In this paper, a method for efficient scheduling to obtain optimum job throughput in a distributed campus grid environment is presented; Traditional job schedulers determine job scheduling using user and job resource attributes. User attributes are related to current usage, historical usage, user priority and project access. Job resource attributes mainly comprise of soft requirements (compiler...

The disproportionate supply/demand ratio of information security consultant manpower is worsening yearly. It is necessary to analyze the specialized knowledge and skills required of information security consultants in their fulfilling job responsibilities, and to reflect the findings in developing and operating training programs. To identify the job requirements of information security consulta...

This paper presents a new workload model, called the state-dependent deadline model, for applications whose high-level timing requirements may change with time. The problem is how to choose target deadlines for jobs from their time-varying deadlines so that the system can meet its requirements with a high probability. In the clairvoyant case, the deadline of every job is given by a known functi...

This paper examines the nature of graduate over-education amongst a group of applicants to a graduate conversion programme. It was found that whilst a substantial proportion of earnings differentials were associated with a mismatch between individual skill levels and job requirements, wage gaps were still likely to occur should such mismatches be eliminated. The evidence suggests that graduate ...

We propose that brand equity can influence job seekers’ perceptions of job opportunities. Our results suggest that job seekers view working for a strong brand as a way to build the power of their résumé. The belief that strong brands build powerful résumés is, in part, the outcome of job seekers’ beliefs that working for a strong brand will allow them to advance to better positions internally, ...

J ob seeking and recruiting processes have drastically changed during the past decade. Today’s companies are exploiting online technology (job portals, corporate websites, and so on) to make job advertisements reach an ever-growing audience. However, this advantage can create a higher post-processing burden for recruiters, who must sort through the huge amount of résumés and curricula vitae rec...