a green background and the name of the organization to which the certificate was issued, along with the familiar https:// prefix and padlock icon. Other browsers currently handle EV SSLs like normal certificates and are expected to distinguish them soon.

For more information about the new EV SSL Certificates, visit the Talent Shout Domain Names and Web Hosting site.

Talent Shout has been a busy bee this past few months. You know why? Because we are processing applicants for the following positions:

ACCOUNTING SUPERVISOR
        – Male / Female
        – Not more than 35 years old
        – BS Accountancy graduate
        – Must be a Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
        – With at least two (2) years experience in a
            Supervisory Level

DEPUTY ACCOUNTING MANAGER
        - Male / Female
        – Not more than 40 years old
        – BS Accountancy graduate
        – Must be a Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
        – With at least five (5) years experience in a
            Supervisory Level in a manufacturing industry

INTERNAL AUDITOR / RELIEF ACCOUNTANT
        – Male
        – Not more than 35 years old
        – BS Accountancy graduate
        – Must be a Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
        – With at least two (2) years experience in Audit

SEO ASSOCIATE
        - Preferably fresh graduates
        – With above average written and oral communication skills
        - Previous call center experince, an advantage
        – Fast-learner and can work with minimum supervision

Interested? Send your resume to hrad@talent-shout.com. You can also drop by at Unit 506 Cityland 10 Tower 1 HV dela Costa St., Salcedo Village, Makati.

The Basic SEO packageincludes quality keyword research, meta tags analysis or creation. It could also help you optimize your website up to three pages. Plus, we could also install a site traffic analytics program, submit your URL to 50 search engines and directories at most, and create a sitemap, robots.txt.

In addition to this wonderful package, we are also giving you a maximum of five articles that would discuss your products and services per month. Four of these articles will be submitted to Ezines and one of them would enter at SEObyTalentShout.com. That is what you call value for your money!

We are also offering Advance SEO package for medium to small business. This package is just similar to the Basic SEO package only it would submit your URL to 25 more search engines and directory. This would make your website known to as much as 75 search engines and directories!

Also, with the Advance SEO package we are doubling your free articles per month. We are giving you ten substantial articles per month (sixof which will be submitted to Ezine, and fourat SEObyTalentShout.com). Aside from that we are also including Google PPC ad per month and one video creation and submission! This could widen the coverage of your Internet advertising, it could extend to the million of Google users around the globe!

And finally, the Enterprise SEO Package is for the high rising business enterprises that even extends to as many branch and still expanding! This package offers as much as up to 15 pages to be optimized and URL submission to as much as 100 search engines and directories! We are offering our clients who would avail of this package with as much as 15 articles per month. Tenof which will be submitted to Ezine and five at SEObyTalentShout.com. It also provides not one, but two Google PPC ads per month plus two video creations and submissions per month!

All packages are tied to a minimum subscription of six months. Monthly reports, full site analysis, and site monitoring are also included. So, what more can you ask for? Avail now.

Useful Links:

• What is the Need of a SEO Consultant? | – If you are not getting enough traffic from all your online marketing expenses, then don’t get too much worried with that. You are not alone in.
• Google Removes Date from Google Webmaster Tools Link Data – Google has quietly made a change recently in Google Webmaster Tools. They have removed the date that is reported when they report the links to your website. If you are familiar with search engine optimization, then you already know that …

The secret is out!

Yes, you’ve got that right. We’re moving out of our office here in Las Piñas and transferring to a bigger and better office in, where else, Makati!

Starting May 11, we would already be holding office at Unit 506 Tower 1 Cityland 10 H.V. Dela Costa St., Salcedo Village, Makati. It’s right behind GT Towers so you won’t miss it.

Because of this transfer, we would be terminating our 874-9454 land line effective May 1, 2010. For those who have urgent inquiries, you can still send us a text message at both 0918-9374322 and 0917-8368288. You can also email us at inquiries@talent-shout.com or use the contact form in our contact us page.

The labor laws here in the Philippines can oftentimes be complicated. Although you can get your hands on the latest copy of the labor code by visiting your nearest bookstore or going online, many HR personnel still get confused. This is probably because of the technical terms used in the code as well as varying practices of the different companies coupled with “hear says” from people who are not really into HR.

Here are some of the most common HR mistakes that take place in the corporate world:

1. Outright firing of employees because the code of conduct calls for a termination for the violation involved. Make sure that before you terminate someone, or even suspend someone, you have given the employee a notice to explain indicating what his violation is/ are and what are the consequences. He should also be given ample time (some companies go for 48 hours, others 72 hours) to explain his side and give reason why he should not be penalized before you give him the Notice of Decision (NOD). The NOD should indicate the result of your investigation, the penalty, and when it would take effect (in the case of termination or suspension).
2. Not having any code of conduct in place. Your code of conduct would clearly define what is and what is not allowed within your company premises. It would also give the employees an idea on what the penalties are and how the discipline system works in your company. oftentimes, the code of conduct comes as a part of the employee handbook and is discussed with them during their first day of work.
3. No paternity leave policy or solo parent program in place. Paternity Leave and the Solo Parent leave are two leave benefits that are oftentimes being forgotten by most HR newbies. Paternity Leave can be availed of by married male employees who are cohabiting with their spouse who is about to give birth or has just recently given birth. He can only claim for this benefit for the first four (4) deliveries. A full text of the implementing rules covering this mandated benefit is included in the latest version of the Labor Code. For the Solo Parent program, on the other hand, you can check this site: http://www.familymatters.org.ph/Relevant%20Laws/RA%208972%20Solo%20Parents%20Welfare%20Act.htm
4. No Drug-Free Program in place. All private companies employing more than 10 people are required to have a drug-free program in place. This includes setting guidelines on prevention and control of drug use. You can check the full text of the implementing rules at http://www.oshc.dole.gov.ph/page.php?pid=206
5. Terminating based on illness. Before you can have someone terminated for illness, you have to check first whether the illness can be cured within six (6) months and whether the employee’s continuous employment poses a threat to his health as well as to the health of his co-employees.

There are a number of online stores that sell templates of policies and procedures as well as customizable forms. This sites would usually allow you to doownlaod documents in an instant allowing you to come up with much needed policies and procedures without breaking a sweat.

Yes, our family is growing but no, Lora is not a new addition. Lora has been writing for Talent Shout since August of last year and has proven to be one of our most reliable writers. Lora is also a licensed Real Estate Broker.

Name: Lora Erika Lazaro
Has A Degree In: Tourism
If not writing, she would be caught: Food tripping, watching DVDs at home, hanging out with her family, going to the mall and shopping, or playing with her niece and nephews

Recommended Readings:

• Search Optimization School | dnScoop: 30 Days of SEO Tools (day 1) – I’ve found some really great SEO tools the last few months and neglected to post many of them so I’m going to post them here in a new feature I’m calling 30 days of SEO Tools ! The first tool in my series is dnScoop. dnScoop is probably the first place I go when I want to get quick in-depth details about a domain. I think that the Site Value Report is really cool, because it estimates in $$ how much that web site could be worth if sold.

Good news for everyone looking for a job!

Talent Shout Business Consultancy has a few job openings right now which you might be interested in. Just click on the link for more information.

Online homebased jobs:

Homebased Sales Staff
Online Photo Submission Staff
Survey Taker
Homebased Talent Agent

Office-based Jobs:

.NET Software Engineers III (Senior Level)

-Graduate of any IT-related, Engineering or Math course with excellent academic record
- With at least five (5) years work experience as .Net Developer with actual project  involved in full Software
  Development Life Cycle (report gathering, conceptual design, detailed design, implementation, testing and deployment)
- At least one (1) year experience in a lead position.
- Must have an experience in developing both windows and web applications
- Excellent oral and written communication
- Experience with database development and design using one or more major DBMS tools from a .Net Environment
- With a very good knowledge in .Net framework and Object Oriented programming concepts
- Must have exemplary skills in programming, program debugging and maintenance, application, integration, system
  installation and solution design.
- Relevant experience in Silverlight, UML, Web Services, XML, XSL, CSS and project documentation (program
  specifications, unit test plans, technical design, etc.) would be a plus.
- Experienced in handling projects in banking system, ATDD and Scrum is a plus
- Experienced in developing business applications such as HR, Accounting, e-Commerce and B2B is desired
- Self-motivated, goal-oriented, fast learner, analytical and possesses excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- willing to be assigned in Kolkata, India

Biztalk Senior Developer

- Must have at least three (3) years experience in
- hands-on experience with server applications in a Microsoft networked environment
- Must have at least (1) year experience as a Sr. Developer using middle tier architecture, installation, setup, maintenance, design
  and development experience using Biztalk
- Experience developing using Windows Workflow Foundation (WWF) and Windows Communication Foundation (WCF), an advantage
- Experience with Integration Middleware packages such as BizTalk
- Experience in Windows Server
- Experienced in multiple EAI areas (Message brokers , messaging middleware , and workflow)
- Must have at least five (5) years of solid working experience in developing applications using .NET frameworks and technologies
  (SQL Server, C#.Net, ASP.Net, VB.Net, Web Services)
- Must have at least (2) years of actual project experience working with Microsoft Biztalk Server 2006/2006R2
- Must have thorough understanding of Messaging Infrastructure, Middleware Architecture & Web Service Architecture
- With an extensive exposure on software development with actual PROJECT experience on full SDLC (Software Development Life
  Cycle) (an advantage)
- With relevant experience in UML, Web Services, XML technologies (viz. XML, XSD, XPath, and/or XSLT, etc),XSL,CSS and project
  documentation(program specifications, unit test plan, technical design, etc.) would be a definite advantage
- Strong background in database programming MS SQL Server 2000 and 2005 SQL Reporting services experience and SSIS
  packages is a plus.
- Experience in Design Pattern implementation in projects an advantage
- Specialized skills such as Microsoft Office Sharepoint Servers also an advantage
- Must have exemplary skills in programming , program debugging and maintenance, application integration, system installation and
  solution design
- Must be a team player and willing to coach and/or mentor his/her team mates as needed
- Self-motivated, goal oriented, fast learner, analytical and possesses excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Should be ready to be deployed overseas
- With US visa a plus

QTP Senior Test Engineer

- Graduate of B.S. Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Management or equivalent degree.
- At least three (3) years work experience in software and/or test engineering, developing and executing test plans, test cases,
  test scripts, test tools and test suites.
- At least one (1) year experienced in using HP Quick Test Professional.
- Experience in Windows test experience or knowledge of Windows technology required.
- Familiarity with Internet technologies like HTML, streaming audio/video, browsers, etc., required.
- Internet test experience is desired.
- Experienced in leading a team for one (1) year is highly desirable.
- Experience with Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing is a plus.
- Highly organized, responsible, and able to take and follow directions.
- Position may require long hours and shifting schedule.

Graphic Artist

- Graduate of B.A. Fine Arts and Multimedia Arts or equivalent.
- Skilled on the following tools:

       -  Photoshop
       -  Illustrator
       -  InDesign
       -  Acrobat

- Highly skilled in design techniques, concept and principles
- Creative, dynamic and enthusiast in the field of graphic designing
- Has the ability to learn new skills and ideas in a short period of time.
- With one (1) year experience in any related graphics and publishing design firm is desired.
- Knowledge in Dreamweaver, 3d/2d modeling software is a plus.

Test Engineers

- Graduate of B.S. Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Management or equivalent degree.
- At least three (3) years work experience in software and/or test engineering, developing and executing test plans, test cases,
  test scripts, test tools and test suites.
- Experience in Windows test experience or knowledge of Windows technology required.
- Familiarity with Internet technologies like HTML, streaming audio/video, browsers, etc., required.
- Internet test experience is highly desirable.
- Has the ability to lead a team.
- Experienced in using HP Quick Test Professional, SQL and UNIX are desired.
- Experience with Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing is a plus.
- Highly organized, responsible, and able to take and follow directions.
- Position may require long hours and shifting schedule.

Scrum Master

- Graduate of any 4 or 5 year course, preferably in banking, office administration or management
- With experience dealing with clients regarding delivery of project requirements
- With background in banking systems preferably in Asset Management and Private Banking
- Willing to work involving building team spirit to both client and the company
- With mature disposition and consideration to upper management in critical decision making
- Can anticipate and manage risk that goes with project delivery
- Willing to implement Scrum at the company and at the client (needs to be trained)

Technical Manager

- Graduate of any IT-related, Engineering or Math course with excellent academic record.
- Must have at least three (3) years of experience as a Software Architect
- Must be able to show a portfolio of projects done as a Software Architect on the .Net framework
- Exposure to multiple, diverse technical configurations, technologies, and processing
- Very good in understanding long-term (“big-picture”) and short term perspective to come up with high-level to detailed solutions
- Should know all the aspect of technical architecture from network design, system configuration to system component design and
  development Must have exemplary skills in programming, program debugging and maintenance, application, integration,
  system installation and solution design.
- Self-motivated, goal-oriented, fast learner, analytical and possesses excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Quality Control Manager

- Graduate of Industrial Engineering course or any related course with excellent academic record
- Has been a Testing Manager for 2 year or 5 years as QA Team Lead 
- At least 35 years old and above
- Experienced in making Test Plans, Test Scripts, Test Cases, Test Procedures
- Can manage a team of test analysts, technically and administratively
- Has used automated testing tools and can also do manual testing
- Experienced in programming or has handled programming teams
- Knowledge of general software development process
- Knowledge of the domain, system or application-under-test is desired.
- Excellent people skills, especially diplomacy and advocacy skills
- Exemplary planning and management skills
- Self-motivated, goal-oriented, fast learner, analytical and possesses excellent communication and interpersonal skills

For those interested with the office-based positions, please send your resume to hrad@talent-shout.com.

Now, on to business…

We would like to invite everyone to The B.E.S.T. (Basic Entrepreneur Skills Training) Workshop, a groundbreaking and unique workshop which helps create an entrepreneurial mindset in employees, sales people, managers, and just about anyone in your organization; in a fun and effective way. In fact, judging from our initial two (2) runs, B.E.S.T. is arguably one of the “best” workshops on entrepreneurship in the country today. So, don’t miss out on this!

The B.E.S.T. Workshop will be held on February 27 and 28, 2010, at the SMX Convention Center, SM Mall of Asia. Tickets for B.E.S.T. are available in all TicketNet Outlets located in all SM Department Store Customer Service Counters, Nationwide. For inquiries on Group Packages and Discounts, you may contact BizWiz Resources at 830-0205 loc. 11 or 812-2977; or via email at info@bizwizresources.com or marketing@bizwizresources.com.

Workshop Objectives:

-       To help the participants develop an entrepreneurial mindset.

-       To introduce the participants to certain entrepreneurial attitudes, skills and techniques and to allow them a chance to apply what they’ve learned in a “safe” and “fun” learning environment.

-       To help participants align their jobs with the achievement of their own personal goals.

See you there!