Deb Perelman

In 1948, only 17 percent of married mothers participated in the work force. In 1985, this rate had grown to 61 percent, and continued its climb through the next decade, reaching 70 percent in 1995. Yet in recent years, the work force participation of married mothers, especially those with young children, has stopped its advance, […]

The “work anywhere” culture that has emerged from readily available wireless connectivity and handheld mobile devices is typically praised across the board by workers–who love their newfound freedom to unchain themselves from their cubicles–and employers–who can lure recruits with promises of a relaxed work environment while keeping tabs on their tasks from afar. Yet as […]

Tech just aint cool” was among the reasons given in a new report for the fact that IT employment lacks for supply, but not demand. IT employment posted a small increase in April, but has remained essentially flat for the last 11 months, finds the April 2007 IT employment report released on May 9 by […]

In a deal valued at nearly half a billion dollars, Microsoft announced on May 9 that it has bought a minority equity stake in CareerBuilder.com, the job site owned by Gannett Co,, Tribune Company and The McClatchy Company. The purchase agreement requires CareerBuilder to pay MSN up to $443 million over seven years, based on […]

Citing stronger technical skills, lower staff attrition rates and a better cultural fit with the west, a white paper released by the IDC and Russoft, a Russian IT services exporters association, outlines factors that should give Russia an advantage over its offshoring competitors. The report, released on May 6, aims to put Russia on the […]

On May 1, the U.S. Army became the newest winner of a Webby Award—often considered the “Oscars of the Internet”—in the recruitment category. What does this have to do with the technology workplace? The U.S. Army is no stranger to talent shortages. In the thick of a four-year war with lukewarm public reception and a […]

If hearing a new term three times in one week officially makes it a trend, then “E-mail Bankruptcy” is clearly all the rage among the overworked masses, who are opting out of their overstuffed and time-squandering inboxes. What exactly is it? One fringe dictionary defines it as “choosing to delete, archive or ignore a very […]

Are IT workers confident about the economy, their jobs and finances? It depends who you ask. New York-based Hudson Talent Management, a recruiting firm, reported May 2 that confidence among IT professionals hit a record high in April, as Hudsons Index jumped 12.9 points to 122.6, driven by an increase in expected hiring, a decrease […]

With a tendency to get bogged down with day-to-day maintenance and having limited management experience as well as a finite amount of overhead they can support, small and midsize IT shops are much different workplaces from their big technology counterparts. But, its not all bad news. Small and midsize IT shops have advantages that big […]

From the size of systems to the depth of resources, working at a big IT shop bears little resemblance to smaller counterparts, finds new analysis from Forrester Research. Defined in the Forrester report as organizations with more than 20,000 people, big IT shops share many structural similarities with small ones, yet significant differences were found […]