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Time Magazine recently wrote a great article on negotiating severance packages in today’s economy, something more and more of us are facing these days. Glassdoor career and workplace expert Rusty Rueff is quoted in the piece on some if his negotiation tips we’ve written about in the past.
Glassdoor.com has been selected as a finalist in the CNET Webware awards – and we couldn’t be more excited! But now we need to make it over the finish line and we need your vote to get there (and feel free to tell your friends!) Rules for voting is ‘One vote per email address is permitted ... - Read full post
Last night General Motor’s CEO Rick Wagoner was ousted from office in a move that was prompted by the government. As the Wall Street Journal reports “The Obama administration used the threat of withholding more bailout money to force out General Motors Corp. Chief Executive Rick Wagoner and administer harsh medicine to Chrysler LLC, marking ... - Read full post
According to the Bureau of Labor, healthcare hiring has continued non-stop at hospital, medical clinics and doctors’ offices. Jobs in demand: nurses, lab technicians, physician assistants. So if you are in this profession or considering a career change, here are some useful insights from employees offering their feedback on the industry and specific healthcare companies:
Within the past 24 hours the tech world has taken another hit in terms of job layoffs. Between two well known companies, IBM and Agilent, there will be more than 7,700 employees laid off. According to BNET, layoffs in January and February [in high tech were] almost quadruple those in the full first quarter of ... - Read full post
In an effort to stay afloat in today’s economy, many companies are now turning to salary freezes– either in lieu of or in addition to lay-offs. As a case in point, Intel announced salary freezes yesterday across the board, from the CEO on down. This follows the mass lay-offs of 6,000 people at Intel that ... - Read full post
Recently when we have selected the winning Glassdoor Job Review of the Month, we look for reviews that offer other employees a well-rounded perspective about the job and/or the company. But, February’s winner offers our readers and community members something slightly different. The winner of the February Review of the Month, a Yahoo! Engineering Manager ... - Read full post
It doesn’t take a PhD economist to know that supply and demand create all kinds of different outcomes. The job market is no different. We are now in the stage of what I call an “arrogance of supply” – meaning companies are more often looking for “the perfect fit” rather than hiring “the best athlete” ... - Read full post
WSJ reported IBM is considering a $6.5 billion cash bid for Sun, a nearly 100 percent premium to its Tuesday close. Sun had reportedly been shopping itself to larger rivals for some time.
Yesterday, we took a look at competitor envy between Google and Yahoo, but today we turn our attention to those operating within mobile industry: Apple, RIM, Nokia. We wanted to find out if there is any correlation between their company ratings, CEO ratings and competitive chatter among these three mobile manufacturers.
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Voluntary Layoffs: Should I Stay Or Should I Go Now? by Rusty Rueff November 20th, 2009
Three Useful Tips To Format Your Resume by Hank Stringer November 20th, 2009
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How To Circumvent The Resume Black Hole by Liz Ryan November 18th, 2009
Don't Let Your Ego Ruin Your Interview by Jeff Hunter November 16th, 2009