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Southern California Technology Jobs Surge

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Mangers said that it appears that for companies that have survived the storm of 2009 and the economy, things are looking up. Mangers explains, "Finding employees is getting tougher," saying that the talent that it out there is being offered more jobs, and that there are more jobs to choose from.

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Decision Making 101 - Defining Your Values Makes Most Decisions Easy

InfoChachkie

I recently gave some advice to a software engineer who was trying to decide between two startups. My advice is was not earth shattering, but the engineer was appreciative nonetheless. In addition, he had taken a pay cut at Startup A in 2009 and was accruing a note payable equal to his back pay.

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The @TWTFelipe Story – A Tale of US Visa Policy Gone Awry (#startupvisa)

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He came to the United States in 2001 to study Software Engineering at Auburn University. While he was waiting for the paperwork to be reviewed he moved to Boulder, Colorado and took a job with a local tech company there. We then moved our Chief Software Architect over. Felipe grew up in Brazil. More red tape.