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Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Tech Layoff Death Spiral

Can you say "sample size"? What's your p-value? It's completely rrrahndom. Granted, inside info about industry layoffs can be challenge to come by. A global tech layoff survey including Europe and the BRICs would give greater insight re: which firms have the sniffles and which firms have the full-blown flu.

More interesting is what I'm hearing from industry insiders (at least in the greater Bay Area) about headcount freezes, not just layoffs. What are recruiters saying? I'm less worried about a short-to-mid-term economic anemia because of the global downturn than I am about long-term investment (internally and externally) to maintain and develop a firm's competitive advantage...

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