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This Brand Was Made for You and Me
… that while they couldn't always match competitors' salaries and perks, they could offer something many engineers and programmers valued just as much: interesting, innovative work with managers they could learn from, and the chance to make a difference …
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How Do We Persuade Software Developers to Keep Their Skills Up to Date?
… new employees up to speed until they are able to schedule formal training sessions. Meanwhile, mentoring provides your programmers with a different way to apply their skills on behalf of your company, earning a measure of professional satisfaction as …
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Private Equity Turns and Burns … Its Past
… Funding acquired software firms including Authoria and Peopleclick, it inherited an offshore workforce of a few dozen computer programmers in India. Under Jones' leadership, the company decided to move those developers to the United States to improve collaboration …
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Alternative Recruiting Strategies Employed by Companies Vying for Top Tech Talent
… tech executives, the job titles for programmers and coders are used interchangeably ..... contend there is a big difference. Programmers , for example, write computer programs ..... dot-com boom of the late 1990s that programmers were wooed with high salaries, big …
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Made in the USA
… graduated 17 of the 20 enrollees in its first course, and 15 of those are now employed full time as apprentices, operators or programmers , Daigle says. The CNC certificate is integrated into other coursework so students could return to the school and finish …
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The Golden Egg of Incentive Pay Policies Is an Elusive Bird
… some company leaders less interested in boosting incentive pay. Yet there are severe shortages in other sectors, such as programmers for the high-tech industry, that may require more attractive incentive and bonus programs, Chou said. At the same time …
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Search for the Perfect Job Candidate an Imperfect Strategy
… unemployment, company leaders still can't find qualified applicants, particularly for high-demand positions, such as software programmers and engineers. Yet many human resources experts say those leading the search have it all wrong. Peter Cappelli, professor …
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EA Settlement May Not Curb Long Hours in Game Industry
… another case against EA was filed earlier this year by a computer graphic artist in Florida . The suits that are focused on programmers are probably more certain to result in a payout for the plaintiffs, says Tom Buscaglia, an attorney representing game development …
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Deep Corporate Staff Cuts Heat Up H-1B Visa Debate
… States temporarily. Long backed by the U.S. tech industry as crucial to American competitiveness, H-1Bs let computer programmers , electronics engineers and other skilled workers stay in the country for up to six years. Except in limited cases …
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Cracking the Hiring Code
… held contests to recognize outstanding programmers , TopCoder Inc. has expanded the concept ..... concept works: TopCoder finds talented programmers , many of them from leading universities ..... Connecticut. "For companies, hiring programmers is a challenging proposition. It is difficult …
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The Foreboding Footnote to NYC's Job Growth
… and technical services. This portion of professional and business services includes lawyers, accountants, and computer programmers and has an average salary of $109,500. The city is expected to continue losing high-paying Wall Street jobs through …
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The Last Word: Daughterly Advice
… no simple task. Whether it's a roomful of number-crunching CPAs, a floor filled with sullen, introverted video game programmers or a team of like-minded HR executives, there is no one-size-fits-all prescription to running a department.I …
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A Risky New Trend Replacing Employees with Independent Contractors
… in fines and penalties. In the 1990s, the IRS audited Microsoft Corp. and questioned whether certain freelance software programmers and other workers were properly classified as independent contractors. More recently, cable installers for Comcast Corp …
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Foiling Résumé Fraud
… might have people with skill sets that youâ re interviewing for. The American Red Cross has a history of using computer programmers . Itâ s highly likely that you can put them down on your resume that you did work there. Itâ s an easy way for you to add …
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HR Does Hard Time
… up in U.S. jails and prisons and supervised by 518,200 guards. The U.S. employs more prison guards than computer programmers . Prison privatization is a growing trend, and Corrections Corporation of America decisively dominates the industry. The …
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Rethinking Reputation
… at HP and currently president of the Programmers Guild, a professional association ..... wrongdoing these days, says Berry of the Programmers Guild. Waves of job cuts, offshoring ..... today. On one hand, people such as Programmers Guild leader Kim Berry have come to …
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The Immigration Squeeze
… that she can’t find enough computer programmers who are fluent in the Oracle programming ..... technology infrastructure. But for programmers , she turns to H-1B visa holders who ..... computer consultant who founded the Programmers Guild. "Student visas are not supposed …
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Mixed Signals in Technology Labor Market
… a category that includes computer programmers , database administrators and computer ..... president of labor advocacy group the Programmers Guild. "We donâ t see any shortage ..... worker visas, a move opposed by the Programmers Guild. "High-tech companies are …
