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February 2012

February 27, 2012

Disinformation Won't Stem U.S. Backlash Against H-1B Visa Abuse

As pressure on IT industry interests in India mounts due to the backlash in this country against the rampant abuse of the H-1B and other U.S. visa programs, there appears to be an effort under way to... More >

February 24, 2012

Workplace Violence: 'One-third of Americans Go to Work Every Day Afraid'

According to the findings of a newly released survey of American workers, workplace violence has become an epidemic in this country, as senior business leaders close their eyes to the problem and inc... More >

February 21, 2012

Is Infosys Setting Itself Up for a Massive Shareholder Lawsuit?

As Infosys continues to botch its handling of both the lawsuit filed by Infosys employee and whistleblower Jay Palmer, and the subsequent criminal investigation of alleged visa fraud being conducted ... More >

February 15, 2012

Whistleblower's Lawyer Turns up the Heat on Infosys

The attorney for Infosys employee and whistleblower Jay Palmer on Tuesday filed an amendment to Palmer’s lawsuit against the company, in which he outlined additional steps Infosys has taken to harass... More >

February 14, 2012

Need to Be Needed? Get Really Skilled in Linux, Really Fast

If you’re finding that the tech skills you’re able to put on your resume aren’t impressing anyone enough to get your foot in the door of a hiring manager, you might want to consider immersing yoursel... More >

The Best Valentine’s Day Factoid You’ll Hear Today

Here's an interesting bit of trivia on this Valentine's Day: According to a recent survey, 5 percent of Americans would dump their spouse in exchange for being able to telecommute. Of course, 5 perce... More >

February 12, 2012

Infosys' Ultimate Slap in the Face to the U.S. Government

In an almost incomprehensible display of hypocrisy at a time when a multi-agency U.S. government investigative force is in the final stages of gathering and processing damning evidence of criminal be... More >

February 9, 2012

Why the 'Maximize Shareholder Value' Mantra Is Misguided

Several years ago I interviewed the CEO of Novell, who told me that in order to obtain the skills the company needed, in the past 12 months he had replaced a quarter of his work force rather than ret... More >

February 7, 2012

Infosys CFO Publicly Claims No Visa Violations, Despite Company’s Internal Admission

In an interview last week with an Indian media outlet, Infosys CFO V. Balakrishnan claimed that Infosys had “not violated any of the rules” relating to U.S. visa policies. Unless others at Infosys ha... More >

February 5, 2012

Infosys Flounders, Deposes Whistleblower Despite Dismissal Motion

In a glaring demonstration of how incoherently Infosys is handling the lawsuit brought against the company by Infosys employee and whistleblower Jay Palmer, the company’s attorneys deposed Palmer on ... More >

February 2, 2012

10 Hot-Button Job Interview Question Areas to Get Ready For

If you’re not unemployed or underemployed, you may well be one of the millions of people who’ve managed to keep your job through the recession, but vowed to bail the moment things started to improve,... More >

February 1, 2012

You’re Not the Only One Who Wants to Choke the Jargon Guy

We all have our jargon pet peeves. Mine is “solution,” the word vendors use incessantly when they really just mean “product.” This perfectly wholesome word has been usurped and so bastardized by sale... More >

Dumb and Dumber: No Voter ID Required, No National ID Allowed

I have a hunch that the people who argue against requiring voters to prove their identity are pretty much the same crowd that argues against the idea of having a national ID card. Neither argument ma... More >

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