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Using a Degree to Ward Off a Layoff

Millions of people have been affected by the recent recession and the global financial crisis that perpetrated it. There have been countless loss of jobs, many more pay cuts, and an equal number of loss in bonuses and raises.

Turns out that it was less than 1% of the work force. In this economy, I think they are doing a good job keeping people employed.

Of course, that doesn’t help those who were laid off. Hopefully, they all find jobs soon.

LewisC

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LewisC’s An Expert’s Guide To Oracle Technology
In keeping with my goal to help some of my peers out there find a job, today I have a very experienced architect looking on the East Coast. He would prefer the New York area but recognizes that, becaus…

Fast forward a couple of years and looks like Oracle is going through another big round of layoffs… I’ve heard anywhere from 500 to 8,000 will be cut in the next 2 months. There’s a lot of static about it on the web rt now, but here?s a post that helps to sort the facts from rumors about the Oracle layoffs

!***! Entry Link:http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/oracle-guide/oracle-anno

Fast forward a couple of years and here we are with Oracle making another round of layoffs following a merger (BEA). There’s a lot of static about it on the web and it’s been hard to find solid info, so I posted an article that helps to sort out the fact from the rumors surrounding the oracle layoffs

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It looks like the job market for Oracle is opening up. I’m seeing many of my friends find new jobs and I’m doing a lot of interviewing at work. I hope this is a trend that continues. In this entry, I share my method for interviewing Oracle resources and provide some sample interview questions and answers for developers.

Interviewing anyone can be difficult. Interviewing technical resources is very difficult. To me, probably the hardest thing is pinpointing exactly what you want this person to do. What, exactly, will this person be doing in their day-to-day job?