"Applied Materials has pay-for-performance practices that align a significant majority of executive compensation with robust performance objectives, " says Mary Humiston, senior vice president, global human resources.

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CareerCast gives the highest ratings to jobs with high points for work environment, low stress points, and low points for physical demands, in addition to strong compensation figures and robust job growth numbers.

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Indeed.com, the Google-like job listing aggregator, recently got in touch with me to report that the number of computer science job listings is more robust than ever, and the compensation is relatively good.

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