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IBM confirms layoffs, but won't say who or how many

Rumours have around 5,000 of IBM jobs being shipped off to India, but IBM is only admitting that it is informing some employees today that they've lost their jobs. The job losses are confined to North America, although IBM isn't disclosing the...

Published Thu, Mar 26 2009 5:03 PM by Briony Smith

Filed under: Bangalore bureau, Idg news service, Business services unit, Global business services

Out of work? Try teleworking.

Toronto-based work-from-home job search site WhyDoWork.com recently expanded its job search engine, making it the most comprehensive telework site out there. IT jobs are listed here as well. Managing partner Matthew Rivard said in a release, "Freelance...

Published Mon, Mar 23 2009 2:03 PM by Briony Smith

Filed under: Job search, User community, Economic uncertainty, Stability, Home-based employment

Recession means more all-star candidates

Job-hunters, polish up those resum és: according to a recent poll by career site Jobfox, employers think the recession is an opportunity to hire the best and the brightest. The site polled American 200 recruiters last December and found that 76 per cent...

Published Tue, Mar 10 2009 4:03 PM by Briony Smith

Filed under: Herald, Scarcity, Higher level

Would you apologize?

One of the videos making the rounds recently was of a woman throwing a massive hissy fit at the Hong Kong airport when she arrived too late at her gate and wasn't allowed to board her Cathay Pacific flight. The clip's been viewed over 5 million...

Published Fri, Mar 06 2009 6:03 PM by Briony Smith

Filed under: Comeuppance, Film

Two cool job titles: Chief Restructuring Officer - Chief Philanthropy Evangelist

Two recent announcements out of a couple of tech giants (well, including one felled IT giant) showed a pair of pretty cool job titles, showing once again the breadth of job opportunities for IT pros. The beleaguered Nortel is facing its troubles head...

Published Mon, Mar 02 2009 5:03 PM by Briony Smith

Filed under: Philanthropy, Giants, Megan smith, Business development