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Canonical's Open Documentation Academy aims to help newcomers participate in the open source community, offering mentorship and…
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As a method for combating years of declining numbers for women in computer fields, Facebook chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg argues that women need to be...Computerworld From ACM TechNews | March 18, 2013
IT professionals who grew up on a steady diet of bite-size online videos now consider it commonplace to learn within a video-centric training environment.Computerworld From ACM CareerNews | February 11, 2013
Despite technology's increasingly important role in the U.S. economy, IT wages remain persistently flat, with the sluggish economy getting most of the blame for...Computerworld From ACM CareerNews | December 5, 2012
While the IT industry has had a number of female role models — most recently Marissa Mayer at Yahoo! — there is a growing concern that not enough women are making...Computerworld From ACM CareerNews | November 19, 2012
Staff turnover in IT departments averaged 5.2% this year, which is below the average measured over the past seven years, according to an annual report by the...Computerworld From ACM Careers | October 12, 2012
Approximately 53% of IT workers are actively or passively searching for a new job, according to a Computerworld survey. With employers advertising fewer open positions...Computerworld From ACM CareerNews | December 19, 2012
Interest in computer science continues to grow among undergraduates, according to a Computing Research Association survey. The number of students pursuing computer...Computerworld From ACM Careers | April 26, 2012
Cloud computing is now one of the hottest hiring areas in the tech industry labor market. The number of jobs in the cloud computing industry is growing so rapidly...Computerworld From ACM CareerNews | March 14, 2012
As it becomes more and more difficult for CIOs to find workers well-versed in ever-changing technologies, some are breaking down specialization among their staffs...Computerworld From ACM Careers | April 5, 2012
A recent Computerworld survey of 357 IT professionals found that 46 percent of respondents are noticing a shortage of Cobol programmers, and 50 percent said the...Computerworld From ACM TechNews | March 19, 2012
IT security professionals are experiencing extreme levels of stress and burnout, but they have few places to turn for help.Computerworld From ACM Careers | February 28, 2012
When President Obama challenged the private sector this past August to hire 100,000 unemployed veterans by the end of 2013, he shared the stage with companies...Computerworld From ACM Careers | November 10, 2011
Greg Taffet is scouting for talent. Taffet, the CIO of U.S. Gas & Electric Inc. in North Miami Beach, Fla., brought on four new staffers in the past six months...Computerworld From ACM Careers | October 13, 2011
Slowly but surely, many U.S. companies are loosening their viselike grips on IT hiring and looking to add new staffers to bolster business growth in the year...Computerworld From ACM Careers | September 30, 2011
Most high-tech employers would likely deny that age discrimination is an issue at their company. But many IT workers over 50 beg to differ, saying they have experienced...Computerworld From ACM Careers | September 9, 2011
As a result of increased federal spending on healthcare and new federal regulations, the healthcare industry is at the forefront of creating new IT jobs. The U.S...Computerworld From ACM CareerNews | August 4, 2011
U.S. tech hiring for the second half of 2011 will increase as the gradually improving economy results in companies updating their IT systems after scaling back...Computerworld From ACM Careers | June 13, 2011
A few years ago Linux skills were just one in a series of possible assets for job applicants looking to stand out. Now they may be a make-or-break element. Recent...Computerworld From ACM Careers | May 11, 2011
David Foote, CEO of IT workforce analyst firm Foote Partners, says that U.S. government statistics on IT employment are misleading because they do not track 16...Computerworld From ACM Opinion | April 21, 2011
While companies have traditionally favored hiring younger IT workers, Steve Watson of Stanton Chase International says there is a growing openness to looking at...Computerworld From ACM CareerNews | March 21, 2011