IT Skills: The Year in Review
New year, new you – right? Well, before you go charging into 2013, consider the words of renowned philosopher Saint Augustine: “The higher your structure, the deeper must be its foundation.” Right now...
View ArticleIT Certs – Which Ones Will Get You A Job?
The good news, according to a recent Dice.com survey, is that more than 60% of hiring managers and recruiters reported that they will be hiring new technology workers in the first half of 2013. The bad...
View ArticleStagnant Waters: Why the IT Talent Pool Faces Flat Wages
Pop quiz – what has increased over the past ten years by less than one half of one percent, according to the number-crunching experts at the Economic Policy Institute? Not gasoline prices (we wish!),...
View ArticleThe Dirty Dozen: 12 IT Project Management Mistakes
No matter how many PMP certifications your employees have, mistakes still get made when it comes to managing IT projects. Here are six ways good projects go bad – and how to head off common problems....
View Article2012 Tech Salary Wrap-Up: Winners, Losers and What Really Matters — Retention
The good news is that the tech industry saw an average 5% increase in salaries in 2012, after years of relatively flat wages. But an average is just that – average. Digging behind the numbers, there...
View ArticleIT Training – How To Do It Right
Technology evolves so rapidly that the best IT hires are not necessarily those who are rock stars in a particular discipline. Since it’s likely that their specialty could soon be as cold as it...
View ArticleThe Perfect Professional Pair: Résumés and Cover Letters
In these days of online job applications and résumé e-mailing, some IT job seekers think the cover letter is dead, or at the very least, unnecessary. But nothing could be further from the truth, says...
View ArticleSeal the Deal: How to Go from Cover Letter to IT Interview
A great cover letter can convince a reader to see your resume. A great closing paragraph in that letter can convince the reader to see you. After you’ve impressed them with your skills and experience,...
View ArticleNail Your Coding Interview
Software engineers face not only grueling interview questions… Describe how you would implement the tinyurl.com website? …but they also need to successfully complete a coding test…. Design the data...
View ArticleThe Internet of Things – What Is It
The Internet of Things is the idea that any physical object can connect to the Internet and communicate with other objects. This development (also known as Machine to Machine [M2M] communication) is...
View ArticleA Different Approach to IT Hiring
Many job seekers scour the Internet looking for the most valuable IT interviewing and job search advice. They sprinkle their resumes with keywords found in the job post. They research the company’s...
View ArticleData Center Skills Upgrades – What You Need
Job roles in the data center are transforming quicker than in any other space in IT. Today’s data centers require workers who have a varied mix of IT, facilities storage optimization and (even)...
View ArticleAre Certifications Worth It?
The answer, like with most things in life, is “yes….kinda”. Everyone wants to stand above the crowd. For many, that means to go back to the classroom – either physically or via the Internet – and earn...
View ArticleUnderstanding the “IT Guy”
Hiring is hard. It takes time and understanding, and when the complexity of the IT discipline is added in – with its numerous specialties, confusing acronyms and unique skill requirements – the task...
View ArticleGetting Back into the IT Game
Time does not run the same in the IT industry as it does in other industries. Therefore, taking a year (or two) off from your career in IT can be professional lifetime. Companies release new...
View Article5 IT Career Resolutions that You Need to Make Today
Even if you are happily employed, there is a chance that you might need to start looking for a new position. Changes in management, reorganizations, failed product launches, lack of funding are all...
View ArticleHow to Stand Out as an IT candidate
When you land a job interview for a highly desired position, do not be fooled into thinking that you are a shoo-in for the job. Remember, you are not the only one that they are bringing in to talk to....
View ArticleIT Resumes are Old: Presenting Experience Online
It is hard to stand out from the crowd when job hunting. Think about it. Before the interview, what do you have in your job search arsenal that can help you stand out? Your skills? Your knowledge?...
View ArticleAchieving Excellence Takes Talent AND Hard Work
Achieving excellence at anything is never easy, whether it is in your chosen field of work or some other endeavor. It’s no secret that it takes a lot of effort, and, many believe, innate ability as...
View ArticleHow to Prep for your Technical Interview
Interviewing is tough. First there is the initial phone (i.e. screening) interview. Then, if you pass through, there is the face-to-face interview. However, if you are an IT professional, you will...
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