This makes me angry: A survey from ISC-squared indicates that 80 percent of hiring managers looking to fill IT security jobs say they're having a hard time finding qualified candidates.

Which would you tolerate to avoid losing your job—if you had the choice, of course? Share your opinion and register your vote with CIO.com.

"Will I still have a job tomorrow?"

With the U.S. economy in a far-reaching recession and companies announcing layoffs seemingly every day, that question looms large in every working person's mind.

Obviously, some employees are at greater risk of losing their jobs than others. What's not so clear is how to calculate that risk. So for the past several months, I've wanted to come up with some kind of risk assessment that would help IT professionals (really, any professional) get an objective handle on their odds of getting laid off.

A new year brings new challenges and opportunities to anyone in a job search. This year, we job seekers are facing even bigger challenges due to the global economic recession.

Most everyone can relate to hiding a job search from a current employer. But how can job seekers protect their identities from public abuse when the majority of online career and social networking websites require job seekers' personal information to sign up and for potential employers to find them?

IT professionals' confidence in the economy, their job security and their ability to find a new job took a beating in the fourth quarter of 2008, according to IT services provider Technisource's latest IT Employee Confidence Index.

The New York Times has a story today about a trend that's gaining steam: companies that are finding ways to cut their labor costs without laying off staff. Instead of handing out pink slips, some organizations are moving to four-day work weeks, instituting unpaid vacation time and getting rid of overtime.