The job-hunting world reflects the real world in all its diversity. So it’s not surprising at all to learn from my former colleague Eric Olvera that Out & Equal Workplace Advocates has launched it’s own take on the burgeoning family of job boards out there. this one focused on gays. Read the rest of this entry »
After combing through more than 100 responses to our search for recently laid-off folks in Silicon Valley to be showcased in our project, senior multimedia editor Dai Sugano and I have selected our three subjects. Their stories will captivate you. Read the rest of this entry »
I’m back from a week’s furlough - yes, we at the Mercury News are not immune - and moving ahead with our project to follow three people recently laid off in Silicon Valley, trying to capture and chronicle the ups and downs of job-hunting in today’s economic maelstrom. Read the rest of this entry »
It’s official today - we’ve hit double digits:
http://www.edd.ca.gov/About_EDD/pdf/urate200902.pdf
I’m amazed by the gold mine of insider tips and observations I’m receiving from folks laid off in the Valley who have joined the Pink Slip 2.0 project. Here’s another installment from Linda Kahn, laid off recently from an investment company. Read the rest of this entry »
I’m seeing it again and again - smart, aggressive and talented job-seekers, like writer Tom Bentley, are trying everything in their power to connect with a job, an interview, even a simple RESPONSE to their job bid… only to hit a wall of silence. Listen to Tom: Read the rest of this entry »
Pink Slip 2.0, the Merc’s ongoing chronicle following three recently laid-off folks in Silicon Valley while creating an online community revolving around their stories, can now be followed on Twitter, the micro-blogging site and San Francisco-based new media darling. Read the rest of this entry »
Lost your job?
We should talk.
The Mercury News is looking for people recently laid off in Silicon Valley. We’ll select three of you to follow in your job search over the coming months, chronicling the same dramatic saga that’s spinning off thousands of new job-seekers every month. Read the rest of this entry »
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