MBAs scout for scarce tech jobs
For business school student Alex Coisman, the best evidence that the Silicon Valley tech economy is still in the dumps is that recent graduates have been asking him to he...
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A fab construction job
When IBM wanted to start making tiny chips on 300-millimeter wafers, the first thing it had to do was raise the roof on an existing facility--all 4 million pounds of it.
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Apple outlines job cuts
Apple Computer eliminated 260 positions in the last three months of last year as it closed manufacturing operations in Singapore and shifted strategy in its PowerSchool e...
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EarthLink to cut 25 percent of jobs
Internet service provider EarthLink said Tuesday that it plans to lay off a quarter of its work force.
The United States' third-largest ISP plans to make the 1,300 job...
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AMD cuts jobs, reduces costs
Advanced Micro Devices cut about 350 jobs this week as part of a previously announced plan to lower costs.
The Sunnyvale, Calif.-based chipmaker has now reduced its ...
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National Semi to cut jobs, sell units
National Semiconductor will cut 5 percent of its work force and sell two of its divisions as part of a restructuring plan, the company announced Thursday.
The Sant...
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Dell cuts 130 jobs
Dell Computer has eliminated more than 130 jobs in Texas. The layoffs occurred due to a restructuring of the company's product development effort and its annual performan...
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Agilent to cut 4,000 jobs
Aiming to lower the point at which it can break even, equipment maker Agilent Technologies on Friday announced plans to cut an additional 4,000 jobs on top of previous la...
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Gateway cuts jobs, shutters stores
Gateway has begun laying off 17 percent of its 11,200-person staff and closing 76 of its retail stores.
The cuts, begun Monday, are part of a previously announced pla...
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Tech sector hit hard with job cuts
The technology sector has trimmed its work force by 10 percent over the last two years, with manufacturing jobs bearing the brunt of the cuts, according to a new report. ...
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Job cuts come to HotJobs
Yahoo confirmed that it laid off an undisclosed number of employees from its HotJobs subsidiary, raising questions about whether the struggling labor market may be taking...
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Nokia Networks cuts 1,800 jobs
Handset maker Nokia announced Thursday that it will eliminate 1,800 jobs in its struggling telephone network equipment division.
The cutbacks within Nokia Networks are...
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Want a job? Lose the 'wacky' e-mail
Job applicants who use 'wacky' e-mail addresses are far less likely to get the position, according to a poll of U.K. human resources managers.
Yahoo Mail discovered t...
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Enter Jobs, exit music piracy?
If Steve Jobs wants to save the music industry, he'll have to convince millions of kids to give up free file-swapping networks and buy their MP3s instead.
The Apple Co...
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Best Software reshuffles, cuts jobs
Best Software, the maker of ACT, Peachtree and Saleslogix business applications, is reorganizing itself in a drive to grow sales and streamline its operations, the compan...
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HP tops estimates, plans more job cuts
Buoyed by profit improvements in its computing businesses, Hewlett-Packard on Tuesday reported second-quarter earnings and revenue that topped analysts' expectations.
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Lawmaker downplays RIAA job rumors
Rep. Mary Bono, a California Republican, is denying reports that she hopes to become the record industry's next chief lobbyist.
Bono, who has taken a keen interest in ...
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Newspapers boost job ads on Web
More newspapers are embracing online help-wanted ads in hopes of preventing readers from defecting to Net-based providers, according to a study.
Forty-nine percent of ...
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Openwave Systems to cut 180 jobs
Openwave Systems, a maker of cell phone browsers and messaging products, said Thursday that it plans to cut another 12 percent of its work force in an effort to make a qu...
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Microsoft cuts consulting jobs
Microsoft cut 161 jobs this week as part of a restructuring of its consulting business.
On Monday, the software giant notified the workers, spread across the United St...
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Jobs unveils new Power Macs
SAN FRANCISCO--Apple Computer CEO Steve Jobs rolled out on Monday a new crop of Power Macs that he says can outperform any Windows-based PC on the market.
Speaking at ...
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Tackling an IT job of Olympic proportions
Think you've got a tough IT project to complete? Consider what's on Claude Philipps' plate.
The job involves managing a network that unites everything from Unix serv...
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AOL adds 400 jobs in India
America Online said Tuesday that it would add 400 jobs at its Indian subsidiary, bringing the total number to 1,900. America Online Member Services India, the Internet gi...
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Start-up Cambridge Display cuts jobs
Start-up Cambridge Display Technology is trimming its work force as it searches for partnerships and additional funding to help it continue its efforts in screen technolo...
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Microsoft plans to boost R&D, jobs
REDMOND, Wash.--Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates said Thursday the software company plans to boost its research budget, a move expected to result in up to 5,000 new employee...
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Iomega cuts jobs, hands out cash
Storage products maker Iomega plans to lay off 200 employees, almost a quarter of its work force at the same time that it prepares to dole out a $5-per-share dividend to ...
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Outsourcing to usurp more U.S. jobs
More U.S. jobs at American technology and services companies will flow to developing countries, as offshore outsourcing becomes an attractive financial option, according ...
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Multimillion-dollar deal for AOL, job site
America Online and CareerBuilder.com inked a deal on Monday that calls for AOL to feature CareerBuilder's job listings throughout its online services.
Under the deal, ...
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Siemens to cut 2,300 jobs
Siemens AG announced Wednesday that its mobile communications group plans to cut 2,300 positions by the end of its fiscal year, a move undertaken as part of a broader res...
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