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Aavalar Consulting is dedicated to providing flexible
human capital solutions for both I.T. and engineering
organizations. Our tag line is "connecting business,
talent and technology." So, consistent with our
focus, this newsletter includes articles that are
technology specific as well as articles which provide
insight into human factors. We hope you enjoy it and
find it informative and useful. The publication is
constantly evolving. We welcome any suggestions or
contributions you might have.
Sincerely,
Joe Yesulaitis
President and CEO
Web 2.0... What's the fuss??
by Mike Dever: Co-founder of Mind Drivers and Chief Energy Officer of YouChoose.net |
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Mike Dever founded one of
the first ecommerce websites, spree.com, in 1996
and grew it
into the 7th most-trafficked ecommerce site before
leaving to form Mind Drivers in 2000.
Mind
Drivers is
a venture development company that operates the
marine.com, sailnet.com, and speedwake.com
websites.
Mr. Dever also co-founded
InternetSeer.com and led the company through to its
successful sale to Landmark Communications in July
2007. He also serves as the Chairman of Brandywine
Asset Management, a hedge fund specializing in non-
correlated investment strategies.
His businesses have been the subject
of numerous interviews and articles in publications
including: The Wall Street Journal, Barrons,
Computer
World, Information Week, the Philadelphia Inquirer,
Philadelphia Business Journal, Wall Street &
Technology, Futures Magazine, Futures & Options
World, Forbes Magazine and Fox
Television.
Read On...
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The scarcity of entry-level IT workers is going to
send their pay up, according to new research.
In a recent survey conducted for eWEEK Mid-
market sister publication CIO Insight, about 51
percent of mid-market respondents-those with
revenues of less than $500 million-reported that it is
likely or very likely that a shortage of computer science
and information systems graduates will cause entry-
level IT salaries to increase by 25 percent or more at
their companies in the coming year.
The shortage is being caused by leaking at
both ends of the talent pool: On the entry-level side,
research shows a slowdown in people entering the
technology industry since the dot-com bubble burst a
few years back.
Read On...
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News You Can Use!! |
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Demand for IT Jobs Remains High
Salaries Expected to Rise
Although the debate as to whether the U.S. economy
has or will slip into a recession continues, there is
widespread agreement that the economy is struggling
due to slowing housing and credit sectors. So here's
the question: How will a slowdown impact IT jobs?
View the graph in detail and read on....
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