A very good, 6-step guide for the thinking technologist @ ComputerWorld.com You should read it if you’re work in IT, as outsourcing is becoming more of an issue for us — and it will probably increase over time. So what’s the ultimate solution? Put yourself into a position where you cannot be outsourced: give them…

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A fall-off of computer science majors — 23 percent fewer this year, according to a poll of several hundred North American universities by the Computing Research Association — has prompted industry leaders such as Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates to lecture at schools, telling students that their skills can still earn them a healthy salary even…

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Time Magazine: What effect is outsourcing going to have on the technology job market? Bill Gates: The kind of top-notch skills that the U.S. universities create will always be in demand. The challenge for the U.S. is to have an even higher percentage of its work force have these incredibly world-class skills. I think that’s…

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By Rich Seeley, ADTmag.com The U.S. software industry lost 150,000 jobs last year, according to the Cyberstates 2003 report released last week by the American Electronics Association (AeA). In the seven years that AeA has published its report on jobs, 2002 was the first year the software sector lost jobs. In fact, it had posted…

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Maybe the software industry (for software-engineers) is not looking that bad after all. According to Time, computer-software engineers (or applications developers), is one of the top 15 jobs with the largest projected increases for 2000-2010; it’s actually number 9 in the biggest gainers category, expecting 380,000 new jobs. They say, “As long as computer upgrades…

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