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Jobs You Can Count On
Written by derek chew in Wednesday, July 30th 2008
There aren't many types of careers out there that offer stability these days. Regardless of how hardworking you are, how much overtime you put in at work, or being a team player - hundreds of thousands of those exact types of employees got laid off over the course of 1 year. Not because they weren't skilled or good at what they do, but because the company could no longer sustain its workforce.
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PriceGrabber Videos Live
Written by derek chew in Friday, June 20th 2008
That's right. There are times when you feel proud of the company you work for, no matter what anyone else says, that you just have to throw in a shameless plug here and there.
Today, PriceGrabber.com launched 3 videos on YouTube.com - and, while it's not the controversial linkbait type, or the crazy Diet Coke and Mentos experiments, or some made-up Lonely Girl video, I am still proud to be a part of an adventurous company.
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Paying To Keep Your Job
Written by derek chew in Friday, June 6th 2008
Gas prices have been through the roof lately and if you haven't noticed yet - then you're leaving under a shell or too young to drive. As if that news isn't bad enough, 50,000+ people got laid off from their jobs last month alone. 50,000 in one month? WTF?! I could go on ranting about how big companies are financially and socially irresponsible to their employees, but I'll save that for another day.
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Leaving Yahoo! for PriceGrabber.com
Written by derek chew in Monday, June 2nd 2008
I have recently left Yahoo!'s Santa Monica office where I was holding a position as their Sr. SEO Manager to join PriceGrabber.com as their new Director of SEO.
During my time at Yahoo! I got the opportunity to work with some kickass individuals across multiple departments. I grew to appreciate the complexities of corporate search engine life and the bragging rights to say "I've worked at Yahoo!" :) I will write more about my experiences as [+]More From Choose a category:
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