Donald Sears

Ah, the Republicans. Oh, the Democrats. Give an inch. Take a mile. It’s hard to know who to believe or trust these days when it comes to American politicians, but when you add in the charged emotions around border security, immigration and foreign workers, things get complex and full of rhetoric and deal making. A […]

The perfect storm for software workers is forming. The software as a service (Saas) sector of enterprise software is expected to jump by about $1 billion by 2014, according a new report from technology research analysts Gartner. Developers and coders should be paying attention to these technologies for career growth and job opportunities. In 2009, […]

Computer-maker Dell has laid off 28 employees in its Lincoln, Nebraska office, according to a news report by The Lincoln Journal Star. Dell would not confirm the number of employees, but Dell employees contacted by the Journal Star confirmed the number at 28 on July 27. The layoffs appear to be part of workforce reduction […]

Silicon Valley is seeing a nice, small rebound in job growth. According to a new state report, the Valley gained 3,300 jobs in June which is the sixth straight month of job growth. Professional and business services added 500 jobs in the northern California region dominated by technology and technology manufacturing companies. There is still […]

News out of the University of Massachusetts on the state’s economy demonstrates something most states in the country cannot claim: Growth. Massachusetts’ economy is growing at a higher pace than the national economy at 6.4 percent in the last quarter, and the technology sector, including technology employment, is showing signs of life, according to a […]

A recent Forbes article suggests that gaming is good training for key success-building skills used in the workplace–as in learning how to persuade others to go your direction or being challenged to reach new levels of success. The article is not about how you should play games on the job and waste time, but how […]

The one thing you can guarantee from pro-industry organizations is the tenacity to find a positive angle. The truth is technology jobs in 2010 are fluctuating up and down so rapidly it’s difficult to put much legitimate spin on them. A number of technology research analysts I’ve recently interviewed do not share in the upbeat […]

The quick answer is that it depends on the job in question and the experience level of the position. Some resume and recruiting experts will say you are wasting your time if you go beyond two pages. They remind you that a resume is a summary of recent experience, not a grocery list of every […]

A study by researchers at Rice, Utah and Harvard universities has discovered that the more an executive is paid, the more inconsiderate of others and mean that executive happens to be. From 1990 to 2005, the average CEO saw salaries increase by 300 percent. How has this influenced executives? The study links power to meanness […]

Many security certifications have gained significant value over the past 3 to 6 months, and there are a number that will continue to be considered hot skills for the rest of the year and beyond, said David Foote, CEO and chief research analyst of IT analyst group Foote Partners in a recent BankInfoSecurity podcast. If […]