Hari ini ada artikel San Jose Mercury News tentang massive hiring yang terjadi belakangan ini dan "Boom times" untuk Experienced/Expert Engineers seperti pada 1999.
Sekalian congrats untuk beberapa kawan yg secure hitech jobs di US tahun ini.Buat hitech expert yang belum mencoba: ini adalah tahun terbaik sejak dotcom bust. ======================== http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/14308818.htm V150 | A SPECIAL REPORT Valley's new job market: (specific) help wanted Yahoo's Sunnyvale campus is feeling so 1999 these days. The company hired more than 3,000 workers last year -- about the same number it had in all just three years ago. Perks are in vogue again, with the addition of free coffee bars, haircuts and car washing. Employees must park so far away that the company started a valet parking service. And Yahoo's not the only Silicon Valley company hanging out the ``Help Wanted'' sign and complaining about a talent shortage. ``We have about 500 openings,'' said Heidi Burgett, a Yahoo spokeswoman. ``We're definitely still hiring. Especially algorithmic search. If you know anyone looking, tell them we're hiring.'' The hiring is being fueled by the second straight year of record revenue and profits at Silicon Valley companies. The latest Silicon Valley 150 annual report reveals that profits grew 18 percent to $37.1 billion in 2005 and revenue rose 10.8 percent to $372.6 billion among the valley's 150 largest public companies. So, is it boom time again or is it still the bust? The answer is a little of both. When it comes to high-tech jobs, Silicon Valley has developed a split personality. For the minority of people with the right skills and right experience, life is good again as they field multiple offers that result in escalating salaries. ===================
