Don E. Sears

Gregory Reyes, ex-CEO of Brocade Communications and former owner of the San Jose Sharks, was found guilty by a federal jury on March 26 of intentionally backdating stock options for the benefit of employees and himself, according to the San Jose Mercury News and Reuters. Reyes, the former chief executive of the San Jose, CA-based […]

It’s not uncommon to hear about the high demand of medical-related jobs such as nursing. With an aging Baby Boomer population, the expectation for growing demand in health care jobs is real, according to the Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor statistics, which predicted “3.2 million new wage and salary jobs between 2008 and 2018, […]

You can dislike your work and workplace and still survive while you patiently assess and plan your next move, according to career experts. The key is to first recognize you have these feelings and that you will not have an immediate solution, advises Harvard University’s Dr. Timothy Butler, a senior fellow researcher and director of […]

A majority of workers want more money but see little room for growth in their current roles with no discernible career path, according to a recently released study of 20,000 global workers from Towers Watson, a New York City-based professional services company with an emphasis on human resource management. Seventy-four percent of workers surveyed would […]

11 Tech Companies Willfully Violating H-1B Laws by Donald E. Sears Employer: Amtech ElectrocircuitsCity: Troy, Mich.Debarment Period: 3/1/2008 to 2/28/2010 Employer: API Accounting & Computer ConsultingCity: City of Industry, Calif.Debarment Period: 4/1/2008 to 3/31/2010 Employer: Bradley Consulting Services, Inc.City: Pensacola, Fla. Debarment Period: 6/1/2009 to 5/31/2011 Employer: Cambridge Resource Group, Inc. City: Westborough, Mass.Debarment Period: […]

Engineering and industrial-technology conglomerate Siemens announced March 18 it will lay off 4,200 employees in the IT division, in what some news sources are claiming is preparation for an IT division spinoff. Siemens said it plans to invest $500 million euros in SIS, its IT solutions and services business, by 2012. “The combination of IT […]

10 Tech Certifications Every IT Pro Needs to Know by Donald E. Sears No. 10: Cert: Security+ Organization: CompTIA Purpose: Knowledge of system security, network infrastructure, access control and organizational security. No. 9: Cert: ITIL (IT Infrastructure Library) Organization: ITIL Certification Management Board (ICMB) Purpose: To show knowledge of IT operational best practices. There are […]

The following is Part 2 of a question-and-answer session with technology-career author Janice Weinberg. Weinberg is a former IBM system programmer and a General Electric faculty member at the Management Development Institute and currently runs a career-services company, Career Solutions, based in Westport, Conn. Weinberg has written the books “Debugging Your Information Technology Career: A […]

Janice Weinberg is a former IBM system programmer and a General Electric faculty member at the Management Development Institute, and currently runs the career-services company Career Solutions, of Westport, Conn. Weinberg has written the books “Debugging Your Information Technology Career: A Compass to New and Rewarding Fields That Value Computer Knowledge” and “How to Win […]

To say 2009 was a tough year for American workers would be an understatement. But if you asked information security professionals how things went for many of them in the past year, a majority would say they held their own. In fact, 55 percent of U.S.-based security professionals recently surveyed by (ISC)2-pronounced “ISC Squared”- actually […]

Workers 60 and over have overwhelmingly put retirement on the back burner, says a new study from CareerBuilder. Concerns and fear from a year ago are still on the minds of those near typical retirement age. Wall Street investment and the stock market grew in the last year, but that does not mean older workers […]

A slight majority of full time hires in 2009–51 percent–were internal employee promotions or lateral internal moves, according to a recent study focused on hiring and employee sourcing. The report comes from CareerXroads, whose annual Source of Hire study evaluates the who, what, where and how of company hiring and recruiting trends. The jump in […]