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U.S. tech sector jobs show strong growth, but lack of engineers could hurt in future

U.S. tech sector jobs show strong growth, but lack of engineers could hurt in futureIn other news...IBM, AMD, Intel, Boeing..announce job cutsThese "shortage of engineer" articles are starting to smell fishy when balanced against job cuts and outsourcing news from the same companies that complain about shortages.Why not just cut...

Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Strategy, Brother-In-Law, U.S. tech sector job, sector job, U.S. Tech, job, strong growth, H1B

Discussion threads 2008-06-26

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Has the U.S. already lost green tech to other nations?

Is it too late for the green tech boom in the U.S.? Is the nation now second-rate technologically? Did the eight years of aerobics during the Bush Administration leave the U.S. one lap behind nations actually in the running? There are certainly lots of folks counting on a...

Tags: U.S., Green Technology, Pew, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-07-08

Tech layoffs accelerate in first quarter

Layoffs in the technology sector accelerated in the first quarter to hit 84,217, the highest total since 2002, according to Challenger, Gray & Christmas, an outplacement outfit.  The layoff tally in the first quarter was up 27 percent from the 66,312 job cuts announced in the fourth...

Tags: Job, Layoff, Technology Sector, Job Cut, Recruitment & Selection, Workforce Management, Human Resources, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-04-06

WSJ: More IBM layoffs in U.S.; jobs shifting to India

WSJ: More IBM layoffs in U.S.; jobs shifting to Indiais this 'change we can believe in'?We thought Bush was ignorant about the job market, but Obama is downright anti American and in bed with the big and greedy corporations.RE: WSJ: More IBM layoffs in U.S.; jobs shifting to IndiaWow. Linux...

Tags: Workforce management, Recruitment & Selection, Good Business, IBM Corp., layoff, IBM layoff, job

Discussion threads 2009-03-25

Does Kundra have an impossible job as Obama's federal CIO?

On Thursday, U.S. President Barack Obama named Vivek Kundra as the CIO of the federal government. Kunda below is a 34 year-old IT leader with a strong reputation in the tech community. He has track record for driving efficiency and transparency, and has shown a penchant for bold actions such...

Tags: Job, CIO, CTO, Information Technology, Vivek Kundra, Government Operation, Federal Government, Government, Strategy, Management, Jason Hiner

Blog posts 2009-03-06

Does Kundra have an impossible job as Obama's federal CIO?

On Thursday, U.S. President Barack Obama named Vivek Kundra as the CIO of the federal government. Kunda below is a 34 year-old IT leader with a strong reputation in the tech community. He has track record for driving efficiency and transparency, and has shown a penchant for bold actions such...

Tags: Job, CIO, CTO, Information Technology, Vivek Kundra, Government Operation, Federal Government, Government, Strategy, Management, Jason Hiner

Blog posts 2009-03-06

Amid bleak job picture IT system design, consulting shines

The U.S. economy lost 533,000 jobs in November, but computer system designers and technology consultants are holding their own. According to the Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics, the job picture stinks see full report. The unemployment rate ticked up to 6.7 percent and the layoffs (AT&T,...

Tags: Business Operations, Consulting, Human Resources, Information Technology, It Operations, Job, Larry Dignan, Management, Outsourcing, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Recruitment & Selection, Strategy, Unemployment, Workforce Management

Blog posts 2008-12-05

Engineering, tech 'suddenly sexy' for college grads

Engineering, tech 'suddenly sexy' for college gradsWe need more tech typesGood, let's get some investment back into technology and education. Far better than giving out badly thought out loans.Let's just hope that these students make better scientists, dealing with actual facts, than they did as business types making up...

Tags: Financial accounting, financial

Discussion threads 2008-11-15

Who would be better for tech, McCain or Obama?

Who would be better for tech, McCain or Obama?not an issueso by adding the word tech into the discussion u think it is valid,enough is enoughwe dont want to hear read see political opinions on the tech blogthank youRE: Who would be better for tech, McCain or Obama?Thank you for...

Tags: Obama

Discussion threads 2008-11-03

Will Windows 7 have a place in Ed Tech?

Will Windows 7 have a place in Ed Tech?At Least He Has A JobUnlike you, sitting at the public library.Loser.you seem to be talking about things that you dont knowYou dont have a good technical handle on things. Just repeating the same over and over like a parrot. No reasoning,...

Tags: Linux, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Ed Tech, hardware

Discussion threads 2008-10-27

Microsoft says crisis will impact tech

The way economists see it, there's the financial economy and the "real" economy. While Wall Street is in a genuine crisis and there's clearly been a tightening of credit, it's not clear that the collapse of the investment banks has severely impacted non-financial companies yet. But while...

Tags: Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-09-30

Do college degrees get you anywhere?

Do college degrees get you anywhere?Just another thought...In the sector of work I'm in, I think IT is losing it's "elite" status as a job. With basic IT skills being aquirable with just a few certifications it is becoming less elite and more like a tradeskill not unlike an...

Tags: Recruitment & Selection, payroll solutions, Benefits, Development tools, salary, job, IT IS, worker

Discussion threads 2008-07-23

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: Data Centers, Data Management, Hardware, Human Resources, Job, Larry Dignan, Management, Recruitment & Selection, Storage, Strategy, Technology Sector, U.S. Department Of Labor, Workforce Management

Blog posts 2008-07-03

The+EU%3A+Too+much+control+over+the+tech+sector+%28and+Microsoft%29+%3F

The+EU%3A+Too+much+control+over+the+tech+sector+%28and+Microsoft%29+%3FYawn. You really are anidiot. I just had to finally say it, as I do not say that much (I do try to be respectfull of others's points of views and beliefs), no matter how right or totally wrong they may be, Yet I get the sense that you...

Tags: Mergers & Acquisitions, Microsoft Corp., merger

Discussion threads 2008-02-25

Judge deals blow to Patriot Act

Judge deals blow to Patriot ActWell ... DUH!"In addition, he said, the law's attempt to limit judicial review 'offends the fundamental constitutional principles of checks and balances and separation of powers' and 'reflects an attempt by Congress and the executive to infringe upon the judiciary's designated role under the Constitution.''Course,...

Tags: Regulations, USA PATRIOT Act

Discussion threads 2007-09-06

Mainframe Linux

Here's a bit from the introduction to a recent article by Ken Milberg under the title "Mainframe Linux vs. Unix". Today's new breed of smaller, cheaper mainframes, paired with the Linux operating system, look like an attractive alternative to Unix on RISC or SPARC...

Tags: Mainframes, Servers, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Paul Murphy, mainframe, Linux, CALCULO S.A., Unix

Blog posts 2007-08-14

Webcor Builders CIO - Transcript

Dan Farber: Greg, Thanks for joining me.Gregg Davis: Thank you. Appreciate being here.Dan Farber: Webcor builders is a major force in the construction industry especially in California and yet I don’t often think of the construction industry as something associated with high tech. Gregg Davis:...

Tags: Uncategorized

Blog posts 2007-07-17

Webcor Builders CIO - Transcript

Dan Farber: Greg, Thanks for joining me. Gregg Davis: Thank you. Appreciate being here. Dan Farber: Webcor builders is a major force in the construction industry especially in California and yet I don’t often think of the construction industry as...

Tags: Andrew Mager, Construction, Construction Environment, Human Resources, Issue, Job, Job Site, Project, Recruitment & Selection, RFI, Technology, Wireless, Workforce Management

Blog posts 2007-07-17

A sunny hiring season for job seekers

A sunny hiring season for job seekersWow! All I can say is good luck to Microsoft.For me, I am visually and hearing impaired I do tend to have problems with speech but only a little and I didn't have a job this summer, but I do plan to get back...

Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Strategy, IT job, job, hiring, sunny hiring, information technology, job seeker

Discussion threads 2007-06-25

Ending H-1B indentured servitude

Ending H-1B indentured servitudeGold RushH1-Bs are no different than the California Gold Rush miners. In 1849 San Francisco was the most cosmopolitan city in America because miners from all over the world came to stake claims. These miners were not interested in building a society. They were interested in extracting...

Tags: Outsourcing, Internet Gold Rush, H-1B, H-1B visa, H-1B worker

Discussion threads 2007-04-13