Career & Jobs
Unisys to axe 1,300 jobs; suspends salary hikes
Dec 23rd
IT services and solutions provider Unisys Corporation has said it will slash as many as 1,300 jobs across the world and plans to forgo any salary hike next year in most of the countries where the company operates.
“The headcount reductions have begun and will continue into 2009… the company also plans to forgo 2009 salary increases in most of the company’s markets,” Unisys Corporation said in a statement.
Unisys said that it is exploring a wide range of cost-reduction options and that actions currently underway are expected to reduce its annual cost structure by more than USD 225 million. (more…)
More >WiFi tops best technological innovation poll
Dec 23rd
Surfing the net has become a lot more easier since wireless internet has come into being, and now Wi-Fi has rightly topped the poll for the greatest technological advance of the last decade, according to a survey.
With 35.5 percent votes, Wi-Fi has beaten Sky+, Sat Navs, iPods and Blackberries to win the poll conducted by a leading gadget magazine.
In the survey by ‘Stuff’ magazine, the readers were asked to choose the greatest technological innovation of the past ten years. (more…)
Citigroup to slash 52,000 jobs, sees hard 2009
Nov 18th
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Citigroup Inc revealed plans to cut 52,000 jobs by early next year in a dramatic move to restore the No. 2 U.S. bank to health as it combats mounting debt losses and sagging economies worldwide.
The cuts announced by Chief Executive Vikram Pandit on Monday affect 15 percent of Citigroup’s workforce, and are in addition to 23,000 jobs eliminated between January and September.
Citigroup plans to slash expenses by as much as 20 percent, and spend a total of $50 billion to $52 billion in 2009. That compares with $61.9 billion over the last four quarters.
The cuts will More >
What Do Employers Want Anyway?
Oct 17th
As I read through some of the thousands of resumes submitted to JobOpenings.net every day, I am struck by how many do not seem to have even the vaguest notion that potential employers will be reading their resumes. If they did, they would not list as their employment objective “A job that will offer me the opportunity for advancement” or other similarly phrased career objectives. The focus of both the cover letter and the résumé is on the needs and desires of the job seeker.
As an employer, I may see resumes from thousands of job seekers. Not only am I More >
Rules for Leaving Your Job
Oct 17th
Did you get fired? Did you quit in a rage? Did you sneak out the door? The answers to those questions are not nearly as important as is the answer to this one: Did you make the most of your transition from one job to another?
Ending a job is similar to ending a marriage or other long-term relationship in that there are always two sides to the story. Employers know they are only hearing your side, so you need to be careful how you describe the departure. Leaving a job is different in one important way: your next partner or More >
Super-Employees: What are they and where can I find one?
Oct 17th
In my current position, finding jobs online for JobOpenings.net, I am constantly reading job descriptions on employer websites all over the Internet. The more I read, the more I realize that there is a pattern emerging among many of the announcements of job openings. No matter what other qualifications they want and no matter what salary they expect to pay, most employers want “Super Employees.” What are the characteristics of this super employee everyone wants?
Here is my best list of super employee qualities:
* Able to work independently with little supervision * Superior written and verbal communication skills * Excellent work More >
Jobs Openings are Down, so Scams are Up
Oct 17th
Why is it that the opportunists seem to come out of the woodwork whenever times get a little tough and whenever people are feeling a little frightened? It always happens, doesn’t it? The sad thing is that there are always people who are ready to believe that there is a simple solution to their troubles, so they are easy prey for the scam artists. The best way to avoid being a victim is to keep a few simple rules in mind.
1. You only need one job. What this means is that the total number of jobs available in the overall More >
How Job Hunting is Like Dating
Oct 17th
Although the goals of the two are typically quite different, the methods can be surprisingly similar. This line of reasoning was inspired by a scene in the hit movie We are Marshall. If you saw the movie, which I highly recommend, you will no doubt remember the important scene where the new head coach, played by Mathew McConaughey, asks the college president to consider why he might be having trouble getting the NCAA to make an exception for Marshall to allow them to play freshman on their football team. The coach says to the college president [played by David Strathairn], More >
10 Tips for Time Management for Your Home-Based Business
Aug 20th
Time is money, and no one knows this better than home-based business owners. You work, you get paid. And if you don’t work, well, no one will magically deposit a paycheck into your bank account twice a month.
For most home-based business owners, that’s plenty of incentive to manage their time effectively. But how can you make the most of each work day? Start with these 10 tips: Plan tomorrow today. Even the most successful and conscientious small business owners need help handling all they need to accomplish. Planning tomorrow’s schedule today is a great way to get ahead. At the More >