The evils of layoffs.

Author: Ed Pollock, March 7th, 2010

A recent article in Newsweek (February 15th, 2010) written by Jeffrey Pfeffer, a professor of organizational behavior at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business, discusses the bad effects of lay-offs at corporations and on their employees.
In the early 60’s I was being recruited by IBM for a position in Human Resources. I was told about [...]

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2010 Job Market Improves…but Salaries Lag…

Author: Ed Pollock, February 14th, 2010

As we previously mentioned, the job market in the Bay area has definitely improved, but with a slight glitch: salaries (on an average) have either gone down or not kept up with inflation, as reported by a Dice.com salary survey of 1,260 Silicon Valley based technology professionals.
A key example is the IT field, where salaries [...]

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Fortune article details hiring by 22 companies

Author: Ed Pollock, January 26th, 2010

In an article yesterday, Fortune magazine details 22 companies hiring a total of 87,750 jobs nationwide. These companies were recently rated “best companies to work for” by Fortune. Several of the companies listed have a presence in the Bay Area, including:

Edward Jones
Google
Qualcomm
Cisco
Genentech, and
Intel

Some other companies hiring (with a lesser presence in the Bay Area) include: [...]

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Job Hunting in December – a good idea?

Author: Ed Pollock, January 24th, 2010

A widely held belief is that Job Hunting in December is a waste of time. But, times and beliefs are changing rapidly – and that belief about Job Hunting in December now needs to get washed down the drain.
Thanks to a highly motivated staff of consultants and some hard working clients, December came in as [...]

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Good News….Companies Returning To Job Fairs

Author: Ed Pollock, January 6th, 2010

Years ago, the San Jose Mercury used to hold Job Fairs at the Santa Clara Convention Center. It was not unusual for there to be 50 companies attending and space was on a first come-first served basis, and rapidly filled up. In the last few years the numbers have sharply decreased, and with the [...]

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