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Layoffs at RealNetworks Include Executive Slots
After the spinoff of its music-subscription streaming service Rhapsody as an independent company with Viacom, RealNetworks makes deeper job cuts in Seattle. The layoffs include a 25 percent reduction in its executive ranks and the reorganization seeks to streamline its technology and media services divisions. To read the original eWeek article, click here: RealNetworks Eliminates…
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Bizarre, Yet Entertaining, Job Hunting Strategies
When it comes to looking for a job, the weirder the better? Wait—that doesn’t sound right, does it? According to a new CareerBuilder.com survey, it seems the days of buttoned-up ties and canned responses to age-old interview questions like “Where do you see yourself in five years” are gone. Instead, desperate job seekers are getting…
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CEO Optimism, Revenue Expectations Mean Coming Job Growth at Private Business
It seems pessimism is out and optimism is in for private-company CEOs, and, that is good news for resellers and job seekers alike. According to PricewaterhouseCoopers’ (PwC) new Private Company Trendsetter Barometer, which tracks business issues and standard industry practices of privately held U.S. businesses, the majority of CEOs are demonstrating confidence in the U.S.…
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Pitching the Small Business versus the Large Enterprise
Trying to find your renewed niche in this rough-and-tumble economic environment? Well, new research gives a glimpse that if you need to find a job, small private companies may be your best bet since they are hiring more rapidly. But, if you’re looking for new business, big budgets and new projects, focusing on larger private…
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IT Hiring Upswing May Point to Tech Spend Surge
Some speculate one of the main drivers for the IT spending dip came in the form of layoffs. With companies cutting headcount, PCs, laptops, other hardware and software solutions were shelved and upgrades pulled out. Now that IT hiring trends are on the upswing, could it spell a surge in tech spending across the board?…
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Monstercom Survey As Economy Recovers IT Jobs Poised to Spike
Monstercom Survey As Economy Recovers IT Jobs Poised to Spike Hope on the HorizonThe joint report based on Technisource and Monster.com’s, “2010 IT HIRE Intelligence Survey,” indicates recovery, and, dare we say, growth may be on the horizon for the IT sector and the economy as a whole. A full 83 percent of survey respondents…
