The Computer industry, which includes hardware and software companies, has experienced significant growth over the last twenty years. Recently, this industry has seen a large reduction in employment due to the slowdown in the global economy. Finding a job in the Computer industry is quite different from just a couple years ago. Read how people are using new tactics to find Hi-Tech jobs.
Success Through NetworkingI was out of work for 14 months. It was much longer than I ever imagined I would be out of work, but during that time, I met lots of wonderful, talented people as I attended a number of job search groups and free seminars.
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Networking, patience, and persistenceI spent the last 11 months focused on networking and was recommended by someone I met through an event I attended for the job I now have.
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Not WHAT you know, but WHO...After 10 years in product management and marketing at the same large tech company, my employer was the target of an acquisition, and the project I had nurtured for over four years was abruptly canceled.
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Spice Modeling Engineer (Contract)I am Minnie Sudarsanam, Device modeling and characterization engineer in the semiconductor industry. On June 1, I started a 3 1/2 month contract with National Semiconductor as a Spice modeling engineer providing modeling support.
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Perseverance Pays OffAs of last Monday, June 21st, I started my new contract assignment at Ericcsons through the consulting agency Taos Mountain. My title at Ericcsons is Unix System Administrator and I provide support to many labs and many servers.
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Keeping Yourself Busy Between Regular PayChecks - Keep Running and LearnFinally, 2 years and 1 month after receiving my last regular paycheck, I have a fulltime job to go to again this coming Monday.
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Negotiation and Weaving through Hard BallIt all began with a recruiter reaching out to me through Linked In. He was retained as a prime vendor to look for SAP Team Leads.
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Maintain Your ContactsWhen the market crashed, our company closed down our office and laid off about fifteen percent of the staff. Two months later, the majority of the executive team was let go along with another twenty percent of the company.
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