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IBM High School To Churn Out IT Pros
theodp writes "This week, NYC mayor Michael Bloomberg announced that the City University of New York and IBM are creating a computer science-focused school in the city that will span grades 9-14 (students leave with an associate's degree). Graduates who pass muster will reportedly be first in line for jobs at IBM. 'The idea is to create a new [educational] model for science, technology, engineering, and math — areas where companies are aggressively hiring,' explained IBM's Stanley Litow. 'If you look at hiring requirements, you won't see a huge amount of difference in a lot of entry-level IT jobs.' No word yet on the school colors or whether a uniform will be required. IBM is giving the city $250,000 to create the school, which might have looked pretty generous if that Zuckerberg kid hadn't upped the ante with his $100,000,000 donation."
i'm the 'e' in stem and am about to grad and get a job. What evidence do you have of IBM "discarding" employees? may you point me in the dir. of some news articles or the like?
I guess you don't keep up with the latest news from your future colleagues at EE Times India (Electronics Design & Engineering).
"IBM is reportedly laying off about 400 U.S.-based engineers who have been working on the development of components for one of IBM's most important hardware products, according to sources familiar with the company's plans."
"IBM has publicly stated its intention to invest $6 billion over the next three years developing its high-tech workforce in India. Engineers and programmers in India are paid less than half of what their U.S. counterparts earn."
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Has anyone with an Associates degree been hired by IBM lately in the US? Has IBM hired anyone in the US lately?
There's a whole lot of laid off IBM workers that are wondering the same thing, I'm thinking.
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