The next job boom. New studies say everyone’s out looking. "Global competition for highly skilled people is accelerating."

The latest data says everyone’s hiring. Here’s what workers (and their bosses) need to know.

Of all the hard-luck turnaround stories from the downturn that still circulate through Silicon Valley, few sound as stressful as Borland Software’s. Since 2000 the vendor of software development tools has laid off hundreds of employees, asked survivors to take on more work, and cut pay for new hires by 20 percent. "It was all about the bottom line," recalls Duncan Egan, until recently Borland’s senior director of global marketing. "Get as much blood out of the stone as you can."

by Paul Kaihla, Erick Schonfeld and Paul Sloan, Business 2.0 Magazine

Full Story: http://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2006/05/01/8375922/index.htm

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Surveying the Field: Tapping IT Talent

By Jaclyne Badal

From The Wall Street Journal Online

The news: Executives at fast-growing technology companies say their greatest operational challenge is finding, hiring and retaining qualified workers, according to a survey of 149 CEOs by consulting firm Deloitte & Touche. Deloitte says it picks the companies based on revenue growth over a five-year period.

Full Story: http://www.careerjournal.com/salaryhiring/industries/computers/20060706-badal.html?cjcontent=mail