By Nathan Eddy on 2011-10-07 As the world teeters on the edge of a new recession, it is more important than ever to take a look around and see what your employment situation looks like. Although the U.S. employment rate remains stubbornly high (at or over 9 percent), the technology jobs market is actually faring much better than most other sectors. According to a recent report by Web-based IT hiring specialist Dice.com, there's a shortage of talent for a particular skill in every geographic section of the United States, and if novices are looking to break into the tech industry, there's also an accessible entry point—developing for Microsoft's .NET platform. In addition, the jobs report found the number of available tech jobs stood at 83,567, with 50,486 listed as full-time positions, 35,907 were contract positions, and 1,603 were listed as part-time positions. But where to find these jobs? Well, if you're the Read More

Popular job-finding web site Monster now has an Android app, if you’re in need of something to do with your days other than stare at the internet. You can save job searches, spam job links to friends, hunt for positions by locations – and access the CV features found in the full web app. Here are some screenshots. The show US search results as we just nicked these off the Android Market description… …but you will get specific jobs in your region. Monster UK says the Android app currently supports 19 languages. Check it out over on the Android Market. April 21, 2011 in Apps, News Name (required) Mail (will not be published) (required) Website XHTML: These are some of the tags you can use:

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