Donald Sears

IBM is at it again. Big Blue has evidently had layoffs again, mainly in Global Services, but you’d hardly know it from IBM. A company spokesperson gave this statement: “IBM is constantly managing resources as client demands evolve across a base of nearly 400,000 employees.” That’s like saying ice melts in the sun. The company […]

While the continued news on layoffs in 2009 has been grim, a recent report sheds some light on people actually finding work. The latest report from job site Careerbuilder says many who had lost their jobs in the last three months have found new employment. From the study: “According to a new survey by CareerBuilder […]

Understanding if you are a good fit for a job also means knowing how to assess the culture of both a company and the group you will be predominantly working. How can you figure out culture without working there yet? You need to act a bit like a private investigator and pay attention to details […]

A recent study from Forrester on becoming a completely office-less company says that it’s very possible to accomplish. PerkettPR, a public relations company based in the cloud, has been virtual for 10 years. Perkett has a large technology and venture capital client base, and so it makes a lot of sense that it markets itself […]

Trina Thompson wants her money back after failing to find employment in technology. She recently graduated with a technology degree from Monroe College in the New York City borough of the Bronx. Thompson feels her school hasn’t done much to help her start her career. She is suing the college for $70,000, according to a […]

Many of the nine jobs on this list are the same ones we see on just about every report about IT jobs, but it never hurts to be reminded of these facts if you are wondering what skills to think about. The following list comes from job board Dice.com, who sees demand out there for […]

Where are the jobs in tech these days? One recruiting expert in technology gives his take on where the jobs are and who is more likely to get a job first. John Younger is the president and CEO of Accolo, a recruiting technology company based in Larkspur, Calif. He told the San Francisco Chronicle in […]

Ever get stumped by a job interview question? Well, perhaps it was because you never imagined such strange, silly or extremely direct questions would come your way. It’s part of the job search volley that you will be made to feel uncomfortable. They want to see how you handle pressure, and if you can keep […]

Budgets for fiscal 2009/2010 are being worked on, or are about to be, so what kind of projects should your manager be looking at, and which ones should they avoid? And you need to think about this: would any of the decisions being made affect you adversely or help make your job terrible or put […]

Not everyone will admit it, but there are aspects to a career in technology that irk the average worker day in and day out. There is a spectrum of annoyances, but here is a list put together by the folks at Tech Republic that they have dubbed 10 Dirty Little Secrets of IT. They are: […]

There’s a whole lot more to social networks than connecting with old friends and sharing photos. The old saying, “it’s not what you know, it’s who,” is really more like, “it’s what you know and who knows about it” these days. LinkedIn is a professional social network that can help leverage your career for business […]

It’s no secret that most of us are being asked to do more for less pay or to take on more work to help maximize the productivity of the company. Here’s what your manager should be doing to help keep you on track, and keep you motivated–though you should be asking yourself how you can […]