Bay Area Technology Professionals Can’t Get Hired as Industry Moves On - The Bay Citizen/NYT
While Web-based companies like Facebook and Google are scouring the world for new talent to hire, older technology workers often find that their skills are no longer valued.
Part of the problem, analysts said, is that many of the companies shedding jobs are technology manufacturers, while most of the companies that are hiring are Internet-based.
While employment figures published by the state Employment Development Department show that Silicon Valley’s technology sector has more than made up for job losses that occurred early in the recession, the rebound has not helped everyone.
Notably, this article includes mention of Brian Reid’s case against Google…which is fascinating in light of my next post in the queue. (Wait for it….)
