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Beaches and BBQs vs. Blackberrys: Holiday weekends of the IT set: "Weekend? What's a weekend?" While the rest of the country is escaping their offices for a leisurely weekend, many in IT could end up back at theirs at the beep of a Blackberry. by Deb Perelman; Tags: Holiday, Consultant, Information Technology, RIM BlackBerry, Software Upgrade, Productivity, Recruitment & Selection, Handhelds, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Hardware, Deb Perelman; Blog posts 2008-07-03
Why tech jobs are beating the employment odds: While tech jobs are in no way immune to the ups and downs of the rest of the economy, right now they're holding their own. Here are three reasons why. by Deb Perelman; Tags: Job, Worker, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Deb Perelman; Blog posts 2008-07-03
Amid ugly job picture, tech related employment holds up: The U.S. economy lost 62,000 jobs in June for the sixth straight month of employment losses with an unemployment rate of 5.5 percent, but underneath the technology sector is holding up well, according to Labor Department statistics. What a difference a downturn makes. Last...; Tags: Job, Technology Sector, Industry, U.S. Department Of Labor, Recruitment & Selection, Data Centers, Strategy, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Management, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-03
Make your next hire based on past behaviors not personality: When you're interviewing job applicants, do you search for traits such as hardworking, confident, and dependable? In this brief introductory chapter from The Truth About Managing People, 2nd Edition, author Stephen P. Robbins explains that traits aren't necessarily good predictors of future job performance -- but past behavior is. ...; Tags: Trait, FT Press, Recruitment & Selection, Benefits, Human Resources, Workforce Management; Book chapters 2008-07-03
Five realities of Google or any other Workplace Wonderland: Have you heard about working at Google? Every new hire gets a pony. by Deb Perelman; Tags: Hiring, Job, Google Inc., Workplace, Recruitment & Selection, Professional Development, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Career, Deb Perelman; Blog posts 2008-07-02

Working online from home in your pyjamas: A good proportion of a working day in the average office, is indeed working outside of the office. It seems nowadays though, the opportunity has arisen to let those who can't get a job - students for example - to utilise their skills for the online market. Working from home...; Tags: Poster, Task, Web Browsers, Recruitment & Selection, Internet, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Zack Whittaker; Blog posts 2008-07-01
Fastest-growing Web categories in Germany in April 2008: Property Mar-2008 Apr-2008 % Change Total Internet : Total Audience 34,268 34,539 1% Retail - Sports/Outdoor 5,017 6,778 35% Home 1,162 1,558 34% Job Search 3,330 4,133 24% Health Care 1,171 1,419 21% Education - Information 4,418 5,230...; Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Internet, Food & Beverage, Vertical Industries, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Manufacturing, Enterprise Software, Software, NB; Blog posts 2008-06-30
Gallery: Bill Gates says good bye: In his last full day on the job at Microsoft, Bill Gates gives a teary farewell to the staff. by Andy Smith; Tags: Bill Gates, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Andy Smith, Microsoft, Steve Ballmer; Image galleries 2008-06-27
Business Search (exe): Business name search by address. Guaranteed private and confidential results. Instead of hiring a private investigator you save money and get even more information using our fresh database of businesses. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.; Tags: Business, Recruitment & Selection, Storage, Databases, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management; Software downloads 2008-06-27
Microsoft's geeks might miss Gates the most: One of the most disheartening things that can happen in any job is when the boss that inspired you, the one you loved to learn from and who made a grueling job more bearable leaves the building. It may be no different at Microsoft this week, as the "geeks" or...; Tags: Steve Ballmer, Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp., Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Tools & Techniques, Government, Recruitment & Selection, Sales, Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Deb Perelman; Blog posts 2008-06-26
U.S. tech sector jobs show strong growth, but lack of engineers could hurt in future: The U.S. continues to produce a growing number of high-paying tech jobs, with the top locations being New York City, Silicon Valley, and Seattle, according to AeA's Cybercities report. Nevertheless, the report also points to a labor problem that could threaten America's tech leadership. by Jason Hiner; Tags: U.S., Job, Technology Sector, American Electronics Association, Tech Job, Recruitment & Selection, Benefits, Payroll Solutions, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Jason Hiner; Blog posts 2008-06-26
Where are the high tech jobs? Try Huntsville.: In real estate, everyone knows what really matters: location, location, location. But could career choices be as simple? A new reports suggests that geography could indeed be IT job destiny. by Deb Perelman; Tags: Silicon Valley, Geography, Job, Huntsville, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Deb Perelman; Blog posts 2008-06-26
Job Finder (zip): Search jobs from all the major job sites including Career Builder, Monster, Dice, and Hot Jobs. Enter your search term and choose your options to narrow down your search result. Set notifications to alert you, or send you an email when new jobs meeting your criteria appear on job sites....; Tags: Job, Motion Technologies, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management; Software downloads 2008-06-26
Welcome to the IT Grind!: Welcome to the new blog about IT, work, careers and everything in between from Deb Perelman, covering that thing we do no less than 2,000 hours a year, and think about in all too many of the 6,700 we're not paid to. by Deb Perelman; Tags: Job, Information Technology, Recruitment & Selection, Strategy, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Management, Deb Perelman; Blog posts 2008-06-25
FBN Search (exe): Fictitious business name search. Guaranteed private and confidential. Instead of hiring a private investigator you save money and get even more information using our fresh database of fictitious businesses. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.; Tags: Business, Recruitment & Selection, Storage, Databases, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management; Software downloads 2008-06-25
JobTabs Job Search & Resume (exe): Land the job of your dreams by being the perfect candidate for every job you apply to. Effortlessly manage multiple resumes, cover letters, and job leads. Save jobs listings from the internet and create custom job search agents for any site in the world. Use the job application wizard to...; Tags: Job, JobTabs, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management; Software downloads 2008-06-25
Amazon's Jeff Bezos invests in Twitter: Everybody's favorite micro-blogging service, Twitter, has confirmed its much rumored third round of funding, which includes two new investors: Spark Capital and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos' Bezos Expeditions. by Steve O'Hear; Tags: Jeff Bezos, Amazon.com Inc., Twitter, Strategy, Recruitment & Selection, Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Steve O\'Hear; Blog posts 2008-06-24
20% drop in Computer Science majors in 2008: The Computing Research Association found a 20% drop in 2008 in students completing bachelors degrees in professional IT fields. Enrollment in undergraduate degree programs in computer sciences is more than 50% lower than it was 5 years ago, the group said. Between 2005-2006 and 2006-2007 the number of new students...; Tags: Job, Information Technology, Computer Science, Computer, Productivity, Recruitment & Selection, Strategy, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Management, AM; Blog posts 2008-06-23
diversITy: can being gay hold your career back?: Edit: Just a couple of grammatical tweaks. This series of entries, called diversITy, continues from the previous topic, all concerning the diversity of people within the IT industry. This time, I'd like to put forward: sexual orientation in the workplace, can it set you back? ...; Tags: Workplace, Career, Diversity, U.K., IT Industry, LGBT, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Zack Whittaker; Blog posts 2008-06-23
40% of US employees completely satisfied with their jobs: More than 40% of employees report they are very satisfied with their jobs, according to the 2008 Job Satisfaction survey. 80% of employees report overall satisfaction. The%age of very satisfied employees rose from 38% in 2007 to 41% 2008. The figure has remained relatively consistent since SHRM first conducted this...; Tags: Job, Employee, Recruitment & Selection, Marketing Research, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Marketing, AM; Blog posts 2008-06-22