Are You in Need of an Emergency Job Search?; Salary.com Provides Ten Tips On How to Stay Prepared.Business/Technology Editors WELLESLEY, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 27, 2001 Exactly how many employees are quivering in their cubicles cubicles individual cow bed spaces separated by half height and half length partitions. Usually located in loose housing cow accommodation in which the cow is free to wander at will. in fear of a pink slip landing on their laps? Salary.com, the online compensation forerunner A family of ATM adapters from Marconi (formerly Fore Systems). See Marconi. , recently used its weekly instant poll to find out. Readers responded to questions about their "layoff Layoff 1. When a company eliminates jobs regardless of how good the employees' performance. 2. A risk reduction, made by investment bankers, that minimizes the potential downside associated with a commitment to purchase and sell a stock issue unsubscribed by stockholders holding status." According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the poll, 37 percent were concerned they might be laid off, 33 percent were not concerned at all about layoffs and 26 percent had been laid off. So, how should today's employee prepare for the worst? Let Salary.com's compensation experts work for you. Keith Fortier, CCP (Certified Computer Professional) The award for successful completion of a comprehensive examination on computers offered by the ICCP. See ICCP and certification. . 1. (language) CCP - Concurrent Constraint Programming. 2. , compensation consultant and Jenn Schraut, human resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. and compensation associate, are available to advise you on how to practice these ten strategies: 1. Schmooze: Network everywhere you go, all the time. 2. Reach out: Go to networking events and meetings of professional organizations. 3. Keep your resume current at all times. 4. Post your resume on several job board sites, including Salary.com's Job Finder. 5. Research the value of your skills and experience on the talent market. Hint: Salary.com's SalaryWizard(TM). 6. Consider working with a headhunter headhunter A popular term for a person–or employment agency who recruits physicians, upper echelon executives or other professionals, matching potential employees with employers . 7. Dust off your references. 8. Put things in order at work before you leave. 9. Plan ahead: Contemplate your next move. 10. Go for your dream job! To arrange a media interview with Keith Fortier and/or Jen Schraut or for more elaboration on these tips, please contact Chris Cutter at (781) 684-0770. About Salary.com Salary.com is a top-tier provider of Web-based recruitment and employee valuation products for organizations with market-driven pay practices. Salary.com's recruiting business builds on the company's ability to deliver job candidates segmented by profession, geographic location, and income through the Salary Wizard(TM) online compensation tool. In addition, Salary.com provides corporate customers with professional-grade employee valuation products, such as the CompAnalyst market pricing source, that combine innovative technology with comprehensive compensation data and research capabilities. Located in Wellesley, Mass., Salary.com distributes its compensation tools through www.salary.com and via syndication on major portals and more than 180 other Web sites, including Hoover's Online, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Times Digital and all of the top 10 career sites. For more information, contact Salary.com at 781-237-2441, extension 247, or send email to press@salary.com. |
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