Job: Receptionist

Brand:	TMP
Job ID#:	224262
Updated:	12/27/2013
Job Type:	Full Time
Location:	New York, NY
Category:	Office Clerical
Salary:	Hourly
Benefits:	Full Benefits
Contact:	www.tmp.com

Job Description TMP Worldwide Advertising & Communications, LLC (www.tmp.com) is North America’s largest independent recruitment advertising agency and the only recruitment agency recognized among the top U.S. Interactive agencies. TMP is a single source for companies to communicate their employment offerings in order to recruit and retain the best talent. Through online and traditional communications, ROI campaign management services, creative and brand management, diversity enrichment and media planning, TMP delivers Solutions with an Interactive Edge, achieving industry-specific results across virtually every sector in business and government. Headquartered in New York City with offices throughout North America, Europe and Asia and affiliated around the globe, TMP continues to set the standard for measurable and cost-effective HR communications. Responsibilities Include: ·         Responsible for office telephone console. Direct calls to appropriate parties and take messages when required. ·         Schedule and organize conference rooms utilizing Outlook. ·         Meet and greet visitors ·         Manage the front desk ·         Monitor company wide voice mail system ·         Assist with travel arrangements ·         Assist with reservations and catering orders for meetings and individuals ·         Oversee housekeeping & tidiness of common areas ·         Provide back-up support for the Facilities Team in the handling of inbound and outbound mail/packages ·         Provide back-up support for the Facilities Team in maintaining adequate inventory of office & pantry supplies ·         Perform additional duties and projects as required Skills/Requirements This position requires: Strong communication skills Ability to handle multiple duties at one time Attention to detail High level of customer service TMP Worldwide is committed to providing a safe workplace for all employees. It is the policy of TMP Worldwide to conduct a background check for all candidates who accept an offer of employment with us. TMP Worldwide is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer, M/F/D/V. Job: Receptionist

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NASDAQ’S Top Drawback In Facebook IPO

Barrier Street firms supervising Facebook orders in the IPO have demanded $500 million

projected in losses linked to the design imperfection in NASDAQ’s system.

As the settlement was in addition to NASDAQ’s offer to pay $62 million to compensate brokers that took losses trading in the Facebook inauguration.

And in the way of braking the camp, NASDAQ agreed to pay a penalty of $10 million, the leading ever alongside a stock exchange, for irreverenting securities laws in the Facebook initial public offering (IPO) as the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) noted in their report.

SEC mentioned the second-prime US equity market for its poor systems and decision-making during the Facebook IPO in May 2012 and exchanges had an obligation to ensure their systems, processes, and contingency planning that were robust and adequate to manage an IPO without disruption to the market as Xinhua states.

More than 30,000 Facebook commands persisted stuck in NASDAQ’s system for more than two hours yet they should have been quickly executed or canceled caused by this problem.

And till in today’s markets, disruptions in the systems are written off as mere technical hiccup when it’s the policy of the systems and the response of exchange officials that cause the most concern.

Though NASDAQ’s high-ranking forerunner decided to initiate trading before fully considering the problem, which then caused violations of several rules, including NASDAQ’s essential rule governing the price-time priority for implementing trade orders.

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$4.7B Bid for Virginia's Smithfield Foods by Chinese Firm

Shuanghui International Holdings Ltd, a Chinese Meat processing company has approved a move to purchase Smithfield Foods at a cost of US$4.72 Billion. This will make the global leader in pork production private. 
Shareholders of Smithfield will receive $34 a share under terms of the deal announced Wednesday -- It is reported that share holders will get $34 per share as by terms of the agreement on Wednesday. A 31 percent premium to the Smithfield, Va., company's closing stock price Tuesday of $25.97

Involved companies’ boards have confirmed the transaction unanimously, though the deal still awaits approval from Smithfield’s shareholders. The committee on Foreign Investment could also have to review the transaction

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Intel Purchase of ST-Ericsson's GPS complete.

ST-Ericsson's global navigation satellite system (GNSS) business sale was announced Tuesday and Intel has confirmed that it was the mystery buyer.

The treaty encompasses Intel's investments in locating the technology with a team of industry veterans that has a successful in tracking record of developing and commercializing GPS silicon though neither company has revealed the price yet.
The joint venture ST-Ericsson, who is between STMicroelectronics and Ericsson and the leading semiconductor company had bought its mobile connectivity GNSS unit. As this includes personal receivers that interact with GPS technology and Glonass a radio-based satellite triangulation system functioned by the Russian Aerospace Defense Forces.
The spokesperson for Intel Asia, Nick Jacobs added that the GNSS engineering team and leadership, with total of about 130 employees, will likely be integrated into Intel's Mobile and Communications Group's Wireless Platform R&D (WPRD) division,
Nick Jacobs has also confirmed an ultimate agreement with ZDNet that the U.S. chipmaker signed a definitive settlement to acquire certain belongings of ST-Ericsson's GNSS business on May 24 2013.

The team of engineers Jacobs said would be likely be integrated into Intel's Mobile and Communications Group are based in Singapore, Bangalore, India, and Deventry, United Kingdom, and continued to mention that, Employees based in the U.K and Singapore will remain at their current locations while those in India will join WPRD colleagues at Intel's existing Bangalore office.

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Microsoft is Focused on Keeping the Competition

Pad mini, Nexus 7 and Kindle Fire HD may be challenged by the brave Microsoft for its incoming 7-inch tablet arena in the near future encounter. As the Windows 8 creator is reportedly working on a new, smaller lineup of tablets under the Surface moniker that will go into mass production later this year.

However, half of tablet sales in the first quarter were smaller than 8 inches, though a 7-incher apparently wasn’t even in Microsoft’s plans last year. Microsoft's current Surface has a 10.6-inch screen. The decision was to move forward with a smaller tablet and in straight response to cheaper and smaller competitors.

Whispers of a 7-inch “Xbox Surface” tablet were heard before, but the Newsletter’s report didn’t mention of any incorporation with Microsoft’s gaming console.

Familiar plans of Redmond confirmed that initial planning for an Xbox Surface 7-inch tablet was in the works rear in November sources and apparently the tablet won’t run a full version of Windows, but instead would come with a custom Windows kernel.

But currently it indicates that Microsoft is more of competition rather than developing a video game-oriented tablet. Microsoft has yet to speak on the matter, but the company recently adjusted the Windows 8 specification to accommodate a 1024 x 768 display resolution for smaller tablets.

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Major Advertisers to Suspend Facebook Ads

Facebook marketing campaigns have been suspended by major advertisers after their ads were posted near offensive posts. Major companies that have suspended include Nissan and Nationwide. The positioning is highlighted the risks of a new form of targeted advertisers.

This suspension follows complaints raised by Twittter and women’s rights organizations over the publication of misogynistic content which includes dubious images of women on the social networking site.

Targeted advertising identifies that a person is likely to buy a particular product, and then automatically places ads for that product on whatever page he or she visits.

Adverts for Japanese carmaker Nissan, Nationwide, the UK's largest building society, Unilever's Dove skincare brand, were automatically placed next to the offensive images that Facebook users either sought out or stumbled upon accidentally. To the companies' embarrassment, screenshots juxtaposing the misogynistic images with their products were then widely circulated.oen

Nationwide said it had pulled its Facebook adverts pending resolution of the situation. Dove said it was working with Facebook to have the offensive content removed and "refine our [ad] targeting terms in case any further pages like these are created".

The backlash "feels like a watershed moment for Facebook", said Christian Purser, head of digital at ad agency M&C Saatchi. "They do have to take responsibility for content if they are to continue growing their advertising."

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Trillion Euros Invested to combat 'failed' austerity

International Union representatives would now wish to turn the focus on job creation and do away with the failed policies of austerity.

Members of the Trade Union at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Forum believe there is a need for the world to shift its focus from harsh austerity measures since they have failed to impact nations in recession mainly those in the Euro-zone.

The main aim of the investment is to redeem economies from recession and creating jobs.

Debating against austerity measures

The austerity measures are said to have created a lost generation of youth that are hard to be accommodated by the economy.

Burrow called for a 1 trillion euro investment into infrastructure as a way to create jobs and combat the financial crisis.

Polling conducted by the unions and presented at the conference showed seven countries -- Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Spain, UK and the U.S. -- supported, by a huge majority, investments in education, research and new technologies.

The research showed 92% of those polled supported investment in education, research and new technologies, 87% supported investment in clean energy and environmental industries and 85% supported policies to stop corporates avoiding tax. The results came from more than 13,000 online interviews over 13 countries in the second half of April 2013.

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Apple 1 Breaks Auction Record Goes for $671,400

$671,400 best ever Apple1 breaks auction record!
The machine, built by Steve and Wozniak in Steve Jobs' parent’s garage back in 1976, was sold along with the original owner's manual and a signed letter from Jobs to original owner Fred Hatfield.

One of what's believed to be only six still-working Apple 1 computers set a record at auction Saturday, selling for $671,400 in Germany
In 1976, Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak unfilled the Apple 1 Computer to the Homebrew Computer Club and was dismissed by a majority but the proprietor of the chain called Byte Shop Paul Terrell, ordered 50 computers for $500 apiece, insisting that the circuit boards of the Apple came fully assembled.
Steve Jobs and Wozniak accomplished to yield the requisite computers in 30 days and continuously did produce more computers and sold a number of them to the friends and the others to vendors at a retail price of $666.66. Alternatively Apple 1 in December sold for $640,000, a substantial jump in price from the Apple 1 sold by Sotheby's in New York last June for $374,500 in the German auction house Breker. Saying that the demand of the machine went far beyond the realm of geekery.

An idea and a dream, that became one of the most admired, successful, and valuable companies in the world is another superb symbol of the American dream and that the “can-do spirit is reflected in this brief description of the Apple 1's genesis”.

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Gaga: Your New Career Counselor

Lady gaga has a secret you have never known about how to be the best and more productive in whatever field of work you could be in. She believes, "When you make music or write or create, it's really your job to have mind-blowing, irresponsible, condom-less sex with whatever idea it is you're writing about at the time."

She understands how much effective this can be when you are all natural.

When it comes to your work, pitching your next big idea or even applying for that dream job, remember that people don't dwell on the humdrum. Whatever your project, your idea, your resume, you should go big. Create something remarkable. Give your coworkers and supervisors—current or potential—something meaningful to talk about.

Lady Gaga is one of the best-selling music artists of all time: 23 million albums and 64 million singles sold worldwide, Five Grammy Awards, 13 MTV Video Music Awards, Billboard magazine's Artists of the Year, Time magazine's list of the 100 Most Influential People in the World, No. 1 on Billboard's list of top moneymakers, and Forbes title of the world's most powerful celebrity... the list goes on.

But Lady Gaga is not just a pop star; she is an incredible businessperson.

She's a pro at causing a stir. Her business ideas push the boundaries of possibility, leading to great innovations in everything from social media to perfume. And when introducing her new ideas, she's the undisputed queen of the dramatic entrance.

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UK Economy loses £10bn to High Inflation

Inflation average has gone beyond government rate of 2%. The inflation rate is currently at 3.5%, and is expected to  remain for a while.

The high inflation has flinched household spending and has left erosive effects the country’s economy. There are hardly any chances that this situation will drop in the next 5 years.

Food prices have risen by over 40% in just about 6 years since 2007, and consumers are struggling to cope with the costs.

However, Bank of England’s policy could have helped the situation as Carol Astorri says, “it was a right decision for the bank of England to allow inflation to go high and thus avoid tightening monetary policy.” She further said, “the alternative could see interest rates above 3.5% by 2011, making it more harder for recovery so much earlier. ”

There are expectations that prices may rise to up to 3% by summer, and could fall to 2.5% during autumn when food prices and energy costs normalize.

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France’s Economy in Cark

This year’s first quarter reports have indicated that French economy has quailed by 0.2%.

This percentage is historical to France’s economy since it was the same case in 2012’s last quarter. Currently France’s business is lowering each day and unemployment seems to be on the rise.

This recession seems to sweep through the entire euro-zone for the sixth quarter. This is report is gotten from separate studies done across the 17 Euro-zone states. EU’s officer in the Statistics office confirmed the reports of the 0.2% fall in the economy, with 9 countries showing full signs of recession.

This recession however, doesn’t look to affect Germany (EU’s biggest Economy). Germany’s economy for the first quarter grew by 0.1%.

In a bid to lift the economy, ECB decided to cut interest rates to 0.5% which is by record the lowest so far.

The recession comes only after a year since the inauguration of President Francois Hollande. Questions remain of how he looks to transform the economy with over 10% unemployment which is projected to rise over a few months to come.

France’s deficit budget is likely to remain above 3%, which is EU’s target for GDP. Experts indicate it could be about 3.9% by the end of this year.

Unemployment is expected to reach 12.2%, this is better in comparison to other Euro-zone figures. Greece and Spain of current are at about 27%.

Government is devising ways aimed at curbing the situation through a legislation. Among these is the labor laws reformed this week.  The reforms made are to lessen the process of switching jobs by employees and companies to demote employees.

While other economies in Europe are struggling, France’s recession is not the worst though the pace at which it is regaining is way too slow and normal business is likely to take a little longer to be restored.

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