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Despite Layoffs, Microsoft Holding Firm on H-1bs

Citing their "crucial contributions to Microsoft's innovation successes," Microsoft said it will not significantly change its employment practices regarding immigrant...

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Tech Companies Pledge to Deal With Shortage of Women Workers

By 2010, there will be an estimated shortfall of 300,000 qualified engineers working in Europe's IT sector. At the same time, fewer than one in five computer scientists...

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The Real High-Tech Immigrant Problem: They're Leaving

New York TimesLanguage in the U.S. bank bailout legislation that discourages banks from recruiting skilled foreign workers on work visas has re-ignited the controversy...

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Why Skilled Immigrants Are Leaving the U.S.

Based on a study of Indian and Chinese immigrants in the IT sector, Vivek Wadhwa suggests that highly skilled immigrant workers are returning home for brighter...

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Five Recession Survival Skills

As a result of the weakening economy, senior-level IT professionals are spending increasingly more time examining the granular details of project costs and motivating...

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Graduates Take Degrees Overseas

International students at Carnegie Mellon University pursuing degrees in science, technology, engineering, and math are increasingly leaving the United States after...

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Smart Recruiting Through Social Networks

Online social networks are growing in importance as a way to recruit top talent. In order to make their company attractive to the best and the brightest, employers...

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Clash of the Generations: IT Vets and Fresh Talent Scramble For the Same Jobs

The current economic environment is leading to a situation in which experienced technology professionals and recently-minted graduates are competing for the same...

Professors Regard Online Instructions as Less Effective Than Classroom Learning
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Professors Regard Online Instructions as Less Effective Than Classroom Learning

Many education professionals believe that online courses are less effective than classroom courses, concludes two surveys conducted by the National Association...

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It Layoffs: Not as Many as You Think

While a number of high-profile technology companies have recently announced layoffs, the situation may not be as dire as one assumes. The numbers reported by tech...

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Maintaining Employee Morale

Despite the deteriorating economic outlook, there are a number of steps that organizations can take to improve employee morale. Most importantly, organizations...

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Digital Archivists, Now in Demand

Given the amount of content that still needs to be digitized ¿ such as newspapers, court records and corporate documents - the role of the digital archivist is...

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The Dangers of Being ­nder- and Over-Qualified During a Recession

The economic downturn is forcing many IT professionals to re-assess their job prospects, especially now that many companies are bowing under the pressure to downsize...

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Surprise! Tech Is a Safe Career Choice Today

The technology profession is proving to be one of the safest careers available during the current economic crisis, providing good pay and solid job security. "The...

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Leading Futurists, Thinkers to Launch Silicon Valley ­niversity

Leading thinkers and futurists will launch Singularity University, an institution based in Silicon Valley that will offer a wide range of programs focusing on multiple...

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Certain It Skills in Demand Despite Economy

According to a recent study by IT staffing company Veritude, the overall weakness in the U.S. economy is forcing employers to become more tactical in their hiring...

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Rebuilding America's Job Machine

Large-scale collaborations between the public sector and the private sector could be the key to unlocking economic growth and technology innovation across America...

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New Research Reveals Highest-Paid It Skills and Certifications During the Recession

The new Foote Partners IT Skills and Certifications Index highlights the individual IT skills and certifications that increased and decreased most significantly...

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When Your Employer Is About to Hit Rough Seas

Rather than being reactive to changes occurring in your workplace, it

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How to Turn On Generation Y

Employers often complain that members of Generation Y don~t work hard, lack commitment, are devoid of loyalty, are pampered, indulged and require excessive praise...
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