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LOW UNEMPLOYMENT FOR THOSE IN TECHNOL...
The technology jobs sector boasts a surprisingly low unemployment rate. This month, the Federal Reserve predicted that overall unemployment would remain at or above 8 percent for the rest of 2012; but as of May, the computer and mathematics sector of technology jobs stood at an exceedingly low 3.5 percent. This low rate is down further from t [...]
AMAZON GIVES ADVICE FOR LANDING TECHN...
Amazon is a huge success story. Its growth over the past few years has been truly mind-boggling. The company may have anywhere from 90 to 4,000 technology jobs to fill at any given time. These include software development, warehouse positions, product management, design, digital media and more.
Yet, for eager jobseekers, it can seem like a hu [...]
IT JOBS ADVICE: HOW TO CHANGE YOUR SP...
Sometimes it happens that a person works IT jobs for years and acquires an arsenal of technical skills… but starts to feel burned out after a while and would like to change gears slightly. Making a wholesale career change can be stressful, rather than making a more lateral transition within the IT field.
It’s common for people in IT jobs to c [...]
IT JOBS ADVICE: STAY TECHNICAL OR MAN...
People working in “techie” IT jobs graduate from technical schools to become software developers, help desk technicians, web designers, data communication specialists or social media gurus. Yet, there comes a point where a person may be offered something more. Some people may instinctively jump at the chance to escape the help desk, but for o [...]
TO GAIN TECHNOLOGY JOBS, SEEKERS MUST...
“Try it before you buy it” is a popular sales slogan to encourage customers to take a chance on a new product or service. Yet, this slogan is also being used by employers offering lucrative and highly competitive technology jobs. They’re looking to “try out” employees for a trial period before hiring people on full-time, full-benefits. No mat [...]
TECHNOLOGY JOBS: HOW FACEBOOK’S IPO A...
As you may have heard, Facebook recently debuted as an Initial Public Offering on the Stock Market. The anticipation was thick on Wall Street the morning of Friday, May 18th. Within the first 30 seconds, 80 million shares changed hands. Yet, there were “technical errors,” as Nasdaq called it, and shareholders were left with uncertainty as to [...]
GRADS WORKING IT JOBS ARE HAPPY, 2012...
The “Recent Graduate Survey 2012” by TARGETJobs found that 87 percent of those working IT jobs were satisfied with their working lives. To conduct this survey, 129 grads working in different IT roles at 11 different companies were asked about their work experiences. They were asked about factors like: hours worked, travel opportunities, cowo [...]
IT JOBS HOLD STEADY
The first-quarter report for IT jobs may have been encouraging, but tech executives plan to keep staffing at current levels for the second quarter. Overall confidence remains high and the economy is showing signs of recovery, but a new CIO Insight survey says that it’s a mixed bag right now. Eight percent of CIOs plan to expand their workforc [...]
TECHNOLOGY JOBS: CITIES THAT PAY THE ...
Recruiting Firm Cyber Coders just released a report on the cities that pay the best for technology jobs. This is handy because, let’s face it: we all want to go where the money is! Some of us have family and friends we can’t bear to part with, but up to 18.2 percent of the workforce is looking to relocate for work at any given time. Technolog [...]
SUMMER INTERNSHIPS ARE STILL THE BEST...
The summer internship is still the most valuable way to get your foot in the door at local IT jobs, according to Ed Lazowska, a University of Washington computer science professor. Very little recruiting actually takes on place for college seniors because most students have already lined up a job through one of their internships before they g [...]