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    Friday
    Apr302010

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    "Technical skills and scientific knowledge seem to top the list of what employers want and workers lack."

    -- Liz Wolgemuth, reporter for US News & World Report, in article How to Stand Out From the Crowd and Kick-Start Your Own Recovery pg. 14

    Friday
    Apr302010

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    "Last year, Manpower reported that engineer ranked No. 1 on a list of the 10 slots most difficult for American employers to fill."

    -- Liz Wolgemuth, reporter for US News & World Report, in article How to Stand Out From the Crowd and Kick-Start Your Own Recovery pg. 14

    Friday
    Apr302010

    Noire Digerati Quote

    "Many of today's growth industries require a higher level of technical competence in quantitative reasoning, problem solving, and communication skills than they once did, and the United States simply does not have enough students who are getting solid math and science education in high school and then pursuing two- and four-year degrees in math, science, and engineering."

    -- Susan Traiman, director of public policy at Business Roundtable, in article How to Stand Out From the Crowd and Kick-Start Your Own Recovery pg. 14-15

    Sunday
    Apr252010

    Noire Digerati Quote

    "There's a really strong image of what a computer scientist is--male, skinny, no social life, eats junk food, plays video games, likes science fiction. It makes it hard for people who don't fit that image to think of it as an option for them."

    -- Sapna Cheryan, assistant professor of psychology at the University of Washington, in CNET article Out of the loop in Silicon Valley