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GRAND LAUNCH SERVER WAVE 2008 - PESTA IT PROFFESIONAL & DEVELOPER TERBESAR

noreply@blogger.com (Don Komo) — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 05:17:00 +0000

Kuliner Jakarta Djadoel

noreply@blogger.com (Don Komo) — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 04:33:00 +0000

Start:	Feb 29, '08 3:00p
End:	Feb 29, '08 5:00p
Location:	Restoran MIRANDA (d/h TAN GOEI)

Ada yang sempet ngeliat iklan nyempil di Kompas hari ini halaman 42?

*terdengar kehebohan masal, ribuan anggota JS sibuk kresek-kresek
melembari Kompasnya masing-masing*

Demi mentemen JS yang kompasnya ketinggalan di rumah atau yang di
luar nagari sehingga ga bisa melembari Kompas-nya, saya kutipkeun
yeuh

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Kuliner Jakarta Djadoel
Peluncuran Perdana Serial Kuliner
"Tempat Makan Jakarta Tempo Doeloe"

Jum'at, 29 Februari 2008
15.00 - 17.00 WIB
Restoran MIRANDA (d/h TAN GOEI)
Jl Basuki 1A, Menteng, Jakarta

Bincang-bincang bersama komunitas Jalansutra dan Pak Bondan Winarno.
Mak nyusss!

(Sontrek: *tepuk tangan meriyah* Horeeeeehhh!!!!)

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Iklan ini nyempil di balik iklan serial RUMAH edisi renovasi.

Apa hubungan antara RUMAH (baca: batu, semen, kusen) dan JALANSUTRA
(baca: makan enak, kenyang, tariknapas, lalu makan lagi)?

Emang bener yah, makanan adalah jembatan yang paling universal,
semen ama makan2 aja yang jaka sembung bawa golok ajah bisa jadi
nyambung. Serial "Kuliner Jalansutra" ini adalah kerjasama antara JS
dan PUSTAKA RUMAH. JS menyuplai materinya, sementara PUSTAKA RUMAH
yang menerbitkan. Rencana akan diterbitkan secara berkala sebulan
sekali.

Kalo kata saya mah yah, peluncuran serial ini adalah milestone
penting buat JS (iya atuhh) dan juga buat dunia kuliner Indonesia
(hayyaaah ... !). Ihh .. bener saya mah ga boong! Sok ajah kalo ga
percayaa ... tanya aja warung sebelah ... mana ada sih yang bisa
nulis makanan sejujur dan sejago anak JS ?!?

Jangan mau ketinggalan kereta kaya Arini, ayo ikutan ambil bagian
dalam peristiwa bersejarah yang akan diliput puluhan media ini
*optimis mode ON*

Ini mah udah jelas cara paling gampang buat jadi bagian dari
sejarah. Ga usah berdarah-darah, ga usah pake bambu runcing, ga usah
kelaparan. Cukup ngobrol santai sama kepala suku, ditemenin ama kue
jadul dan lontong opor legendaris pula. Gampang kan?

Bagian susahnya paling cuman perlu rayu-rayu bos biar bisa ijin
pulang lebih cepat hari Jumat itu. Sogok aja pake pannekoek dan
olliebollen, ataaau ... seret aja suruh bosnya ikutan sekalian,
bilang gini: "Bos ... bos ... mau jadi bagian dari sejarah gak bos??"

Biayanya sangat terjangkaw, cukup Rp. 50.000, sudah termasuk
1. serial kuliner "Tempat Makan Jakarta Tempo Doeloe)Rp 28.900
2. lontong opor, kue-kue jadul dan teh/kopi (review menyusul!) - Rp
30.000 ++
3. kesempatan jadi bagian dari sejarah kuliner - priceless :P

Caranya gampang
1. transfer Rp 50.000 ke BCA AC 552 0298 098
A/n Grace Khoesuma/ Lidia Tanod
2. daptarkan diri anda ke kuliner at jalansutra dot or dot id
(kuliner@jalansutra.or.id)
Pendaftaran dicatat bila sudah melakukan transfer

BURUAAAN!! Tempat terbatasss!!

Public Training Value Consult:Sistem Manajemen Keselamatan dan Kesehatan Kerja

noreply@blogger.com (Don Komo) — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 14:49:00 +0000

Public Training Value Consult

Training & People Development Consultant

Sistem Manajemen Keselamatan dan Kesehatan Kerja
Hotel/Executive Club*, February 22-23, 2008

Dalam rangka meningkatkan kesadaran perusahaan akan pentingnya unsur keselamatan dan kesehatan kerja, pemerintah memperkenalkan suatu alat pantau dan alat bantu untuk membantu perusahaan menerapkan sistem manajemen K3.

Elemen-elemennya secara rinci tertuang dalam Permenaker No. 05/MEN/96.
Pelatihan ini memberikan informasi mengenai SMK3 dan 5 prinsip penerapannya serta interpretasi dasar terhadap 166 kriteria audit SMK3.

Objective

Pelatihan ini penting bagi petugas K3, supervisor, tenaga kerja yang bertugas di lokasi kerja dengan risiko tinggi maupun setiap orang yang peduli akan keselamatan kerja.

Outline

Pengenalan SMK3
- Pengenalan Sistem Manajemen
- Pengenalan K3 di tempat kerja
Audit Internal SMK3
- Interpretasi 166 kriteria audit menurut Permenaker No. 05/96
- Tata cara pelaksanaan audit
- Pembuatan laporan audit
Workshop
- Simulasi opening meeting (pertemuan pembukaan)
- Simulasi closing meeting (pertemuan penutup)

Workshop Leader

Binafeda

Binafeda, praktisi di bidang HSE dengan lebih dari 10 tahun pengalaman dalam pengembangan dan penerapan K3 di berbagai industri: food, farmasi, oil related. Fokus dari karir nya ada pada pengembangan sistem manajemen seperti ISO 9001:2000, ISO 14001, 5S dan Suggestion System. Lingkup pengalamannya terkait dengan GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices), HACCP dan accident incident investigations.
Beliau pernah menangani projek Waste Management System Implementation, dimana di dalamnya tercakup konsep waste separation, handling, record dan kontrol hazardous & non hazardous waste.

Venue

Training Fee

Workshop akan dilaksanakan di Hotel Grand Flora (Kemang) / Arcadia / IBIS /Twin Plaza / Kartika Chandra / hotel lainnya di Jakarta yang akan kami konfirmasikan di dalam confirmation letter

Rp 2.250.000,- (Registration 3 person/more; Payment before February 15th, 2008)
Rp 2.450.000,- (Payment before February 15th, 2008)
Rp 2.950.000,- (Full Fare)

Dealing with Difficult People_3rd Batch
Executive Club/Hotel*, February 22nd, 2008

Sukses me-manage orang berarti sukses di tempat kerja, salah satu cara untuk dapat me-manage orang adalah dengan memahami dengan siapa kita berhadapan. Kita sering menemui difficult people di sekitar kita, mereka bisa jadi adalah anak buah kita, relasi bisnis bahkan mungkin atasan kita sendiri. Difficult people bisa menjadi kerikil atau bahkan penghalang kesuksesan kerja kita untuk itu kita perlu MEMAHAMI CARA MENGHADAPI TYPE ORANG YANG MASUK KE DALAM KATEGORI SULIT ATAU DIFFICULT PEOPLE tersebut.

Outline

Memahami Manusia serta sifat dasar dari perilakunya
Apa dan siapa Difficult people
4 Situasi Sosial yang mempengaruhi perilaku orang / karyawan
Cara mengendalikan perasaan sendiri dan orang lain untuk menciptakan iklim kerja yang kondusif
Mengenali Type - type pribadi sulit yang menimbulkan masalah ditempat kerja
Tekhnik menghadapi pribadi yang sulit
Tekhnik menghadapi Atasan yang termasuk sulit

Previous Participant

* Terima kasih kepada perusahaan - perusahaan yang telah mengirimkan peserta pada Public Training "Dealing with Difficult People" sebelumnya (PT. INCO, PT. Dexa Medica, PT. United Tractors, PT. Bank Central Asia, The World Agroforestry Center, Suryomurcito & CO, PT. Bank Mandiri (Persero) Tbk,PT. Thiess Contractor Indonesia)

Testimonial

"Bagus, sangat dapat menghidupkan suasana komunikasi dua arah"
(Gunawan Suryomurcito SH, Director Suryomurcito & CO)
" Cukup puas dengan materi yang disampaikan"
(Ahmad Rifai Mashudi, Section Head PT. United Tractors)
" Materi yang disampaikan cukup menarik & mudah dipahami juga"
(ICRAF)

Workshop Leader

Ellyus Lanin

Alumnus Universitas Indonesia, yang mendalami Ilmu Komunikasi di Pasca Sarjana UI ini tertarik dan terjun di bidang Manajemen sebagai Konsultan / Fasilitator Training sejak tahun 1984.Beberapa perusahaan yang pernah dan masih menggunakan jasanya antara lain adalah Bank Indonesia, BCA, PT. Indosat Tbk, Pertamina, PT.SMART Tbk, PT. Freeport, PT. HM Sampoerna , Indomobil, Pt Kertas Karft Aceh, PT. Unilever Indonesia, PT. Timah Tbk, RCTI, PT. Samudra Indonesia, BAPPENAS, Bank Mandiri dan lain-lain.

Venue

Training Fee

Workshop akan dilaksanakan di Hotel Grand Flora (Kemang) / Arcadia / IBIS /Twin Plaza / Kartika Chandra / hotel lainnya di Jakarta yang akan kami konfirmasikan di dalam confirmation letter

Rp 950.000,- (Registration 3 person/more; Payment before February 15th, 2008)
Rp 1.250.000,- (Payment before February 15th, 2008)
Rp 1.550.000,- (Full Fare)

Value Consult Training Series

Click the list below to subscribe specific training series only, we will send as individual email :

A. School of Training
B. HR Management Series

C. Managerial Skills / Soft Skills Series

D. VMC Series

E. Special Topics

Special Price

Dapatkan tambahan discount khusus dan reward lain bagi mereka yang menjadi member Maillist groups Value Consult dengan mengirim email kosong ke trainingvalue-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

More Topics on March 2008

Basic Selling Skills with NLP | Hotel/Executive Club*, March 1st, 2008 | Norman Firman, MM., MBA., CBA | Fee : Rp 1.950.000,-
General Affairs Management Development Program 6th Batch | Hotel/Executive Club*, March 3-4, 2008 | Sih Hartono, SE | Fee : Rp 2.950.000,-

Contact Us

Value Consult Headquarters Offices :

ILP Center Building 2nd Floor, Suite 219 Jl. Raya Pasar Minggu 39 A Jakarta 12780

Contact Person : Ms. Riri

Phone : 7919 8730 / 7919 4462 / 0816-1119922
Fax : 79198740
E-mail : valueconsult@indo.net.id
Website: http://www.valueconsultgroup.com

Pelatihan Penulisan Media

noreply@blogger.com (Don Komo) — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 08:10:00 +0000

Bosan jadi orang biasa-biasa saja?

Ingin membuat karier anda meningkat lebih tinggi?

Bagaimana caranya?

Lembaga Studi Pers dan Pembangunan (LSPP) akan mengadakan pelatihan penulisan untuk angkatan ke-3. Dalam pelatihan penulisan kali ini akan diperkenalkan mengenai keajaiban dunia tulis menulis, dan menulis pun bisa berguna untuk anda dengan profesi apapun. Kemampuan menulis akan memberikan kontribusi signifikan bagi pencapaian karier anda di masa mendatang.

Materi Pelatihan

Sabtu, 26 Januari 2008

Keajaiban Dunia Tulis Menulis
Bagaimana Membuat Penulisan di Media Massa
Mengembangkan Ide Menjadi Tulisan
Hal-hal yang Perlu diperhatikan dalam Penulisan

Minggu, 27 Januari 2008

Evaluasi Praktek Penulisan dan
Strategi Menembus Media Massa

Jumlah maksimal peserta 20 orang. Biaya investasi pelatihan sebesar Rp 2.000.000,- (dua juta rupiah). Bagi peserta yang mendaftar mulai tanggal 8 s.d 15 Januari 2008 akan mendapatkan discount 15%. Pendaftaran peserta paling lambat tanggal 24 Januari 2008. Pembayaran investasi pelatihan dapat ditransfer melalui rekening BCA, atas nama : Utama P Sandjaya, no. rekening 0751376731. Kegiatan ini akan dilaksanakan di Hotel Treva, Jl. Menteng Raya No. 33 Jakarta 10330.

Pengajar

Ignatius Haryanto : Mantan wartawan TEMPO, pendiri Lembaga Studi Pers dan Pembangunan (LSPP) dan telah menghasilkan 15 buku populer.

Her Suharyanto : Penulis lepas, mantan wartawan Bisnis Indonesia dan Kantor Berita Dow Jones.

Harry Bhaskara : Wartawan Senior The Jakarta Post.

Informasi dan Tempat Pendaftaran

Arief Ariyanto (081578503444) - Nana Yohana (081510482214)

Lembaga Studi Pers dan Pembangunan (LSPP)

Jln Penjernihan I Komplek Keuangan No. 12, Pejompongan, Jakarta 10210

telp. : (021) 5746276, 5746656,

Fax : (021) 5701656, Email : lspp@centrin.net.id

"be mindful of your task, and do it right, for a task is noble"

Penawaran Kerjasama BISNIS YOGHURT

noreply@blogger.com (Don Komo) — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 08:38:00 +0000

Rekan rekan yth,

Saya ingin mengajak anda kerjasama bisnis yoghurt yang dijamin menguntungkan

kita semua, bagi anda yang minat.

Saya domisili di lembang, kab bandung.Saya sudah jalankan bisnis ini selama

5 tahun, selama ini saya menekankan pada produk 'komoditi', yaitu
yoghurt yang dijual literan tanpa merek/label. Yoghurt itu dapat dijual kembali,

atau diolah lebih lanjut oleh anda sebagai perorangan, dan oleh restoran atau kafe.

Jika anda minat, anda akan saya berikan otoritas penuh untuk mengolahnya

lebih lanjut dan menjualnya kembali dengan harga yang anda tetapkan sendiri.

Saya memposisikan diri sebagai produsen. Saya tidak ingin membuka outlet/gerai

karena akan mengacaukan konsentrasi saya sebagai produsen.
karena itulah saya mengajak anda bekerjasama.

Kerjasamanya bisa berupa:

1. sebagai marketer
2. sebagai investor

Saat ini saya baru dapat berkonsentrasi untuk menyalurkan yoghurt ke wilayah

bandung dan jakarta, jadi untuk saat ini tawaran sebagai marketer
terpaksa hanya diperuntukkan bagi anda yang berdomisili di bdg dan jkt.

Sementara bagi anda yang berminat inves, saya tawarkan bagi hasil yang

besarnya diatas bunga deposito bank. Sebagai investor anda dapat
berdomisili dimanapun.

Rincian kerjasama bisnisnya akan saya berikan dalam format ms-word

khusus bagi anda yang merespon tawaran ini.

Anda mitra yang sangat luar biasa.
Terimakasih banyak atas perhatiannya.

Yudi Wayan <yudi18@yahoo.com>

The Recruitment Handbook:One Day Workshop

noreply@blogger.com (Don Komo) — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 17:11:00 +0000

One Day Workshop

The Recruitment Handbook

Panduan Praktis Proses Rekrutmen

Bonus CD : Contoh SOP Recruitment, Form-Form Recruitment, Adm Letter, etc

19 November 2007, Aston Atrium Hotel - Jakarta

Investasi Rp.1.000.000,-

Kesuksesan sebuah Perusahaan sangat ditentukan oleh ketersediaan Sumber Daya Manusia yang Kompeten. Dikarenakan sangat vitalnya ketersediaan Sumber Daya Manusia yang Kompeten maka gateway terpenting adalah pada proses Rekrutmen untuk menentukan, memilih dan menempatkan SDM yang sesuai dengan need perusahaan.

Mengingat sangat penting dan vitalnya proses rekrutmen dalam menentukan sukses tidaknya sebuah perusahaan maka HRD Forum memberikan sebuah workshop eksklusif yaitu "The Recruitment Handbook", dengan harapan workshop ini dapat menjadi acuan dan option bagi perusahaan untuk melakukan rekrutmen dengan efektif.

Outline :

1. SOP Rekrutmen

2. Analisa Kebutuhan Rekrutmen

3. Penetapan Persyaratan

- Analisa Posisi Kerja

- Job Description

- Job Specification

- Syarat & Peraturan Pekerjaan

4. Sumber-sumber penyedia Tenaga Kerja

5. Iklan Lowongan Kerja

- Iklan yang spesifik & Menarik

- Iklan yang menerapkan EEO

- Menentukan Media Iklan

6. Search Executive, Head Hunter, Agency dan Job Fair

- Efektifitas, kekurangan dan kekuatannya

7. Perencanaan & Analisa Budgeting Rekrutment

- Biaya Iklan

- Biaya Interview

- Biaya Medical

- Biaya Assessment

- Biaya Search Executive, Head Hunter, agency dan Job Fair

- Biaya Lain-lain

8. Fresh Graduate & Experience Position

- Penentuan & pemilihan

- Keuntungan & kelemahan

9. Merancang Prosedure & Penilaian Kandidat

10. CV & Formulir Lamaran

11. Interview & Jenis-jenisnya

12. Test Keahlian & Kinerja Potensial

13. Peran Medical Report & Surat Referensi

- Medical Report & Permasalahan yang timbul

- Surat Referensi dan validitasnya

14. Pengambilan Keputusan Akhir

- Hire or Rejected

- Administrative

15. Orientasi Karyawan baru

Lokasi
Aston Atrium Hotel - Jakarta

Waktu

9.00 s/d 16.00 WIB

Tanggal

19 November 2007

Tempat Terbatas !!

No Account
BCA - KCP Ahmad Yani - Bekasi
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Bank Mandiri - KCP Jkt - Cempaka Mas -
No. Rek : 120-00-0439485-9 a/n Bahari Antono

INFORMATION & REGISTRATION
Ms. Rani Kartika
021-70692748
0815 1049 0007
Email : Event@HRD-Forum.com
http://HRD-Forum.com
Agenda Lengkap : http://hrdforum.wordpress.com

Pendaftaran Via SMS : 0815 1049 0007

(Nama, Perusahaan, Recruitment Handbook)

Formulir Pendaftaran : The Recruitment Handbook

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Form Pendaftaran setelah diisi harap di fax ke 021-851 3661 ; 021-857 9510 atau email ke Event@HRD-Forum.com

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Bagi rekan-rekan yang ingin bergabung bersama kami untuk berdiskusi, sharing dan berhubungan lebih intens lagi, pastikan rekan-rekan bergabung dalam mailing list kami hanya dengan mengirimkan email kosong ke :

Diskusi-HRD-Subscribe@yahoogroups.com

Agenda Pelatihan Periode November - Desember 2007
HRD Forum - Human Resources Development For Unlimited Mind

1. Expanded DiSC
Tanggal             :           1 - 2 November 2007
Investasi            :           Rp. 3.000.000,-
Lokasi               :           Aston Atrium Hotel

2. Designing KPI & Goal Setting
Tanggal             :           3 November 2007
Investasi            :           Rp 1.250.000,-
Lokasi               :           HRD Forum Training Centre

Mempelajari bagaimana membuat Key Performance Indicator yang benar dan efektif sehingga dapat mengukur tingkat produktifitas karyawan. Di ajarkan juga bagaimana menetapkan dan merencanakan target perusahaan.

3. How To Set Up HR Lifecycle System
Tanggal             :           5 November 2007
Investasi            :           Rp. 1.500.000,-
Lokasi               :           HRD Forum Training Centre

Hal yang sering menjadi masalah bagi praktisi HR adalah bagaimana membuat system HR Lifecycle mulai dari rectruitment sampai termination. Dalam workshop ini peserta akan diajarkan bagaimana membuat dan mensetup HR Lifecycle.

4. The Administrative of HRD
Tanggal             :           6 November 2007
Investasi            :           Rp 1.500.000,-
Lokasi               :           HRD Forum Training Centre

Workshop ini mengajak peserta untuk membuat administrasi HRD sebagai support dan sebagai langkah awal menuju HRIS, serta sebagai batu loncatan pertama menuju human capital

5. Handling Harmonious Industrial Relation With NLP
Tanggal             :           7 November 2007.
Investasi            :           Rp. 1.300.000,-
Lokasi               :          HRD Forum Training Centre

Mengajarkan bagaimana Menangani Industrial Relation dengan menggunakan pendekatan NLP (Neuro Linguistics Programing)

6. How to Make Grading System and The Validation
Tanggal             :           7 November 2007
Investasi            :           Rp. 1.500.000,-
Lokasi               :           Hotel sofyan Cikini

Grading system adalah salah satu cara untuk membuat compensation & benefit mempunyai hubungan dengan job description (job evaluation). Metode grading terbaru di kembangkan dalam training ini adalah dengan menggunakan metode static sederhana.

7. Attracting The Right Human Capital
Tanggal             :           8 - 9 November 2007
Investasi            :           Rp. 2.100.000,-
Lokasi               :           HRD Forum Training Centre

8. Developing International Standard Job Analysis System
Tanggal             :           12 - 13 November 2007
Investasi            :           Rp. 3.000.000,-
Lokasi               :           HRD Forum Training Centre

9. Workload Analysis
Tanggal             :           14 November 2007
Investasi            :           Rp. 1.000.000,-
Lokasi               :           HRD Forum Training Centre

Workload Analysis cukup mendapat perhatian yang serius karena pada prinsipnya bertujuan untuk membuat proses organisasi lebih efektif dan efisiensi, karena strategisnya workload analysis maka workshop ini akan membantu untuk menganalisa beban kerja secara komprehensif, step by step, mulai dari persiapan sampai penyajian laporan.

10. Developing Salary Structure system Based Competency
Tanggal             :           16 November 2007
Investasi            :           Rp 1.600.000,-
Lokasi               :           HRD Forum Training Centre

salah satu asas dalam compensation & Benefit adalah keadilan, dengan metode salary structure based competency ini asas keadilan di coba untuk diangkat dan di gali lebih dalam sehingga karyawan akan mendapatkan gaji sesuai dengan kemampuannya.

11. The Recruitment Handbook
Tanggal             :           19 November 2007
Investasi            :           Rp. 1.000.000,-
Lokasi               :           Aston Atrium Hotel

Panduan efektif proses rekrutmen

12. Portfolio HR Audit
Tanggal             :           19 - 20 November 2007
Investasi            :           Rp. 3.000.000,-
Lokasi               :           Hotel Sofyan Cikini

Dalam workshop ini, HR Audit akan di berikan untuk level advance dan yang diaudit adalah sisi portfolionya. Di samping itu ada panduan untuk proses perubahan dari kondisis actual menuju kondisi ideal HR.

13. Developing Appriate HR Balance Scorecard
Tanggal             :           20 November 2007
Investasi            :           Rp. 1.200.000
Lokasi               :          HRD Forum Training Centre

14. Design Simulation, and Guidance, Salary structure Based 3 P Concept the Audit and the Validation
Tanggal             :           22 - 23 November 2007
Investasi            :           Rp. 2.600.000,-
Lokasi               :           HRD Forum Training Centre

Dalam Workshop ini peserta akan di ajarkan bagaimana menentukan strategi penggajian. Kemudian melakukuan job evaluation, competency evaluation dan performance evaluation sehingga muncul
point � point dasar pembuatan gaji berbasis 3 P atau grading dan job classnya.

15. Support Your Boss Effectively
Tanggal             :           26 November 2007
Investasi            :           Rp. 1.000.000,-
Lokasi               :           HRD Forum Training Centre

16. Solution Focused Conseling with NLP
Tanggal             :           27 - 28 November 2007
Investasi            :           Rp. 2.100.000,-
Lokasi               :           HRD Forum Training Centre

17. Managing HR For Beginner
Tanggal             :           29 November 2007
Investasi            :           Rp 1.000.000,-
Lokasi               :           HRD Forum Training Centre

Workshop ini mengajak praktisi HR pemula untuk menggali lebih dalam kemampuannya untuk memanage kondisi yang ada di seputar HR.

18. Cara Mudah Menyusun Job Description
Tanggal             :           30 November 2007
Investasi            :           Rp. 1.250.000,-
Lokasi               :           HRD Forum Training Centre

19. How To Be Personnel Professional
Tanggal             :           1 Desember 2007
Investasi            :           Rp 1.000.000,-
Lokasi               :           Hotel Aston Atrium

Untuk mendukung Fungsi dan tugas HRD secara keseluruhan di perlukan seorang personalia yang professional & handal. Pada workshop ini kami uraikan satu persatu apa dan bagaimana menjadi seorang personalia yang professional.

20. Make Powerfull And Meaningfull Psychology Report
Tanggal             :           4 Desember 2007
Investasi            :           Rp. 1.600.000,-
Lokasi               :           Hotel Sofyan Cikini

Dalam workshop ini peserta akan di ajarkan bagaimana membuat report yang baik dan benar sesuai dengan latar belakang teori, metodologi dan manualnya sehingga menjadi sebuah report yang powerfull & meaningfull.

21. The Doodle Test
Tanggal             :           6 Desember 2007
Investasi            :           Rp. 1.500.000,-
Lokasi               :           HRD Forum Training Centre

22. Human Capital Management Blue Print
Tanggal             :           7 Desember 2007
Investasi            :           Rp. 1.300.000,-
Lokasi               :           HRD Forum Training Centre

Salah satu aspek yang paling penting di dalam sebuah perusahaan khususnya yang berkaitan dengan pengembangan sumber daya manusia adalah dengan adanya blue print atau cetak biru, cetak biru juga merupakan sebuah pijakan yang harus di miliki oleh setiap perusahaan agar jelas dan terarah keman SDM nya akan di kembangkan. Dalam workshop ini akan di bahas blue print dalam dua modul yakni analisa kondisi internal dan eksternal.

23. Bagaimana Meningkatkan Efisiensi Perusahaan Melalui Pengurangan Karyawan
Tanggal             :           8 Desember 2007
Investasi            :           Rp. 1.850.000
Lokasi               :           Aston Atrium Senen

Dalam workshop ini akan didemontrasikan betapa mudahnya menghitung kompensasi PHK, baik yang sesuai dengan normatif maupun di tambah dengan kebijaksaan perusahaan, sehingga PHK menjadi solusi yang win win.

24. How To Be Assertive
Tanggal            :           10 Desember 2007
Investasi            :           Rp. 1.000.000,-
Lokasi               :           HRD Forum Training Centre

25. Pay For Performance
Tanggal             :           11 - 12 Desember 2007
Investasi            :           Rp. 2.850.000,-
Lokasi               :           HRD Forum Training Centre

26. Make Powerfull & Meaningfull Assessment Report for Non Psychology
Tanggal             :           13 Desember 2007
Investasi            :           Rp 1.600.000,-
Lokasi               :           HRD Forum Training Centre

Mempersiapkan Praktisi HR Non Psikologi untuk dapat menjadi seorang recruiter yang efektif. Memberikan pemahaman mengenai perilaku pelamar dalam proses assessment & recruitment dan dapat menyajikan sebuah laporan hasil assessment dengan baik dan benar.

27. Time Management
Tanggal            :           14 Desember 2007
Investasi            :           Rp. 1.000.000,-
Lokasi               :           HRD Forum Training Centre

28. Make Performance Appraisal Design

Tanggal            :           14 Desember 2007
Investasi            :           Rp. 1.500.000,-
Lokasi               :           HRD Forum Training Centre

29. Job Evaluation & Remuneration
Tanggal             :           14 - 15 Desember 2007
Investasi            :           Rp. 2.500.000,-
Lokasi               :           HRD Forum Training Centre

30. The Recruitment Handbook
Tanggal             :           17 Desember 2007
Investasi            :           Rp. 1.000.000,-
Lokasi               :           Aston Atrium Hotel

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31. Quasi Assessment & Development Centre

Tanggal             :           17 - 18 Desember 2007
Investasi            :           Rp. 3.000.000,-
Lokasi               :           HRD Forum Training Centre

Mempelajari tentang metoda Assessment Centre dalam format yang lebih praktis & sederhana.

Workshop ini merupakan "cutting edge" yang mengadopsi beberapa metode assessment center yang klasik dan mengembangkannya dengan teknik permodelan dan pendekatan psikometrik

32. Modern Graphology Course
Tanggal            :           19 Desember 2007
Investasi            :           Rp. 1.500.000,-
Lokasi               :           HRD Forum Training Centre

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Medical Coding.Net found greater clickthrough and conversion with Google.

noreply@blogger.com (Don Komo) — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 19:52:00 +0000

Google AdSense Case Study

Medical Coding.Net found greater clickthrough and conversion with Google.
Case study : Medical Coding.Net : www.medical-coding.net

Entrepreneur Darren Carter, M.D. created a company in 2001 to sell software and other products for medical coding and billing processes, an increasingly important task for medical practices of all kinds. His company, Medical Coding.Net, is today a wholly owned subsidiary of Provistas, Inc., which provides Medicare compliance solutions to hospital and physician-practice clients. Medical Coding.Net receives a qualified professional audience of about 500 unique visitors each day.read more

how to increase your site's visibility to advertisers to improve your revenue opportunity through the ad placements feature

noreply@blogger.com (Don Komo) — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 19:51:00 +0000

Members of the AdSense and AdWords product management team provide insight into what advertisers want to see from publishers and how to increase your site's visibility to advertisers to improve your revenue opportunity through the ad placements feature. read Increase Your Visibility To Advertisers: November 29, 2006 (WebEx)

HomeTips.com nails down big revenue with Google AdSense.

noreply@blogger.com (Don Komo) — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 19:47:00 +0000

Google AdSense Case Study

Hometips
Case study : Hometips : www.hometips.com

HomeTips.com nails down big revenue with Google AdSense.

Home advice website HomeTips.com started out in a backyard clubhouse. Seeking a quiet, woodsy spot for writing home improvement books, author Don Vandervort converted the bottom floor of his sons' two-story treehouse into a small office. He launched HomeTips.com from that office in 1997, essentially as an online portfolio to promote his books.

In the decade since, HomeTips has grown into a large and popular site, thanks to the authority Vandervort has developed and the volume of content he has collected and posted from his more than two dozen books, scores of magazine articles, and many television appearances on ABC and HGTV.

Challenge

Until about three years ago, HomeTips' main source of revenue came from writing, publishing, and licensing books and content to other companies, such as Sunset Books and Microsoft. This business expanded significantly after Vandervort moved to larger offices in Glendale, California, and assembled a team of editors, writers, and artists.

Though his book and content business was thriving, the website's meager revenue came from online sales of guides and reports. When a visitor requested one of these, Vandervort would email it to them and trust them to send three dollars. "At that time, I couldn't find a good system for these small transactions," he recalls. "It was an interesting way for us to stay in touch with our visitors' needs, but a money-losing proposition. We needed advertising for the web business to be viable." But the small editorial team was far too busy working at their core business of creating content to develop an advertising program.

Results

In 2003, Vandervort heard about the Google AdSense program and thought it might be helpful for creating incremental revenue that could work for HomeTips. As he notes, "It took about 20 minutes to set it up - and that 20 minutes completely changed our business."

He started by testing AdSense on a few pages. During the first week, he remembers that AdSense revenue paid for coffee; the second week, it paid for lunches. The model clearly worked, so he began expanding the program across the entire site. Now AdSense revenue pays for all salaries, overhead, and business development.

"Google's ability to deliver targeted ads is remarkable," says Vandervort. "In fact, because the ads are so relevant to the content on any given page, we believe that they are a very useful resource for our visitors. This is evidenced by the fact that, on many of our pages, more than 10 percent of our visitors click through to the advertisers for more information," he adds.

HomeTips now sees more than 1 million online visitors each month. "Solid content is the secret to developing a following," says Vandervort. "If you write expert content with your visitor's needs in mind, the rest will follow."

As the business has grown up, so have the sons whose backyard clubhouse Vandervort first commandeered for an office. Now they bring media experience to the business: Gabriel as a former writer/producer of shows for The History Channel and Christian as a cinematographer and film editor. HomeTips anticipates online video to be the next area of growth. "Nothing can show you how to do something as clearly and adeptly as a video," says Vandervort. "As we see the migration of advertising dollars from television to the web, we expect video content and advertising to do very well."

The HomeTips team constantly tests site design, navigation, and ad optimization to improve both the user experience and the success of advertising. Vandervort points out the fact that channel reporting and Google Analytics are a big help in this effort. "These analytics help us zero in on where we're doing the best job and where we need to do more. As a result, our performance just keeps going up."

About Google AdSense

Google AdSense is a program enabling online businesses to earn revenue from serving ads precisely targeted to specific web content and search pages. With service levels ranging from online sign-up to dedicated support management, a broad range of sites profit from AdSense. Thousands of Google advertisers also benefit from AdSense by gaining exposure on sites across the Google Network, which includes many of the Top 100 Media Metrix sites such as AOL, About.com, Amazon, Ask.com, and Lycos.

AdSense features, including Onsite Advertiser Sign-up, referrals, section targeting, reports features, and seasonal ad formats

noreply@blogger.com (Don Komo) — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 19:45:00 +0000

(Flash) - An overview of selected AdSense features, including Onsite Advertiser Sign-up, referrals, section targeting, reports features, and seasonal ad formats. read Features Webinar: December 21, 2005 (Flash)

New features available from the AdSense Reports tab.

noreply@blogger.com (Don Komo) — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 19:41:00 +0000

(Macromedia Breeze Presentation) - A detailed look at the new features available from the AdSense Reports tab. read Reports Interface Webinar: July 28, 2005

Google AdSense Optimization Webinar

noreply@blogger.com (Don Komo) — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 19:37:00 +0000

June 30, 2005 -- 4:45 p.m. PDT
Coordinator

Good day, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the AdSense Optimization Webinar conference call. My name is Cindy and I will be your coordinator for today. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. We will be a facilitating a question and answer session towards the end of the conference.

I would now like to turn the presentation over to your host for today's call, Kim Malone, Director of AdSense. Please proceed. read more

Recruitment:Frameworks Animation

noreply@blogger.com (Don Komo) — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 19:21:00 +0000

Akan ada acara Recruitment gede2xan dari Frameworks
Animation lagi. Juga ada acara2x seru lainnya selain

Recruitment. GRATIS LHO!!!

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Get a Free Apple iPhone from Xpango!

noreply@blogger.com (Don Komo) — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 13:46:00 +0000

Get a Free Apple iPhone from Xpango!

The New Apple iPhone is the hottest new gadget from Apple - A Mobile Phone, iPod MP3 Player, Internet/Email Web Browser and Movie Player - All in 1.

iPhone is a revolutionary new mobile phone that allows you to make a call by simply tapping a name or number in your address book, a favorites list, or a call log. It also automatically syncs all your contacts from a PC, Mac, or Internet service. And it lets you select and listen to voicemail messages in whatever order you want — just like email.

iPhone is a widescreen iPod with touch controls that lets you enjoy your content — including music, audiobooks, videos, TV shows, and movies — on a beautiful 3.5-inch widescreen display. It also lets you sync your content from the iTunes library on your PC or Mac. And then you can access it all with just the touch of a finger.

iPhone features a rich HTML email client and Safari — the most advanced web browser ever on a portable device — which automatically syncs bookmarks from your PC or Mac. Safari also includes built-in Google and Yahoo! search. iPhone is fully multi-tasking, so you can read a web page while downloading your email in the background over Wi-Fi or EDGE.

Key Features include;

Mobile Phone/iPod/Video/Email Capabilities.
Advanced Touch Screen Functionality
Scratch Resistant Screen
Quad-band (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
4GB or 8GB flash drive
3.5-inch (diagonal) widescreen multi-touch display
480-by-320-pixel resolution at 160 dpi
OSX Operating system
Wi-Fi, Edge, Bluetooth
2.0 MegaPixel Digital Camera

Please Note - Apple iPhone is currently only available in the USA, with availability for Canada and the UK due towards November 2007, with the rest of the world to follow. You can sign-up for your iPhone today and begin gaining Credits towards your Apple iPhone in time for release in your country.

Please also note that once you receive your Apple iPhone you will then need to arrange a contract with a service provider to use the the Apple iPhone. Service providers will vary for different countries.

RRP: ~~£TBC/$399.99~~

Peluang Sukses Bebas Finansial di Depan Mata

noreply@blogger.com (Don Komo) — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 20:04:00 +0000

Hanya orang yang mengerti akan arti sukses lah yg bisa mencapainya.
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80 Juta Pemakai HP seluruh Indonesia
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6. Target pasar yang maha luas, dan dapat dijangkau
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Yahoo Finance Update

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On Oct 26: 674.60 6.09 (0.91%)

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After Hours: 674.00 0.60 (0.09%) on 10/26/07

Last Trade:	674.60
Trade Time:	Oct 26
Change:	6.09 (0.91%)
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Open:	674.00
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Ask:	678.00 x 100
1y Target Est:	732.96

Day's Range:	668.06 - 676.54
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Volume:	3,354,536
Avg Vol (3m):	4,808,200
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Indonesia outlines plan to attract more businesses

noreply@blogger.com (Don Komo) — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 12:34:00 +0000

Tuesday, 05 September 2006

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono of Indonesia promised Monday to step up efforts to combat corruption, terrorism, bird flu and other threats to stability, and he said that "with luck" the economy could double in 10 years.
Addressing about 400 company executives and diplomats at a business conference in Singapore, Yudhoyono said his government was also committed to democratization and to creating a better climate for investment.Indonesia needs foreign investment to spur growth in the $276 billion economy, which accelerated for the first time in a year and a half in the second quarter. While the government expects growth to quicken to 5.9 percent this year, doubling GDP by 2016 is unlikely, said Ross McLeod, an economist at the Australian National University.
"That would require growth at about 7.1 percent on average for a decade," said McLeod. "Clearly, focused economic policy making is much more difficult these days, under genuine democracy.
(www.indobiz.com)

Indonesia to develop telecom network

noreply@blogger.com (Don Komo) — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 12:33:00 +0000

The Indonesian government will hold a national and international fiber optic and wireless network construction bid in an effort to speed up development of an Internet Protocol-based telecommunication network, a senior official said.
"We will prepare the tender procedure in the next two weeks," Antara news agency quoted Communication and Information Minister Sofyan Djalil as saying here Wednesday after opening an IndoComtech computer exhibition at the Jakarta Convention Center.
The fiber optic development project would hopefully boost domestic industry of communication and technology (ICT) and reduce the high tariff of Internet, he said.
With fiber optic-based telecommunication network connections with foreign states, the Internet tariff in Indonesia could be reduced significantly, he said.
"The government is ready to reduce the Internet tariff for the sake of ICT development," he said.
The minister, however, did not mention the capacity of fiber optics that would be needed to build the network and the investment value of the project.
The government, he said, would not reap benefit from the bid but only facilitate the network's development.
Sofyan said that some telecommunication operators had already built fiber optic networks that encircled Indonesia.
The government's plan to establish fiber optic-based telecommunication network would create good competition with the other telecommunication operators, he said.
"The bid will be conducted openly. It's not impossible that foreign investors will also take part in the bid," he said.

Currency Strategists: Morgan Stanley Says Buy in Southeast Asia

noreply@blogger.com (Don Komo) — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 12:31:00 +0000

By Clarissa Tan

Sept. 13 (Bloomberg) -- The currencies of Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia may rise faster than their North Asian counterparts as Southeast Asian central banks let them strengthen to control inflation, said Morgan Stanley's Chief Asia Economist Andy Xie.
A stronger baht, ringgit and rupiah may temper inflation by lowering the price of imported goods, reducing the need for higher borrowing costs that may also choke economic growth, Hong Kong-based Xie said. North Asian economies are not faced with the same inflation pressure, so are more likely to resist currency gains in order to help exporters, he said.
``The central banks of Southeast Asian countries don't want to raise rates, while they also want to control inflation,'' Xie, a former World Bank economist, said in an interview. ``The way to do that is to let their currencies appreciate.''
The rupiah will rise 1.7 percent against the dollar to 9,000 by the end of the month, the baht by 0.7 percent to 37.20 and the ringgit by 0.7 percent to 3.65, according to Morgan Stanley. The won will gain less, by 0.5 percent to 955.
Thailand started raising rates in 2004, followed by Indonesia and Malaysia in 2005, in tandem with a two-year cycle of increases from the Federal Reserve as surging crude oil prices and improving growth stoked inflation. With the Fed having paused and oil near a five-month low, Southeast Asian central banks may prefer the lesser effect on growth of a stronger currency pushing up export costs than higher rates curbing investment and spending.
The Bank of Thailand's ``current interest rate is at the appropriate level to accommodate growth if inflation doesn't accelerate,'' Assistant Governor Atchana Waiquamdee said in Bangkok after the bank left its rate at 5 percent on Sept. 6.
Spur the Economy
Malaysia's government on Sept. 1 said a stronger ringgit will help contain inflation, while its central bank on Aug. 25 held the key rate at 3.5 percent to support economic growth.
Indonesia's inflation was at 14.9 percent on-year in August and Thailand's at 3.8 percent. Malaysian prices rose at a 4.1 percent pace in July. Their rates are higher than South Korea's 2.9 percent in August, while Taiwan consumer prices fell 0.57 percent that month from a year earlier.
``By trying to keep both inflation and interest rates low, they are hoping to encourage consumption and spur the economy,'' said Xie, confirming a report he wrote last week. Rising prices and higher borrowing costs deter consumer spending.
The rupiah has gained 2.9 percent in the past three months and the baht 2.7 percent. By contrast, the Taiwan dollar weakened 1.1 percent and South Korea's won 0.3 percent.
`Noticeably Weak'
Southeast Asian nations' export growth gives their central banks room to let currencies appreciate, said Xie. A rising currency may hurt exporters, as it increases the price of goods sold abroad.
``Domestic demand is noticeably weak, especially in Indonesia and Thailand,'' Xie wrote in the report, dated Sept. 4. ``Hence, it makes sense to trade currency strength for rate hikes.''
Among the three nations, Indonesia posted the largest export growth in July from a year ago at 23.4 percent, according to the Central Bureau of Statistics in Jakarta on Sept. 1. While Malaysia recorded the lowest rate, the 16 percent rise announced by the trade ministry in Kuala Lumpur on Sept. 5 was the fastest in 16 months.
The Bank for International Settlements said in its quarterly review that Asian central banks, which have sold their currency to limit strength, may have to raise interest rates or let their currencies appreciate as inflation quickens.
To contact the reporters on this story: Clarissa Tan in Singapore at ctan29@bloomberg.net .

Wal-Mart inspectors find more violations at foreign factories

noreply@blogger.com (Don Komo) — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 12:30:00 +0000

Wal-Mart inspectors find more violations at foreign factories
The Jakarta Post

BENTONVILLE, Arkansas (AP): Wal-Mart Stores Inc. found a higher rate of severe violations at foreign factories last year as it stepped up inspections for labor and environmental standards in more than 60 countries where it buys clothes, toys, shoes andother products, it said in a report.

Only 23 factories were cut off from Wal-Mart's business for repeated violations, a sharp decline from 1,200 in 2004. But the retailer said that was in part because of a change in its auditing rules. It expects the number to increase again this year.

Wal-Mart posted its "2005 Report on Ethical Sourcing" on a section of its Web site last week but did not make any public announcement, spokeswoman Beth Keck said.

"In 2005, we audited more factories than any other company in the world, performing more than 13,600 initial and follow-up audits of 7,200 supplier factories," the report said.

The company is also the target of a U.S. lawsuit seeking class-action status for factory workers in Bangladesh, China, Indonesia, Nicaragua and Swaziland.

In 2005, Wal-Mart's inspectors reported what it calls "high-risk" violations at 52 percent of those factories, compared with 36 percent in 2004.

Medium-risk violations were reported at 37 percent of plants, down from 43 percent the year before. Only 10 percent of factories were found to have no violations or only minor ones, compared with 21 percent in 2004.

Last year, as Wal-Mart came under mounting criticism led by union-backed campaign groups, Chief Executive Lee Scott said Wal-Mart would step up enforcement of workplace and environmentalstandards. It does not own factories but instead buys from others who do. (**)