Donald Sears

Are CIOs technologists first or minders of the business first? New data from the annual SIM (Society of Information Managers) survey of 172 companies points to the latter. Technology has always had a supportive role, but with a recession, the rise of outsourcing offshore, in the cloud or near home in managed services, technology leaders […]

The national labor market is still tough, but Massachusetts–a known technology hub in the Northeast–is recovering in 2010 by outpacing national job growth numbers. In the second and third quarters of 2010, the Bay State has seen employment rise by 60,000 jobs, according to job news tracked by The Boston Globe. The hiring numbers since […]

It has been well documented that low-level programming is a tough business in the U.S. as coding skills are found globally at a fraction of the cost that they are here at home. It’s not only India, but China, the Philippines, Eastern Europe and other parts of the globe that are seeing an influx of […]

With the proliferation of social networking websites for job searching, it might be easy to think that it’s the only way to find a job these days. There is little doubt the use of these technologies is an important way to make connections, find out about opportunities and to focus your personal brand and narrative […]

Generation X wants to learn something new. Baby Boomers plan to work past retirement age. Younger workers want a new job. Those GenX workers between the ages of 32 to 45 have stated they are more inclined toward building tenure with their current employer by improving and enhancing their skill set rather than look for […]

Known for its research and development talent coming out of the excellent universities and technical institutes, North Carolina saw a noticeable increase in technology job openings in July of 18.5 percent, according to the North Carolina Technology Association. Cities that experienced the most openings included Research Triangle Park, Raleigh/Cary and Fayettville. Job openings have tripled […]

If you are looking for technology work, you might consider one of the fastest-growing areas: delivering content over the Internet with video. According to Frost & Sullivan analyst Dan Rayburn, the market for online video in everything from content delivery networks to Flash development to HTML5 experts to product managers is expected to grow from […]

The cliche that a company is only as good as its employees may be most true when talking about technology startups. After obtaining seed money from venture capitalists, tech startups need to hire several key employees to help build out the business vision that has been created–and finding those key first employees is crucial. The […]

I’m no recruiter, but I am an avid Internet researcher and came across a nice little post over at the job board Careerbuilder, which put out a list of the active companies hiring right now in August, and the majority of these companies have technology job openings. Here is a condensed list involving those who […]

At present, a green job means you’re envious of having a job. Yeh, that kind of green. I feel like I’m talking about cloud computing 10 years ago when it was barely a revenue blip, but it’s essentially true. Sure, there are some smart grids down in San Diego and the Pacific Northwest is investing […]