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• IBM Retirement Plan Promises Jobs Through '13

  IBM is offering employees who are nearing retirement, and who might be worried about layoffs, a one-time opportunity to participate in a program that would guarantee their employment through Dec. 31, 2013.

• For the NFL, Big Is Better -- Except in IT

  The National Football League may have big stadiums, big players and big games, but when it comes to computer systems, the league's vice president of IT, Nancy Galietti, doesn't use the word big.

• T-Mobile USA clarifies job cuts will be net 350, not 900

  T-Mobile USA clarified its latest restructuring plans and said the changes will result in a net 350 job losses, not 900 as reported earlier.

• Résumé writing in IT terms

  Perhaps you see your IT rsum as a way to get a job interview. That's the goal when we send out our rsums, after all. But thinking about rsums that way doesn't really help you determine how to prepare one.

• Faking IT: 5 Executives Who Lied in Their Resumes

  Poor Scott Thompson. Just when his plan of revamping Yahoo was gaining steam, the falsified resume (or "Resume-Gate" as it shall forever be known) cut short his stint as CEO. In spite of the "lie" being of an inconsequential nature -- Thompson's resume claimed he had a degree in Computer Science when he didn't - Thompson will now have to add "ex-CEO, Yahoo" on his resume.

• Yahoo board member reportedly to step down

  Patti Hart, the Yahoo Inc board member who headed the search for a new CEO, will step down from her position after a Yahoo investor exposed inaccuracies in CEO Scott Thompson's resume, according to news reports.

• Career advice: Careers in the cloud

  Allan Hackney of John Hancock Financial Services Ask a Premier 100 IT Leader Allan Hackney Title: Senior vice president and CIOCompany: John Hancock Financial Services

• Career Watch: Companies expect to do more IT staff hiring in short term

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• Dimension Data names director of solutions

  ICT services provider Dimension Data Australia has appointed company veteran Neil Campbell as director of solutions for Australia.

• ACS and CAUDIT partner up to boost ICT industry relations

  The Australian Computer Society (ACS) and Council of Australian University Directors of Information Technology (CAUDIT) have entered a joint agreement to strengthen ties between ICT professionals and educators.

• How to land a cybersecurity job

  Cybersecurity jobs are plentiful, from government, financial services and utilities to manufacturing and retail. But what skills do IT professionals need to qualify for these high-paying jobs?

• Optus cuts 750 jobs

  Telco giant Optus is slashing 750 jobs as part of a restructure.

• Yahoo! paid ex-chief $US16m in compo

  Former Yahoo! chief executive, Carol Bartz, received a $US16.4 million ($A15.73 million) compensation package during her last year on the job in 2011, the company has revealed.

• Lofgren says 'toxic environment' stalls visa reform

  WASHINGTON -- U.S. Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) isn't giving up on a bill to give green cards to college graduates with advanced degrees in technical fields, but she has been unable to find any Republican backing for it.

• Telecom NZ up, AIA down on executive move

  New Zealand shares fell, led by Cavalier, which dropped to a three-year low following its profit warning last week. Telecom rose after naming Auckland International Airport boss, Simon Moutter, as its new chief executive.