Tag archive for ‘Layoffs’
Drawing the line(0)
Kris has decided to impose a limit for himself as a way to jump-start his stalled job search: Read the rest of this entry »
Laid off and still looking? We should talk(5)
For a Pink Slip 2.0 story on long-term unemployment, I’m looking for folks to interview who have been laid off and looking for work now for at least 26 weeks. If you care to share your stories, call me beginning Monday, August. 24, at 408 920 5689 or email me at pmay@mercurynews.com and I’ll get back to you. Thanks! Pat
North to Alaska - and a job?(1)
For many Silicon Valley job-seekers, it’s been a frustrating summer, as the recession grinds on with no real end in sight. Kris took a previously planned vacation to Alaska, which probably did him a world of good getting away from his pink-slip blues. And in the process, he made a promising discovery:
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Altera axing 87 jobs(0)
The management at Altera, the San Jose maker of programmable chips, “committed” today to cutting 87 jobs from its 2,700 person workforce, or about 3 percent of its staff. The cuts, expected to be mostly completed this quarter, are a result of Altera’s efforts “to lower its cost structure.” It will be the second round of job cuts this year following the company’s decision Read the rest of this entry »
A job-hunting roundup…(0)
In the burgeoning universe of pink-slip events, here’s another to consider: Read the rest of this entry »
After six months on the job, Electroglas CEO calls it quits(0)
Electroglas, the beleaguered supplier of wafer testing systems to chip manufacturers, said Friday that Warren Kocmond, the chief executive it named on Feb. 9, announced on Monday that he would be resigning as of Aug. 3, although he will continue to serve on the company’s board of directors. The company’s chairman and former CEO, Thomas Rohrs, will replace him as interim CEO.
The company cut its workforce by Read the rest of this entry »
Xtent postpones special meeting for liquidation approval(0)
Xtent, the Menlo Park development-stage medical device company whose board decided to throw in the towel and liquidate its assets, postponed a special meeting it had called to obtain approval from shareholders over its “plan of dissolution”.
The meeting, which was to take place on Thursday, July 9, has been rescheduled for Aug. 3 to give the company Read the rest of this entry »
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