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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...

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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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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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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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When Your Employer Is About to Hit Rough Seas

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

Human Computing Skills: Rethinking the K-12 Experience
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Human Computing Skills: Rethinking the K-12 Experience

Establishing the fundamentals of computational thinking is essential to improving computer science education.

USACM's Policy Role
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USACM's Policy Role

ACM members have a professional duty to ensure that the public comprehends and benefits from advances in computing.

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Eight Things You Need to Know About Joining a Boutique Consulting Firm

Given the layoffs at many large companies, many tech workers will likely consider joining or forming small boutique consulting firms with 50 or fewer employees....

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Lower Demand For Mba and Tech Grads, but Jobs Are Out There

Highly skilled graduates are confronting a new recruiting landscape as they look for jobs within an IT industry that has been upended by uncertainty and job cuts...

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Sharpening Your Skills: Career & Life Balance

Three Harvard Business School faculty members weigh in on the best ways to achieve and maintain a life-work balance. Recognizing that the achievement of a lifestyle...

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Get Them While They're Young: Tomorrow's It Pros

The Canadian Coalition for Tomorrow's ICT Skills (CCICT) is hoping to increase the number of students studying information technology through its new National ICT...
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