From the monthly archives:

January 2009

Who’s hiring?

by Abhijeet on January 29, 2009

in Job search

RafeRafe Needleman over at CNET had written a brilliant article about what to do if you get laid off from a tech job.

He is now managing the ‘Spreadsheet of Sunshine’ – a tracker containing open job opportunities. Yes, these entries are from companies that are hiring.

If you know of any open positions, you can add to this sheet using this form. or you can leave him a messge on Twitter.

Here’s the spreadsheet…and as Rafe says, happy hunting!

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