Obama administration defends H-1B rule in lawsuit challenging 2008 Bush ruling on visas President Barack Obama has so far reversed a number of actions taken by President George W. Bush -- on embryonic stem cell research, species protection and medical research -- but his administration has...
In part 2 of James Challenger's he discusses the opportunities new grads have in the non-profits that are hiring. Another avenue undergraduates have is to extend their studies to graduate degree programs. As Jan. 2009, the Thayer School of Engineering’s master’s and doctorate program...
In a Nov. 2008 survey of employers by the National Association of Colleges & Employers, 27 percent said the job market for the graduating class of 2009 is very good. While that was down from 50 percent a year earlier, it still provides some promise,...
The company says it's offering outplacement support and severance pay. Faced with economic kryptonite, even Google withers. The company on Thursday said that it plans to cut about 200 marketing positions around the globe. "[T]oday we have informed Googlers that we plan to reduce the number of roles...
The premium paid for IT certifications has been declining steadily over the last several years, but some specialties still command good money. Foote Partners' IT Skills and Certifications Pay Index shows that recent big winners have centered around security and architecture. See slideshow>>...
Even as the recession grinds on and unemployment remains high, virtualization engineers are enjoying boom-time salaries and job opportunities. But gaining your VCP VMware certification doesn't mean you're a shoo-in for the job, solution providers say. Looking for a six-figure salary and a virtual guarantee of...
Recession Pushes Some to Eschew Flexible Job Policies With the recession forcing businesses to cut back on workers, employees are increasingly doing all they can to hang onto their jobs and are forgoing many of the benefits that once allowed them to balance the demands of...
Laid off. Downsized. Words that are heard often these days. That you would devote a significant amount of your time to finding another job is a given. But even the most aggressive job hunt won't take all your waking hours. There are only so many...
Kaiser Permanente and IBM Healthcare and Life Science group signed a $500 million, seven-year strategic agreement. The deal is designed to enhance the provider's information technology "real time health care delivery,” initiative to better serve its patients in the areas of insurance, claims and managed...
As the weak economy rages on and the talent pool becomes considerably larger, many talented job seekers from one industry (especially the financial sector) will most likely broaden their searches to include new fields, writes James E. Challenger of Challenger, Gray & Christmas. Job seekers...