http://www.channelinsider.com Careers - RSS Feeds en-us Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:02:58 -0500 Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:02:58 -0500 Sun, 23 Nov 2008 17:49:28 -0500 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Careers/Tech-Vendors-Shedding-Jobs-Quickly/?kc=rss - Lexmark (NYSE: LXK) handed out more than five dozen pink slips Friday to sales and marketing specialists including channel chief Sharon Brindley (click here for: “Lexmark Without Channel Leader”) in a sudden restructuring at its Lexington, Ky. headquarters. The Lexmark action is just the latest in ...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Careers/Tech-Vendors-Shedding-Jobs-Quickly/?kc=rss Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:38:26 -0500 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Careers/Unemployment-Hits-16Year-High-but-Solution-Providers-Still-Struggle-to-Fill-Sales-Jobs/?kc=rss - The number of workers filing new unemployment claims for jobless benefits jumped last week to the highest level in 16 years, according to data from the U.S. Labor Department, with 542,000 new unemployment claims in the week ended Nov. 15 from a revised 515,000 new unemployment claims for the pre...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Careers/Unemployment-Hits-16Year-High-but-Solution-Providers-Still-Struggle-to-Fill-Sales-Jobs/?kc=rss Fri, 14 Nov 2008 06:33:03 -0500 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Careers/Top-5-Vendors-for-Solving-IT-Staffing-Issues/?kc=rss - ...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Careers/Top-5-Vendors-for-Solving-IT-Staffing-Issues/?kc=rss Sat, 08 Nov 2008 13:02:11 -0500 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Careers/Unemployment-Rate-Hits-14Year-High/?kc=rss - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The unemployment rate shot to a 14-1/2 year high last month as employers slashed jobs by an unexpectedly steep 240,000, suggesting President-elect Barack Obama will face a deep recession when he takes office. The Labor Department said on Friday the jobless rate rose a steep f...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Careers/Unemployment-Rate-Hits-14Year-High/?kc=rss Sun, 14 Sep 2008 17:44:16 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Careers/Job-Market-Crisis-Frustrated-Hiring-Managers/?kc=rss - As a hiring manager, I have to interview 200 people to find five qualified candidates. The truth is that even though technology changes quickly, developers don't always keep up with it. Many do not do any learning on their own and only quot;learn quot; when their current employer starts using a n...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Careers/Job-Market-Crisis-Frustrated-Hiring-Managers/?kc=rss Sun, 14 Sep 2008 17:44:14 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Careers/Job-Market-Crisis-Disappointed-IT-Job-Seekers/?kc=rss - I don't think companies want you to apply. When they get a few dozen rejections, they get an H1-B Visa employee by saying quot;we can't get anyone in the U.S. to take the job. quot; Well, talent shortage is a myth. There is, however, a shortage of companies who a willing to pay for talent. ...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Careers/Job-Market-Crisis-Disappointed-IT-Job-Seekers/?kc=rss Sun, 14 Sep 2008 17:44:12 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Careers/Job-Market-Crisis-Undervalued-Salespeople/?kc=rss - I have been the victim of two layoffs in the past two years, and with 15 years of IT channel sales experience, I am very surprised to hear that the channel is facing a shortage. I am finding it very difficult, even with countless contacts, and LinkedIn resources, there are no IT sales jobs availab...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Careers/Job-Market-Crisis-Undervalued-Salespeople/?kc=rss Sun, 14 Sep 2008 17:44:10 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Careers/Job-Market-Crisis-Ignorant-Human-Resources/?kc=rss - What I see is a systemic problem. HR folks and recruiters put square pegs in square holes. They don't really understand specific job skills in most cases. They understand word matches. This problem gets amplified in today's world of web applications and database sorts for candidates. Many of the v...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Careers/Job-Market-Crisis-Ignorant-Human-Resources/?kc=rss Sun, 14 Sep 2008 17:44:08 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Careers/Job-Market-Crisis-Trouble-with-Training/?kc=rss - Simply put, training should be absolutely implicit in the cost of tech business. Your own people will be irrelevant in two years without it. The technology practitioners on the ground are chasing the fastest moving employment skill set on the planet doctors, lawyers, accountants. Who else has to m...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Careers/Job-Market-Crisis-Trouble-with-Training/?kc=rss Sun, 14 Sep 2008 17:44:07 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Careers/Job-Market-Crisis-Laughably-Low-Pay-Salaries/?kc=rss - It's simple: pay people what they are worth, and stop this stupid quot;I cant find skilled people quot; or quot;cant match salaries. quot; All this outsourcing has lead to totally unrealistic expectations. And when they do outsource, it is hit or miss. Many companies have to re-outsource a proje...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Careers/Job-Market-Crisis-Laughably-Low-Pay-Salaries/?kc=rss Wed, 10 Sep 2008 10:34:39 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Careers/Hiring-Managers-You-Want-How-Much/?kc=rss - Monster.com, the worlds largest online job listing portal, has tens of thousands of IT jobs listed. Hotjobs.com returns more than 27,000 IT, software development and telecommunication jobs. And Dice.com, the job site devoted exclusively to technology, lists more than 86,000 open positions. Thats j...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Careers/Hiring-Managers-You-Want-How-Much/?kc=rss Wed, 30 Jul 2008 11:32:45 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Careers/Five-Ways-to-Boost-Your-Value-Without-IT-Certifications/?kc=rss - 5 Ways to Boost Your Value Without Certs IT certifications have gone from cachet to cliché, whether in enterprise IT departments, or among the ranks of VARs and other channel entities. While there are still a handful of IT certifications that do still matter, for the most part, certificat...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Careers/Five-Ways-to-Boost-Your-Value-Without-IT-Certifications/?kc=rss Fri, 13 Jun 2008 17:06:32 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Careers/VARs-IT-Certs-More-About-Marketing-Less-About-Skills/?kc=rss - IT certifications are not only declining in value in enterprise IT departments, they're also not as sought after among VARs and other channel partners when they look to hire engineers. However, the channel does have another use for certifications most IT departments don't – marketing to clients. ...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Careers/VARs-IT-Certs-More-About-Marketing-Less-About-Skills/?kc=rss Mon, 16 Apr 2007 09:58:00 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Careers/Matching-Talent-Supply-and-Talent-Demand/?kc=rss - Although the seriousness of the talent shortage in the industry is up for debate, there is no question that many companies that require IT support, particularly software development skills, find it hard to locate sufficient talent in their local market. And many developers find it hard to get work i...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Careers/Matching-Talent-Supply-and-Talent-Demand/?kc=rss