Seems we have a looming skills shortage in the wireless industry! http://www.ottawabusinessjournal.com/304388224872413.php# 'It's got to be business that leads...
Too bad this report didn't get more press. It would help former tech workers explain to hiring managers those employment gaps in the resume. To this day,...
I agree. To my mind, the write-up in "The Ottawa Citizen" about this July 20th Stats Can report ("Life After High Tech") was reasonably good. However, the...
Did anyone else see this from Randall? Something that Lou Dobbs (CNN) and others in the U.S. have been preaching about for several years now has finally...
Very interesting. It reminds me of the Irishman who sat up all night wondering where the sun had gone to. Know what? It finally DAWNED on him! And now here's...
Hmmm.... regarding his first point, that companies aren't downsizing their older workers - not so, especially with telecom service providers. They are still...
Quote: "Doesn't EDS send a good chunk of their IT business (e.g. software development) to India?" I don't know, Jeanne, I haven't looked into it. The other...
Well, I'm at least glad to see that StatsCan has finally figured out what we knew already, more or less. That 80% figure helps to put it in context: that's a...
Congratulations on winning the competition and landing a permanent job!!! It's amazing how many hoops people have to jump through now to land a job in the IT...
I saw this comment on the OBJ message board: "When I got laid off back in 2001, I got 3 month severance pay for 5 years employment at that company. The EI...
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It's the OBJ message board for comments on the article, "Tech labour: We need national strategy with federal leadership Tue, Jul 24, 2007 5:00 PM EST", by...
I thought you might be interested in this article. The high-tech sector was the biggest contributor to the employment gain in the Ottawa-Gatineau region...
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Election and Referendum Day is October 10, 2007 http://www.elections.on.ca/en-ca And for the first time I see a candidate who has this on his platform: "Some...
Thanks for inviting me to this group! Strange to see a Green candidate who talks more about the Kanata tech sector than about the Carp dump, eh? That's because...
Still far short of the peak in 2000. How many new entrants seeking employment in the tech sector have we had since 2000? ... gain in the Ottawa-Gatineau...
Well, my wages have declined over the last 7 years, but then again, the devil is in the details. Canadian wages swell as jobless rate matches 33-year low TAVIA...
Thanks for joining our discussions! I was trying to figure out what issues discussed here over the years were under the provincial jurisdiction, and can only...
I read a report lately which points out the real income (deducting inflation) has not increased in THIRTY YEARS in Canada. But we have probably 2X or 3X as...
... Interesting. I remember vaguely seeing something along those lines, but I thought it was only 10-20 years, not 30. Would you happen to be able to point us...
No, I'm afraid I'm also in the 'vaguing remembering' category. Too much information, too little brain.. On that note, let me invite you all out to our Green...
... I am afraid it will have to be virtual beer for me and some other OttawaHiTechies who are no longer in Ottawa. I hope those still in Ottawa will manage to...
Yes, a lot of the Canadian economic euphoria is largely driven by oil exports out of Alberta - all of those "exports/manufacturing up", "skills shortages"...
Very interesting. I did my own detailed analysis and critique of this Stats Can report, which you can find at:- http://chisholm.diinoweb.com/files/COMMENTS.pdf...
"In Naomi Klein's The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism, she argues that an idea that began with Chicago School economist Milton Friedman has...
This is a periodic message to participants of the OttawaHiTech Group. Number of visitors to Group homepage 37,179 Number of Current Group members 630 This...
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I fail to see how this is significantly meaningful to people interested in Ottawa Hi-tech. Is this pointing out a good area to focus on with our high tech job...
