economy

The economy is flat for other jobs, but IT jobs remain more resistant to recession than other gigs, though your mix of skills and location have more to do with that than anything else.

A KPMG survey shows that some retailers have plans next year for all that cash they have lying around.

IT is in the middle of a dramatic shift that is affecting the number and type of jobs CIOs need to fill: great news if you have the right skills, bad news if you don't.

A tiny increase in hiring and pay thins the gloom in the IT job market, reducing need to hang on to jobs they hate just to keep a paycheck.

Surveys predict IT hiring will be far higher than other job specialties in 2011, though some employment questions remain. Why can good Santas not find a job?

Sure, you could be refinancing your mortgage at shockingly low rates, polishing up your resume, or doing actual work. But no. You're going to spend it here poking a panda.

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