Deborah Rothberg

Forty-seven companies—more than half of which are U.S.-based and 19 of which are IT-focused—were awarded status as Technology Pioneers 2007, announced the World Economic Forum, a Geneva-based independent organization that seeks to improve the state of the world, on Dec. 4. Products from the companies include microscopic pill cameras, bio-sensors that can localize land mines […]

A record low number of layoffs led to a surge in IT worker confidence in November, according an index released by Hudson, a New York-based staffing and outsourcing company. The increase in tech worker confidence—up 6.2 Index points to 115.8—is attributed to improved sentiments regarding personal finance as well as decreased concern about job security. […]

The themes of the 2006 IT professional world could be summed up as the following: H-1B visas, certifications, a job market that either rocked or was awful; and the Baby Boomer-Generation Y gap in the workplace. Not bad for a year’s work, eh? eWEEK caught up with IT workforce experts and asked them what they […]

It’s difficult to get 10 pages into a human resources magazine or two clicks into an IT workplace site without coming across the often-spoken-of-but-rarely-defined catch phrase “career path.” It can be even more enlightening to browse different descriptions of the term. From the “defined track a person follows in the pursuit of professional goals” to […]

Tech workers are sorely lacking in career support from their superiors, according to a study released Nov. 14 by a New York-based online career site for technology professionals, Dice.com. Eighty-two percent of IT professionals responded that being able to keep their skills up-to-date was their biggest concern. Yet, one-third of respondents said their employers’ encouragement […]

With a loss of 1,800 workers, IT employment pulled back in October, according to a report released Nov. 10 by the National Association of Computer Consultant Businesses. This .05 percent decline in October came one month after the NACCB, an Alexandria, Va. trade association that represents IT staffing and solutions firms, announced that IT hiring […]

Thirty-eight percent of IT professionals surveyed said they were likely to look for a new job in the third quarter of 2006, and the number is expected to grow in the fourth quarter, according to a survey released Oct. 23 by Spherion, a recruiting and staffing firm. “Job-hunting times peak here in the fourth quarter […]

IT certifications are worth less than ever, and the value of non-certified technology skills has surged, according to the third-quarter edition of the “Hot Technical Skills and Certifications Pay Index” from Foote Partners, a New Canaan, Conn., IT workforce research firm, on Nov. 1. “Certified skills pay has not just flat lined, it’s in the […]

By now, nearly everyone has heard the dismal account of what generational shifts in the technology workforce will mean for the future of IT: The old guard is soon to retire, few want to join the new guard, and skilled workers are only getting harder to come by. A report, “CIOs: Avoid War Between IT’s […]

Ghosts and goblins, haunted houses, and smashed pumpkins—sometimes the most harrowing horrors are only steps away from your cubicle or office. Just ask Steven Calderon. Calderon was in his second week working as security guard for Fry’s Electronics when Anaheim, Calif., police walked in and arrested him for crimes including child molestation and rape. Fry’s […]

Management support of security policies is the most important element in effectively securing organizations’ infrastructure, according to the third annual Global Information Security Workforce Study, conducted by analyst firm IDC and sponsored by the (ISC)². The list of imperative ingredients for a secure infrastructure also included having users follow security policy, having qualified security staff, […]

The third quarter exhibited a sharp drop in IT worker confidence, as an increasing number of technology professionals say they believe that the economy is weakening, according to the IT Employee Confidence Index published by Spherion Corporation, a Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based recruiting and staffing company, on Oct. 24. Spherion’s employee confidence index, which measures workers’ […]