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IT Contracting Expected to Grow in Federal Work
By Donald Sears | Posted: 2010-06-28
An analysis by U.S. government research company Input sees continued opportunity for IT contractors over the next five years, starting with fiscal year 2011. The government intends to spend upward of $110 billion on IT by 2015, from $86 billion in 2011. That's "a compound annual growth rate of 5.4
SAP Labs Is Hiring Up to 300 in Palo Alto
By Donald Sears | Posted: 2010-06-22
German application software giant SAP is looking for experienced application developers, project managers, cloud computing experts, mobile developers and those with deep partner experience for its
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The 50/50 Rule for H-1B Visas Could Lead to More U.S. IT Jobs
By Donald Sears | Posted: 2010-06-21
A recent CIO.com article on how one Indian outsourcing company is watching pending visa legislation shines a light on the challenges faced when economies go sour, politicians
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Small and Big Cities See Major Tech Hiring Gains
By Donald Sears | Posted: 2010-05-31
Job demand in California's capital city is up, according to the Sacramento Bee. Not known as a technology hub for jobs, it is a good sign to hear about smaller cities like Sacramento see an uptick in demand for technology talent.
At more than 500 open information technology positions [on
Tech Hubs Outside of Silicon Valley Hiring
By Donald Sears | Posted: 2010-05-31
Technology companies in cities like Austin, Texas and Raleigh, North Carolina are competing more frequently with Silicon Valley for engineering, software and development talent. According to The
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Wage Increases for Chinese Factory Workers Is Not Change
By Donald Sears | Posted: 2010-05-30
The recent media attention on the suicides of Chinese factory workers who manufacture and assemble products like Apple's iPhone, Sony and Dell computers and anything electronic has caused Hon Hai Group to up the pay rates of workers by some 20 percent.
But will wage increases be enough? Is this
Workers Want a Vacation and Feel It's OK to Take One Now
By Donald Sears | Posted: 2010-05-28
In a recession, workers are always worrying about the stability of their jobs and the perception that taking time off from their jobs would be thought of as shirking productivity for pleasure. While workers acknowledge that we are not completely out of the recessionary woods, the forest is looking a
Defining a Resume-Worthy Accomplishment
By Donald Sears | Posted: 2010-05-26
In the past I've referred to the importance of sprucing up your resume to show how your tech work experience has had an impact on business results. Why do this? To create a narrative that says you understand your contribution to the bottom line--a bottom line that has become ever-increasingly
IBM to Add About 800 Jobs in Missouri by 2012
By Donald Sears | Posted: 2010-05-18
Big Blue is opening another service delivery center in the United States and plans to hire 800 workers of varying levels by 2012, according to a news release.
This time the facility is in Columbia, Mo. It's the third such U.S.-based center to be opened in the Midwest--the other two
290K Jobs Added in April; Long-Term Unemployment Climbs
By Donald Sears | Posted: 2010-05-07
The addition of 290,000 jobs in one month is nothing to easily dismiss. April was evidently one of the best months for job gains in a very long time (the highest job gains in one month in four years). Professional and business services added 80,000 jobs, and computer systems and
Software Services Seeing Best Recovery in IT
By Donald Sears | Posted: 2010-04-30
The technology advocacy group TechAmerica Foundation recently released its 2010 state by state analysis of the industry. Members of the organization including Josh James, Director of Research
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Job Interview Advice for Techies from a Career Counselor
By Donald Sears | Posted: 2010-04-30
The following excellent interviewing advice comes from career consultant William Varnell via Dice. Darnell does a really nice job of explaining some things that might seem obvious, but are
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How 'Meaningful Use' in Healthcare Stimulus Means IT Jobs
By Donald Sears | Posted: 2010-04-30
If you are looking for a technology job and training, the government investment being put in to help the private sector become uniformly updated and practicing the use of electronic medical records and other key health IT programs is a real effort to help drive out long term costs, waste
More Unemployed Workers Finding Work, Report Says
By Donald Sears | Posted: 2010-04-29
Every few months the job site CareerBuilder puts out its findings on the employment picture. It says it is getting better for those who have been unemployed in the last year.
In its most recent survey of 900 individuals, 51 percent of those who lost a job in the last
Terry Childs Guilty Verdict Sends Mixed Message to IT Workers
By Donald Sears | Posted: 2010-04-28
If there is anything to be learned by the Terry Childs guilty verdict in San Francisco it is that managerial incompetence--real or perceived--is not a defense for ignoring management
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