Don E. Sears

The last month saw a decrease of more than 700 open full-time, part-time and contract positions on Dice.com, according to its early August report. On July 1, the number of openings were 66,672, while on Aug. 2, available openings were 65,959. The silver lining is that those 700 jobs could have been filled in the […]

The cliche “everything is politics” couldn’t be more true when it comes to work visas in the United States. If a border security bill makes it to the desk of President Obama, fees for H-1B and L-1B visas will increase by $2,000 each for a large segment of the visa-using companies. The measure is attached […]

What are the hot certifications and technology skills right now that will boost pay and make you more marketable for a new job? Linux and open source, security, application development, networking, business intelligence and analysis, enterprise applications such as SAP and system administration, according to technology research analysts Foote Partners of Vero Beach, Fla. According […]

Technology job board eFinancialCareers.com, which is owned by Dice, is seeing a steady uptick in technology jobs for the financial industry. After the economy’s meltdown in 2008 and 2009, it’s taken some time to see recovery in this segment. If you have technology experience in the industry, there are jobs to be had. Programming skills […]

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Almost four out of five companies are discussing and evaluating how to take advantage of cloud computing technologies, according to a report by Houston-based outsourcer TPI. Seventy-eight percent of 140 IT managers surveyed by TPI fit in this category, yet a smaller number are actually adopting these technologies. “The major trend with cloud is rapid […]

A close examination of the IT system maturity as it relates to funding finds enterprise resource planning (ERP) to be the most mature technology across a spectrum of enterprise, midsize and small companies. Out of 19 technology areas being implemented, ERP takes the cake. “About two thirds of all organizations in the study have ERP […]

One of the major technology job boards aims to help you connect more easily with recruiters, hiring managers and companies, on your terms. The Dice Talent Network extends the profile capabilities on the Dice.com site, offering more customizable control and allowing users to more easily expand their already existing social profiles. “Quick and easy access […]

If you can code, you can get work.Demand for C#, Java/J2EE, .Net, Oracle, Sharepoint and SAP skills are very high, according to a July report from IT job board Dice, which surveyed recruiters and human resource professionals.“Not only is demand strong for these professionals, but these positions as a group pay on average $10,000 more […]

In the war between perception and reality, perception appears to have the edge right now. IT worker confidence in the second quarter of 2010 has risen 6.6 points to 58.2 despite rocky economic indicators all around, according to a survey by Harris Interactive that was sponsored and published by staffing company Technisource. Confidence is measured […]

Aerospace and defense contractor BAE Systems confirmed earlier July 19 that it has let go of 40 engineering workers in its office in Sterling Heights, Mich., according Crain’s Detroit Business. The company, which lost $70 billion in 2009, said government program funding delays contributed to the layoffs, but it also acknowledged that there were employees […]

Technology and health care led the pack in venture capital funding in the second quarter of 2010. These two sectors acquired the lion’s share of private funding with $4.6 billion of the $7.1 billion total investment in U.S. venture capital funding, according to a report by Dow Jones VentureSource. By year-over-year comparison, investment in technology […]