The 48th PMAP Conference (Oct 12-14, 2011)

I was alone for 2 days at the conference. My colleague went home after the first day due to an emergency. But I did not let this affect my participation/attendance to the sessions in the conference.

The 2nd day sessions were worth attending to. On the 3rd day, I was the early bird, which was highlighted at the start of the program. I should've confessed that the reason why I was early because I was blogging. Haha.. I needed the ambiance. In fact, I was able to finish 3 blogs.

Aside from increasing my network, my purpose in attending PMAP Conference has been to learn best practices and get new insights/trends.

• In Jobstreet's poll survery, 58% percent of their respondents said that they applied after seeing a relevant job advertisement online even if they are not actively looking for a job.
• In the said poll survey:
• Online job portal is the top preference of job seekers.
• Job alerts by email is the top driver for job applications.
• The top concern of applicants is the lack of feedback on their job applications.
• A major concern right now is leadership maturity. In a normal corporate scenario, one ascends to higher position as he/she stays in the company. Maturity = Experiences. However, we have a different scenario now. One can manage a team upon college graduation. According to the FGD that PMAP conducted, the competencies for management maturity are: character, self-mastery, collaboration, execution, results, orientation, business acumen, strategic thinking & visioning, and systems thinking. These are at par with the findings of research studies. During the PMAP session, it was agreed by the panel and audience that the indicators of potential or willingness to grow in maturity are reflection of past experiences and openness to feedback. ( I did love this session!)
• The major focus of corporations, leaders, and workers is preparing the Philippines for the effects of globalization. Simple ways of doing this are using LED lights, removing the plugs from the outlets even when not in use, not using the yellow bulbs, and using the rain as alternative water. 
• One of the most important role of HR is cultivating leaders.
• I've heard and seen studies on the mismatch of skills of graduates with the requirements of organizations. I have to see the research that DOLE conducted. NSO provided statistics on the mismatch.
• Technology is important in business. But one has to think whether you allow technology to drive your business or use technology in doing your business.