Guy Kawasaki On 'The Art Of Laying People Off'
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Global CIO
Posted by Bob Evans,
Dec 2, 2008 10:15 AM
"Cut deep and cut once. Management usually believes that things will get better soon, so it cuts the smallest number of people in anticipation of a miracle. Most of the time the miracle
CIOs See Continued Demand for IT Professionals in First Quarter: Mountain, New England Regions Forecast Strongest Activity, Survey Finds
MENLO PARK, Calif., Dec. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- The need for skilled
information technology (IT) staff remains stable despite present economic
conditions, according to a new survey. Twelve percent of chief information
officers (CIOs) polled for the Robert
Coping with life after layoffs
Danville had never left a place of employment when it wasn't on his own terms, so when he was laid off from a trade association in August due to reorganization, it was a shock. "It's almost like (going through) the different stages of grieving," Conway
Tips for Finding Employment in Hard Times
We can all agree that times are tough. Everywhere I turn, it seems that more companies are cutting jobs across the board. It's not just General Motors (GM) and Ford (F) anymore; everyone from Starbucks (SBUX) to Sun Microsystems (JAVA) to Citigroup (C)
Charlotte CFOs Report on First-Quarter Hiring Outlook
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Dec. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Three percent of chief financial
officers (CFOs) in the Charlotte area expect to add accounting and finance
staff during the first quarter of 2009 and 9 percent anticipate reductions in
personnel, according to
Indianapolis CFOs Forecast Increase in First-Quarter Hiring
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- The hiring of full-time accounting
and finance professionals in the Indianapolis area is expected to increase in
the first quarter of 2009, according to the most recent Robert Half
International Financial Hiring
Departing U.S. Attorney Garcia: keep focus on white-collar crime
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Probes into possible white-collar crime stemming from the U.S. financial crisis will likely be a major focus for the next U.S. Attorney for New York's Southern District when he or she takes office next year, departing U.S.
So, what do you do?
Out of work for four months, Lexington radio executive Kathleen Adams has been picking up part-time hours as a drugstore clerk, redoubling her job-search and adjusting to a new social identity as "unemployed."
"At parties, the talk, you know, always
Britain's hardcore unemployed 'should look for work or do community service' - report
Unemployed people should do a nine to five day looking for work or undertake community service style duties such as digging gardens under moves to tackle the hardcore of joblessness, the author of
a Government-commissioned report said today.
NCC cuts unemployed workers a break
Residents of Northampton and Monroe counties who saw their jobs vanish as part of the souring economy will be eligible for free tuition at Northampton Community College beginning next semester.
College officials announced the new program -- one of the
