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Understanding Social Media Guidelines for Employees
By Donald Sears | Posted: 2009-06-26
Oh, social media. You're taking up so much of our time and energy that companies need to tell us how to behave.
On one hand, it seems silly. Most of these guidelines are common sense, but common sense may not be enough where personal opinions and legal and human resource
Study Finds Most People Ready to Jump Ship
By Donald Sears | Posted: 2009-06-24
When the economy turns around--which could take a lot longer than anyone imagined--will you stay at your current job, or will you gladly try and get out as fast as possible?
A study from Adecco Group appears to be showing that most people want a new gig and more money, and
Resume Advice for IT Job Seekers
By Donald Sears | Posted: 2009-06-23
Looking for work or would like a new gig in technology?
Too often the resume for the technologist is a grocery list of skills, certifications and acronyms. What about your impact on the business, a project or a team?
As told in the article Searching for an IT Job: The Do's
Unemployment Is, Frankly, Awful
By Donald Sears | Posted: 2009-06-19
There's no way around it. While certain indicators are down, which is good news, state unemployment levels—based on the latest government numbers—are just plain ugly.
It's particularly bad in the
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Microsoft's Ballmer on H1-B Visas, Immigration
By Donald Sears | Posted: 2009-06-18
The Detroit Free Press recently interviewed Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer who asked him why Microsoft in 2007 built a research and development facility in Canada--over the border in
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Is This Recession a 'Man-cession'?
By Donald Sears | Posted: 2009-06-16
It's pretty interesting to read a news release trying to give a gender spin to a recession that has impacted everyone so deeply. I realize Father's Day is coming up, but is this really news that there are more men than women unemployed right now?
Maybe. But it feels kind
Technology Job Profile: Simulation Engineer
By Donald Sears | Posted: 2009-06-15
The engineers who work on simulated models and environments are getting a nice profile in a NY Times article. The news is that there is a growing need for creating simulations to help avoid risky endeavors for businesses and major catastrophes for the government and military--anything that has a large
Furloughs: Another Way to Cut Labor Costs
By Donald Sears | Posted: 2009-06-12
There are plenty of companies--including Dell, HP, Nokia and others--who have used work furloughs to help reduce labor expenses and avoid more layoffs these days. Given the state of things, it would seem that given the choice, most of us would take the unpaid time off rather than be thrown
How Technical Does an IT Manager Need to Be?
By Donald Sears | Posted: 2009-06-11
I think the answer on how technical an IT manager should have to be is dependent on a whole slew of issues, and open to a lot of discussion. But it also depends on the actual management the job requires as well as the state of your company in these
HR Is Not Protecting Your Private Information
By Donald Sears | Posted: 2009-06-10
That's right, Rockwell, Michael Jackson and the Geico "Money That You Could Be Saving": You do, in fact, always feel like someone is watching you and your private information at
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More Supply Than Demand for Technology Workers
By Donald Sears | Posted: 2009-06-09
The laws of supply and demand are in full effect.
Despite there being a slight gain in technology consulting jobs according to government data, the latest Dice Report for June is not a pretty picture. Dice is a technology job board that is used by many technology recruiters, hiring managers and
Consulting Is Up and So Is the Time to Fill an Open Job
By Donald Sears | Posted: 2009-06-08
The majority of the news around technology employment has been weak or negative lately. But there does appear to be one small nugget of good news in the U.S. government's recent data: Tech consulting services are up.
There are a few ways to look at this, but before dissecting, here is
Unemployment Rate Up, Pace of Job Loss Down
By Donald Sears | Posted: 2009-06-05
More government data was released today that shows what was expected: more total unemployment cumulatively, fewer jobs being lost than there were half a year ago.
Here are the key nuggets of
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Advice for the Perkless Work Environment
By Donald Sears | Posted: 2009-06-04
For those of you in IT that are watching fringe benefits and workplace perks go out the window like GM's stock price, some advice is here to help keep up your daily motivation.
Motivation for a job should probably not come from free pizza, chai lattes in the work kitchen
Feds Probing Google, Apple for Antitrust Hiring Practices
By Donald Sears | Posted: 2009-06-03
Are major technology companies such as Google, Apple and others violating antitrust laws by negotiating not to hire away top talent from each other?
That's what the federal
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