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IT Jobs Outlook, From Dept. of Labor

Written on 28 Nov, 2007 at 0:30

What IT jobs will remain stateside despite the offshoring of many? What IT specialties will be the fastest growing in coming years? Where in the US might an IT job search by a job seeker or a recruitment effort by... (Continue reading)

George Participates in Fast Company’s BlogJam with Post on Workplace Trends

Written on 15 Aug, 2006 at 23:24

Fast Company magazine’s blog, FC NOW, has long honored this blog with a spot in its blogroll. Last week, I was delighted to be asked to contribute one or more posts to FC NOW’s BlogJam 2006. In the rush of... (Continue reading)

The Legal Risks of Hiring Temps And Outsourcing Work: What You Don’t Know Can Really Hurt You

Written on 22 Feb, 2006 at 10:36

Ah, welcome to work in the 21st century. Where the notion of hiring a full-time, “regular” employee seems less and less common. Instead, companies hire temporary workers, contract employees, or offshore their work to another country. And don’t think YOU... (Continue reading)

Government Contractors Go “Offshore” for Tech Workers: to Rural America

Written on 2 Jan, 2006 at 17:43

Pastoral Originally uploaded by Linda’s Manymuses. The Washington Post reports at length: “Mining Coal Country for Tech Workers; Economics, Politics Send Contractors Into Southwest Virginia” LEBANON, Va. — In this town of 3,300 people, cow pastures encase the local high... (Continue reading)

Outsourcing Legal Work (to India or to the Midwest?)

Written on 20 Oct, 2005 at 16:59

Patent Baristas is a wonderfully designed and executed blawg by a pair of Cincinnati IP (intellectual property) lawyers. Check it out for the coffee theme, even if you don’t give a hoot about patents and IP. In a recent post,... (Continue reading)

Observations on Fading Boundaries Between Blue and White Collar Work

Written on 19 Oct, 2005 at 11:39

Does the blue-collar white-collar dichotomy have any meaning today? Will supply and demand push wages and benefits for traditional blue-collar workers in some occupations to or above those for many white-collar workers? Will unions have better luck with white-collar recruits?... (Continue reading)

Patriotic Alternative to Offshoring

Written on 16 Sep, 2005 at 22:32

We no longer hear the pre-presidential-election rhetoric about offshoring American jobs (famously Kerry’s colorful epithet:“Benedict Arnold CEOs.”) And as long as the labor market stats are looking fairly good, with emerging shortages in certain skill areas, this issue will likely... (Continue reading)