NewsLetter - 27 July 2001 - The Jobs For Programmers web site
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Dear Job Seeker:

June ended with more bad news for programmers and most other types of
computer workers as well. In case you don't know this first-hand . . . the
job market is ugly ugly ugly! What a contrast from just one year ago (and
the whole Y2K era for that matter). Hopefully this newsletter will shed
some light on the current situation and help equip you to cope with it.

A BETTER WAY FOR YOUR RESUME TO GET NOTICED
So you post your resume on that massive job site and a week later you
find out that your resume has been viewed only 23 times. Many big job
sites are bad at getting your resume out to employers because they charge
them an "admission fee"!!! Here's one place for your resume that has
a huge audience of recruiters because they are not asked to pay fees:
http://www.free-for-recruiters.com/Post-Your-Resume.html

JOB CUTS SOAR IN JUNE
Job-cut announcements by U.S. companies soared in June,
as corporations continue to shed jobs in an effort to stay afloat:
http://prgjobs.com/Article.cfm?Ref=1009

MORE LAYOFFS AHEAD?
Look out: The economy's contractions may not be over.
Find out what may be causing many of the technology lay-offs:
http://prgjobs.com/Article.cfm?Ref=1008

THE SALARY SQUEEZE IS ON
The switch from "name your price" to "take it or leave it" has new
employees taking it -- and making lifestyle changes:
http://prgjobs.com/Article.cfm?Ref=1007

A LONGER WAIT FOR THAT FINAL OFFER
Not wanting to add new hires too quickly, many companies are now
dragging out the whole [interviewing] process, sometimes for months:
http://prgjobs.com/Article.cfm?Ref=1010

HELP A NEEDY PROGRAMMING STUDENT - GIVE A BOOK
"Jose" is a college programming student in the Philippines who comes from
a poor family. He wrote to us asking if we could give him some programming
books (especially related to C++) to help him learn and eventually get a
job. If you have any spare programming books, even ones that are out of
date, please consider donating them to Jose at the address below. He asks
that any books be sent via UPS or FedEx and NOT by postal mail (which
would charge him a large "book fee" upon delivery). Here's his address:
Jose S. Samonte Jr.
8662 Fortuna St., Makati City
Metro Manila, PHILIPPINES



As always - Best wishes with your job search,

The staff at
the Jobs For Programmers web site

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