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Small Business Hiring, Payrolls Rise
Small business jobs rose slightly in June as employers added 45,000 positions to their payrolls. Hours worked and compensation also both increased by 0.2 percent. These were among the results of this month’s update of the Intuit Inc. Small Business Employment Index, covering the period between May 24 and June 23. The monthly report found…
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Brad Brooks
Brad Brooks Brad Brooks left his role as Microsoft corporate vice president for Windows consumer marketing and product management and became vice president of worldwide enterprise marketing and solutions at Juniper Networks. Emilio Umeoka Emilio Umeoka, former president of Microsoft Asia Pacific, joined Juniper Networks as the senior vice president of worldwide partners business. Luanne…
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Health Care IT Top Job Prospect for Recent Grads
Health care IT is No. 1 among the top 10 hot jobs for college graduates, according to a report by the University of California San Diego Extension. The report "2011 Hot Careers for College Graduates" aimed to reveal the top jobs for both recent grads and those in mid-career. Researchers compiled the data based on…
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Most Small Businesses Hope to Hire in 2011
Despite the latest jobs report that shows employers added fewer jobs in May than expected, a majority of small businesses (57 percent) say they plan to hire this year, according to a survey from Manta, an online community for promoting and connecting small business. Manta’s SMB Nation Survey queried 1,016 small business owners–the majority of…
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Do IT Certifications Still Matter?
A new report from the IT employment experts at Foote Partners has found that the premium that companies pay for IT certifications are at their lowest point since 1999, while many non-certified skills remain at the top of employers’ wish list. "This is the largest gap in pay for skills and certifications in ten years,"…
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Non Certified IT Skills Commanding Higher Pay
Non Certified IT Skills Commanding Higher Pay Systems/NetworkingLast Two Years: -4.9 percentLast Year: 5.1 percentLast Quarter: 3.2 percent No Title Messaging and CommunicationsLast Two Years: -14.3 percentLast Year: 0 percentLast Quarter: 2.8 percent No Title SAP & Enterprise Business ApplicationsLast Two Years: 3.9 percentLast Year: 1.4 percentLast Quarter: -0.3 percent No Title Apps Development Tools…
