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Ottawa: Dragonwave had layoffs in late November 2008

Ottawa: Nortel Networks had layoffs in late October 2008, more to come

Ottawa: New job cuts at Nortel is making people in Ottawa somewhat nervous and the city might be on the brink of another tech meltdown. read more ..

Ottawa: Mitel had layoffs in early November 2008.

Ottawa: Layoffs at Mitel affected 483 employees. read more ..

USA: Silent layoffs at Google (It seems that not even Google is immune to the financial downturn, they laid off 3000 contractors and dropping the axe on 10000 full-times soon. read more…

7 mistakes to avoid when applying for that tech job – (In this economy, even having the experience may not be enough)
Tips on Job Hunting in Ottawa Region

Here are some online resources:

Toronto and GTA:

http://www.theconstellation.ca/possibilities/events.shtml

Halifax:

http://www.halifaxcareerfairs.com/

Alberta:

http://employment.alberta.ca/cps/rde/xchg/hre/hs.xsl/3227.html

More to come …

Let us know what you think?

What do you think? Nortel’s market cap is less than one billion now. It employs over 30 thousands people worldwide. It’s trying to sell off some of its business lines and with the world financial market like this, it seems no one would step forward to buy them. Can Nortel stay afload? Let us know what you think?

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