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Sun Flames 6,000 Workers in Cost-Cutting Bid
Sun Microsystems announced this morning that it will lay off as many as 6,000 workers and realign its software division–which includes the widely used Java platform–in an effort to stem costs amid the economic downturn. Sun recently announced a $1.68 billion loss for the third quarter ending Sept. 30. It was a huge reversal from the…
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Top 5 Vendors for Solving IT Staffing Issues
Top 5 Vendors for Solving IT Staffing Issues Solution providers are struggling to find IT sales and technology talent to capture deals and service their customers. While IT vendors believe solution providers are responsible for solving their talent issues, they are helping by providing funded headcount, training opportunities, lending sales and technicians, assisting with recruitment…
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Finding Good News in Bad Jobs Numbers
Even for a closet nerd like me, the amount of economic-related data we have been fed over the last few months has been overwhelming. The fact that 95 percent of it is depressing doesn’t help either. That’s why I was tickled to come across this factoid: “According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, through…
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Unemployment Rate Hits 14-Year High
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The unemployment rate shot to a 14-1/2 year high last month as employers slashed jobs by an unexpectedly steep 240,000, suggesting President-elect Barack Obama will face a deep recession when he takes office. The Labor Department said on Friday the jobless rate rose a steep four-tenths of a percent to 6.5 percent…
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Job Market Crisis: Frustrated Hiring Managers
As a hiring manager, I have to interview 200 people to find five qualified candidates. The truth is that even though technology changes quickly, developers don’t always keep up with it. Many do not do any learning on their own and only "learn" when their current employer starts using a new technology. It’s easy to…
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Job Market Crisis: Disappointed IT Job Seekers
I don’t think companies want you to apply. When they get a few dozen rejections, they get an H1-B Visa employee by saying "we can’t get anyone in the U.S. to take the job." Well, talent shortage is a myth. There is, however, a shortage of companies who a willing to pay for talent. Nothing…
