Au cours des dernières semaines, j’ai passé en revue plus de 200 différents CVs dont la plupart appartenaient à des jeunes étudiants ou de nouveaux diplômés Marocains. Ce déluge de CV a commencé suite à la publication sur internet d’opportunités de travail et de stage avec Govpinion.com . J’ai été déçu par la qualité inférieure de beaucoup de CVs, en plus, une bonne partie de ces candidats ont ou bien été au chômage depuis un certain temps ou bien ils n’ont jamais été employé au-delà de quelques stages. Suite à cela, j’ai décidé de prendre le temps de rédiger cet article pour fournir quelques conseils que j’espère aideront ces personnes-là et bien d’autres à augmenter leur chance de trouver un emploi et lancer leur carrière vers l’avant.
7 Conseils pour les Jeunes Diplômés Marocains pour doubler leurs chances de trouver un boulot
May 1, 2012
Few tips to optimize your use of Facebook & Twitter
February 15, 2012
As more and more people and organizations are using Facebook and twitter as communication tools to broadcast information, the signal to noise ratio is becoming over time more and more of a challenge. This only gets worst as the number of people and organizations broadcasting information in your direction (Facebook friends, Facebook pages you are a fan of, twitter folks you follow) grows into the hundreds or thousands. Consuming information through the main feed of Facebook & Twitter might not be the optimal solution for you in this case as you will probably find yourself browsing through pages and pages of updates with mixed levels of relevancy.
Statistiques sur l’Utilisation de Facebook dans les Pays du Moyen-Orient et d’Afrique du Nord
October 25, 2011
Vous-êtes-vous déjà demandé combien de personnes utilisent Facebook à travers les pays du Moyen-Orient et d’Afrique du Nord? Eh bien, voici la réponse : environ 32 millions ce qui représente environ 12% de la population de la région. Je cherchais à savoir combien d’utilisateurs de Facebook sont basés au Maroc spécifiquement mais aussi dans les autres pays d’Afrique du Nord et du Moyen-Orient (ANMO). Cet information est importante pour moi car Govpinion.com nécessite l’utilisation d’un compte Facebook pour pouvoir fournir des avis sur les fonctionnaires et les institutions publiques sur le site, la pénétration de comptes Facebook dans la population de ces pays est donc une statistique critique que je veux connaitre et suivre dans les mois a venir. J’étais aussi curieux de savoir les chiffres concernant l’utilisation de Facebook chez les hommes et les femmes amis aussi la répartition par groupe d’âge. Vous pourrez trouver si dessous quelques statistiques intéressantes ainsi que des tables de données et des graphiques avec les résultats de mon analyse. J’espère que vous trouverez ca utile. Si c’est le cas, veuillez partager cette article avec vos amis.
Statistics about the Use of Facebook across Countries in the Middle East and North Africa
October 24, 2011
Did you ever wonder how many people use Facebook across the middle east and North Africa? Well that answer is about 32 Million which is about 12% of the population. I was looking to find out how many Facebook users there were in Morocco specifically but also in the rest of the North Africa and Middle East region (MENA). This is information that was important to me as Govpinion.com requires the use of a Facebook account in order to provide feedback on public officials and institutions; the penetration of Facebook accounts in the population of these countries is a statistic that I want to know and monitor over time. I was also interested in knowing what the split among men vs. women was as well as what the distribution among age groups looked like. Below are some interesting statistics as well as more detailed data tables and graphs highlighting my findings. I hope you will find it useful. If you do, make sure to share it with others.
Winning the Lottery Ticket for the American Dream
October 21, 2011
The last few years have been tougher times for many Americans, but it has not deterred many from their desire to emigrate to the US to pursue a better life. More and more people in all corners of the world are applying each year for a chance to win an immigration lottery to move to the United States. The US State department runs a diversity immigrant visa program that issues 50,000 diversity visas annually to people from countries with low immigration rates to the United States. These are people from countries all over the world except for 19 of them that are ineligible as over 50,000 immigrants from those countries have migrated in the previous 5 years to the US namely Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, India, Jamaica, Mexico, Pakistan, Peru, The Philippines, Poland, South Korea, UK and Vietnam. As long as an applicant has a high school education or 2 years of work experience within the past 5 years in an occupation requiring at least 2 years of training, he is eligible to win US residency for himself and his immediate family and apply for US citizenship after 5 years.
Reporting from the Ground of Occupy Seattle
October 16, 2011
What started as a protest in New york about a month ago has become an international movement with protests spreading across the US and other cities across the world. The “Occupy Wall street” protests have also spread to Seattle taking over the Westlake area in the heart of downtown Seattle. There were over 3000 people there on Saturday and so as I found myself in the area today, I decided to go witness it myself, talk to a few people and capture a few pictures.
I attended a startup event tonight #LeanStartup in Seattle which was held in the Techstars office. I have skipped most tech startup events in the area over the last couple of months as I have been busy building my startup (Govpinion). I did miss the startup pitch part of the event which I think is fun as it helps get a good sense of all the cool things people are working on. The last Lean startup event I attended was this last June during which I went up to the microphone and talked for 15 seconds about this idea I had that became Govpinion and now 3 months later it is actually live in beta.
Animal Encounters during the Salmon Days Festival
October 1, 2011
I attended the Salmon Days festival in Issaquah today and of course I took many pictures. Beyond the many shots of the parade and other entertainment activities, I pointed my camera toward our friends from the animal kingdom. Here are some of those shots for your viewing pleasure. If you are interested in getting a high resolution copy of any of these pictures, just shoot me an email. Enjoy and make sure to share with others. Click on any of the pictures to enlarge it.
Sailing in Seattle Photos
September 24, 2011
I found myself today sailing on the waters of the Puget Sound with some awesome views of downtown Seattle. I was able to capture a few shots with my camera which I am sharing in this post. If you are interested in getting a high resolution copy of any of these pictures, just shoot me an email. Enjoy and make sure to share with others. Click on any of the pictures to enlarge it.
My story overcoming the Wantrepreneur Syndrome
September 18, 2011
This weekend I finally launched my startup Govpinion, you can learn more about it on this announcement blog post . This post however is not about Govpinion specifically but more about the journey leading to this point. I have been thinking and talking about launching a tech startup for a while and I finally built something that I can label a tech startup. This post is a way for me to celebrate this milestone by looking at how I got here before embarking in the long and surely challenging journey ahead to make Govpinion successful.
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In the age of social media, if you are unhappy with the food or the service provided by a restaurant, you can tell others about it on yelp.com; if you have feedback about a hotel, you can tell your fellow travelers about it on tripadvisor.com; but how about if you are unhappy with the service provided by a public institution or a public official? Well, you should be able to tell your fellow citizens about it, that's why I launched Govpinion.com ! A social entrepreneurship focused venture enabling citizens to share their opinions about the public officials and the public institutions in their country with the aim to drive increased transparency and good governance and fight corruption. The site is currently live in Morocco with aspirations to take over the rest of the world in a not so far future.
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