Straight Talk about Key Technologies That Today's IT Talent Need to Master: Christina Hollingsworth, Corporate IT Director Genworth Financial

Some areas of the Financial Services Sectors are building in the current economy with knowledge on some of the benefits the IT sector can offer. Download this podcast for some insights from Christina Hollingsworth... Despite the downturn in the economy, some financial services companies are holding their own and hiring people, especially in areas such as IT. Genworth Financial is one of those companies. Genworth Financial has morethan $103 billion in assets and 15 million customers worldwide.Genworth has earned the highest company ratings in its industry. It is a leader in long-term care insurance and annuities. Christina Hollingsworth will be the first one to tell you that IT resides at the core of Genworth Financial's business operations.

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What Innovation Means For Small Businesses

Wall Street Journal have been looking at innovation and small business... The ability to innovate and smartly execute new ideas will make or break many businesses in the future, as we noted recently. But many small companies don’t know what that means – or how to create that magic spark. Jump Associates of San Mateo, Calif., consults Fortune 500 companies like Hewlett-Packard, Target and Procter & Gamble on how to bolster innovation in the workplace and identify new channels of growth. We spoke with Chief Executive Dev Patnaik about the role innovation should play in a small business, what it means exactly, and the common mistakes. Here are edited excerpts.

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Exhibition shines light on artist’s creativity

A colourfully intrinsic exhibition is on display at the Western Plains Cultural Centre (WPCC) until February 1. Flight to Light, created by internationally renowned lighting designer and composer, Mary-Anne Kyriakou is a light and sound installation.

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Job market seeks flexibility, creativity

America's Job Market are looking for creativity and flexibility in the workforce in many ways similar to experiences in Australia. Hannah Hoffman explains... The traditional five-year post-graduation plan may need a renovation. University career counselors agree the keys to starting a career in today's economy are flexibility and creativity, not rigid planning. Counselors from the University Career Center, Lundquist College of Business, and School of Journalism and Communication said there are career possibilities for students who have a strategy. Students can use the poor economy as a chance to stand out, they said.

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'Bookazine' aims to boost creativity in hair and beauty industry

In our competitive economy, creativity and collaboration work hand in hand. This limited edition bookazine release shows how even in the highly competitive 'Hair industry' competitors can collaborate on a project with mutual benefit. Fiona Galea Debono from the Malta Times explains A limited-edition "bookazine", Shell, is about to make its way onto coffee tables, showcasing subjective beauty and aimed at boosting creativity in the hair and beauty industry on the island. Shell's goal is to motivate and creatively challenge the industry by producing alternative visions of beauty, pushing up standards from a commercial to a more artistic, experimental level, says the man behind it, Pierre Camille. The brainchild and 18-month project of the hairstylist and photographer, Shell marks a first by bringing together competing hair and beauty agents in a "milestone" collaboration, which aims to drag them out of their commercial cocoon and into the art scene, which is, after all, the raison d'être of their careers.

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