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[Ed Wesolowski <edwes AT idisplay.com>]

> > There was a recent article in Fortune about how companies in silicon 
> > valley, CA were firing half of their staff and hiring new, better 
> > qualified and lowing paying employees.
Moores Law corollary: Every 18 months a newer, better, lower cost staff 
will be needed.;-)
Ed W.


At 11:43 AM 7/20/03 -0400, you wrote:

> On Sunday, July 20, 2003, at 12:26  PM, BigLee Haslup wrote:
>
> > In an expanding economy, recruiting is all about aptitude.  Candidates 
> > with experience are viewed with suspicion: if the guy is as good as he 
> > claims why did his previous company allow him to leave?  In a contracting 
> > economy on the other hand, experience is the key.
> > Companies know that the really the topnotch people are out there -- the 
> > ones who, in the good old days, they would have loved to lure away from 
> > their now-bankrupt competitors but couldn't afford them.  The high-tech 
> > depression represents a fire sale on top-calibre, known commodities.  Why 
> > wouldn't companies snatch them up if they are lucky enough to be able to hire?
>
> There was a recent article in Fortune about how companies in silicon 
> valley, CA were firing half of their staff and hiring new, better 
> qualified and lowing paying employees.
>
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