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Jobs are found through ‘weak ties’. These are the people with loose connections who span different networks. We know that most jobs are found through word-of-mouth, but it’s not your best buddies’ word of mouth, it’s the word you get from buddies you know (possibly through other buddies) as acquaintances.

If you are one of those people who are able to connect across several networks you are more likely to pick up on job opportunities.

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US angel investor says we need to foster world-beating ideas that have never been tried before.

Friday, July 08 2011 || Icehouse 10th anniversary || BY William Mace, Businessday.co.nz

American super angel investor Peter Thiel says New Zealand is in prime position to create a technology economy – but only by thinking outside the square.

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All the talk and space given to Gen Y was just the opening act for what’s to come within the next ten years, when we will begin to see five generations working side by side for the first time ever.

The next batch of entrants are those born after 1997, and according to Jeanne C Meister and Karie Willyerd at the Harvard Business Review they will be working with four other generations when they hit the workforce.

That will start happening within the next 10 years.

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Talent Edge New Zealand is a new survey from Deloitte New Zealand. This inaugural report contains results from a November 2010 online survey of businesses across New Zealand.

The survey explored what types of talent shortages are being experienced today, the consequence on business results, the types of employees in short supply, future employment outlook, what people management practices are emphasised, and personal expectations about taking a new job within the next year.

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