I was made redundant ( company was trying to shed jobs, announced a move to other premises 100 miles away, told everyone who couldn't relocate that they were making themselves redundant) - that was when I was 58.

I could have waited until my pension came in at 60, but I had no pension from work, so wanted to go on working until 65, as I had planned to do in that job.

200 applications, 50 interviews, most of which I had to travel to at my own expense, plenty of "you are too well qualified", but I did get a temporary post with a ghastly conference company which treated their staff like dirt.

Eventually I was offered a proper job, in the field of information as I hoped, though the money is nowhere near what I should be earning, and I have a long commute. This organisation is heavily involved with older people, and is dedicated to equal opportunities, so there was, thank goodness, no discrimination barrier.

I can only suggest you research all organisations which are similarly dedicated, and make a point in your application of being one of those people they promise not to discriminate against. I don't suppose I need to remind you that you must research each organisation you apply to, so your application makes it obvious that you fully understand the employer and its ethos.

I am now involved in interviewing, and I am astonished at the number of people who don't bother to do their homework, and still expect to get taken seriousy.

A "formula" Curriculum Vitae really will not do. Applications must be carefully tailored to each vacancy.

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[505763] List of psychology organisations needed
http://www.freepint.com/go/b505763

Author:	Martin
Date:	01/09/2009 03:49 pm
Category:	Company, Industry, Country and Product Research

I'm looking for a comprehensive list of UK universities, schools, colleges, NHS departments working in the field of child mental health. Is anyone aware if such a list/group of lists is online and being maintained already?

One small example I have found is:
http://www.psychnet-uk.com/universities/ukuniversities.htm

but ideally I am looking for something a lot more comprehensive that is updated on a regular basis.

Thanks

Martin

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[505778] research on role of ICT in wire services
http://www.freepint.com/go/b505778

Author:	Dr.Bala Murali Krishna Yelchuri
Date:	01/09/2009 05:16 pm
Category:	Communications and Publishing

Grateful if somebody could help with links to research on role of ICT in wire services in the world in general and India in particular.

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[505945] Putting a book on the internet?
http://www.freepint.com/go/b505945

Author:	Catriona
Date:	02/09/2009 04:21 pm
Category:	Information Issues

The organisation I'm working for wants to scan in several complete books and put them on a client intranet. I'm pretty sure this is not going to be possible - at least not without great expense and time in negotiating deals with publishers - but someone has an idea about an "ISBN licence" which give you some form of blanket copyright clearance like the CLA does.

Does anyone have any ideas about this? Also, if you know for sure that this does not exist that would be really helpful as well!

Thanks very much

Catriona

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[506157] World cities database
http://www.freepint.com/go/b506157

Author:	Noam Gilon
Date:	03/09/2009 07:49 pm
Category:	People and Places

I’m looking for a comprehensive (and accurate) database of cities worldwide, that can be downloaded or purchased. Can anyone recommend?

Thanks!
Noam

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[506159] World Universities
http://www.freepint.com/go/b506159

Author:	Noam Gilon
Date:	03/09/2009 07:50 pm
Category:	Language, Education, Arts and Events

I’m looking for a comprehensive (and accurate) database of universities worldwide, that can be downloaded or purchased. Can anyone recommend?

Thanks!
Noam

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[506758] Re: World Universities
http://www.freepint.com/go/b506758

Author:	Rosy
Date:	07/09/2009 12:22 pm
Category:	Language, Education, Arts and Events

Reply To:	(#506159) World Universities
Author:	Noam Gilon
Date:	03/09/2009 07:50 pm

Try
http://www.unesco.org/iau/

It lists universities by country, though I am not sure how accurate/ comprehensive it is, it seems pretty thorough to me...

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[506237] Yahoo Alerts
http://www.freepint.com/go/b506237

Author:	Adam
Date:	04/09/2009 09:25 am
Category:	Internet Searching, Webmaster, eCommerce

What degree of Boolean logic is possible with Yahoo Alerts. Is there a link anywhere that can help with this.

Yours,

Adam

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[506265] Law Firms in Brazil
http://www.freepint.com/go/b506265

Author:	JamesM
Date:	04/09/2009 04:06 pm
Category:	Internet Searching, Webmaster, eCommerce

Does anyone know whether Law Firms in Brazil are regulated in the same manner as Law Firms in the UK?

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[506269] Revenue models for non-profit Web 2.0 service
http://www.freepint.com/go/b506269

Author:	Mike Duncan
Date:	04/09/2009 04:22 pm
Category:	Internet Searching, Webmaster, eCommerce

We are looking at establishing a non profit service to a community of researchers with a worldwide population in the region of 10,000 though the number of visitors might double its size. This community is operating under cost pressure (which research community is not?)

In the first instance we intend to set up the service with grant support but we plan that it should become self supporting within 2 or 3 years.

We understand that the three esablished ways of earning income are: advertising, subscriptions and transaction commission. we are looking at as many examples of existing sites as we can to get a feel for what other people are doing.

Any guidance on where to look for examples from which we can learn and any ideas on the levels of income that are likely to be generated will be very welcome.

We intend to use a low cost business model for the service. We have one or two people already who will be willing to help us achieve this. Again any ideas on where we can and where we should not economise will be very welcome.

Thank you in anticipation

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[506876] Freelance academic researchers
http://www.freepint.com/go/b506876

Author:	Juliet Craig
Date:	08/09/2009 11:35 am
Category:	People and Places

Hello

Does anyone know of any recruitment agencies, or websites that for vacancies for short-term research contracts? I'm interested in researchers with an academic background, and various specialisms, who could could carry out literature reviews, interviews or focus groups, and could analyse and write up the results, on contracts of up to 6 months.

I'm familiar with the sites for information specialists, but where do freelance primary researchers look? Can anyone help?

Thanks
Juliet

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[506932] Re: Freelance academic researchers
http://www.freepint.com/go/b506932

Author:	Diana Nutting
Date:	08/09/2009 04:11 pm
Category:	People and Places

Reply To:	(#506876) Freelance academic researchers
Author:	Juliet Craig
Date:	08/09/2009 11:35 am

You could try the Market Research Society's job vacancies section. They do sometimes carry these sort of jobs. (http://www.mrs.org.uk)

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[506880] Skype now has screen sharing
http://www.freepint.com/go/b506880

Author:	William Hann
Date:	08/09/2009 11:54 am
Category:	Computers and Software

Hi

Upgrade to the latest version of Skype (4.1 for Windows) and you can share your screen, in realtime, with a Skype contact.

When you initiate sharing, it starts a voice call, but you don't have to speak. The refresh rate is pretty good, but the compression does make the picture slightly 'lossy' (like a highly compress JPEG, a bit pixelated).

It's available in the Windows, Mac and Linux versions, and you can share cross-platform. To zoom in, right-click and choose 'View actual size', and try out the 'Full screen' button.

FAQs here: http://support.skype.com/en-gb/search/?q=screen+sharing

To upgrade, from the main Skype window choose 'Help > Check for updates'.

This is a great new feature, that I know we here at FreePint will find very useful.

William
Publisher, FreePint

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