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CIOs getting serious about social networking
Insight perspective Most U.K. IT directors were skeptical of social networking at first. But that's now changing, says research head at the Corporate IT Forum.
Tags: Web sites, Web 2.0, HR policies and procedures, Recruiting, Director Of Information Technology, Ollie Ross, CIO, social networking, Facebook, Human Resources
How to keep IT staff happy during downturn
Insight perspective In tough economic times, businesses must do more with fewer people. An industry expert offers some advice on how to make this happen.
Tags: Personnel management, HR policies and procedures, Leadership, Staff, Tool, Environment, CIO, performance, Process Management, career
Firms can ease staff anxiety in downturn
News Employers should play role in helping to alleviate stress level of their workers, as fears over job cuts loom at back of employees' minds in current economic climate.
Tags: Conflict resolution, HR policies and procedures, Layoffs, Career, Staff, Training, IT Professional, Singapore, information technology worker, Conflict resolution
Hire security pros based on reasoning and aptitude
Techguide In-house education--not resume bullet points--is the key to having the best possible employees.
Tags: Security Management, HR policies and procedures, Recruiting, Cookie, Bullet Point, Security, Human Resources Inc., job, Training, IP
Yahoo CEO Bartz to receive US$1M salary
News Yahoo's newly named CEO, Carol Bartz, will receive a base salary of US$1 million a year, along with a stock grant of 5 million shares.
Tags: Recruiting, HR policies and procedures, Stock options and grants, Processors, Handhelds, Notebooks and tablets, Desktops, Autodesk Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Compensation
LinkedIn unveils new search platform
News The business social-networking site says it examined more than a billion search queries executed by members to create new productivity tools.
Tags: Search, Domain names, HR policies and procedures, Workforce, Tool, Platform, Amazon.com Inc., e-mail, product manager, spell checker
EA boosts layoffs to 10 percent of workforce
News Electronic Arts announces plans to broaden the scope of its layoffs, to close or consolidate nine locations, and to reduce its product line.
Tags: Forecasting, Sales/revenue, Budgeting/cost control, HR policies and procedures, Workforce, Europe, Sales, British Columbia, layoff, Forecasting
After unprofitable quarter, Sun to cut jobs
News Sun will cut 1,500 to 2,500 jobs after swinging to unprofitability. Also, Sun bids adieu to an earlier operating margin target, blaming a hard economy.
Tags: Earning reports/forecasts, HR policies and procedures, Google Inc., Database, Open Source, Sun Microsystems Inc., software, operating margin, financial, job
UK IT suppliers forced to invest in staff training
News U.K. IT suppliers have to commit to lifting their staff's tech skills if they want to win government contracts.
Tags: HR policies and procedures, IT Services, Supplier, Training, Workforce, Whitehall, Government, public sector, U.K., industry
Shorter week no obstacle to IT performance
News Careful planning ensures organizations that are embarking on a four-day work week can continue to enjoy optimum IT performance.
Tags: HR policies and procedures, Infrastructure/architecture management, IT training, Service level management, Backup, Singapore, business continuity, CIO, e-mail, performance
Expats not necessarily first to go in recession
News When companies in Asia initiate retrenchment exercises, they consider salaries and skills first and not whether an employee is a foreign worker, say HR experts.
Tags: HR policies and procedures, Layoffs, Trends, Asia, Thailand, Singapore, e-mail, Human Resources, recession, job
Employers still grapple over IT pay, skills
News While employers now hold bargaining power, increase in skills pool and lower salaries relate more to tech workers with generic skills, say HR execs.
Tags: Trends, Compensation, Recruiting, HR policies and procedures, Candidate, Employer, Salary, Worker, e-mail, Human Resources
Recession boosts working from home in the UK
News More than half of U.K. employees are working from home more frequently in order to save money.
Tags: HR policies and procedures, British Telecommunications, Survey, Avaya Inc., Worker, Spain, recession, networking company, financial, U.K.
IT pros advised to 'bed down' in jobs
News While the number of tech professionals finding work has increased, there is still uncertainty over jobs, says technology skills group e-skills.
Tags: HR policies and procedures, IT Professional, COM, Spokesperson, Information And Communication Technology, SQL, C#, C++, job, ActiveX
The world is flat. So what's our problem?
News commentary Budgets are tight everywhere but take a lesson from one Indian outsource giant, where employee education and retraining remains a corporate priority.
Tags: HR policies and procedures, Infosys Technologies Ltd., Outsourcing, India, Workforce, Nilekani, job posting, co-founder, New York Times Co., America
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