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Women Make Strides in Sciences
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Women Make Strides in Sciences

The University of Calgary's Women In Science and Engineering (WISE) program helps young women explore opportunities in underrepresented science and engineering...

Colleges, Federal Agencies ­rged to Coordinate Efforts For Women in Science
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Colleges, Federal Agencies ­rged to Coordinate Efforts For Women in Science

Women with Ph.D.'s in the sciences will keep "leaking out" of the tenure pipeline if colleges and the federal agencies that award grant money to researchers do...

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Keeping Top Talent in a Down Economy

Now that the economy appears to be in recovery, organizations should be considering ways to retain their top talent and encourage their highest-potential employees...

How to Prepare For a Performance Review
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How to Prepare For a Performance Review

Dave Willmer, executive director of Robert Half Technology, suggests a few practical steps that jobseekers can take to prepare for a half-year or annual performance...

How and Where People Network
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How and Where People Network

Ivan Misner, founder of chairman of a business networking organization, reviews some of the most popular and effective ways that job candidates can spend their...

Why Developers Get Fired
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Why Developers Get Fired

Software developers can take specific steps to insulate themselves from the risk of being let go by their employers. Unfortunately, it doesn't matter how clever...

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It Employment May Be Stabilizing After Loss of 250,000 Jobs

After nearly 12 months of steady job losses, the IT labor market may be finally stabilizing, according to Virginia-based industry group TechServe Alliance. Since...

Moscow Wants Trained It Specialists
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Moscow Wants Trained It Specialists

Amid Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's calls for modernization, one of the IT sector's top employers has said Russian high-tech companies are being let down by...

Ten Tried-and-True Tips For Switching Industries
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Ten Tried-and-True Tips For Switching Industries

Veteran IT leader Marc Hopkins, who has worked in a variety of industries, shares his advice on how IT professionals can make a seamless move between industries...

Need a Job? Talk to a Stranger
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Need a Job? Talk to a Stranger

Tory Johnson, CEO of Women for Hire and the workplace contributor for ABC~s Good Morning America, offers insights on the most effective networking techniques that...

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Chicago Academy of Advanced Technology Opens

The Chicago Academy of Advanced Technology (CAAT) opened its doors on Sept. 8, 2009. The academy is the result of an effort to fill the need for skilled IT workers...

Study: No Shortage of ­.s. Engineers
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Study: No Shortage of ­.s. Engineers

The United States, contrary to popular belief, is not lacking graduates in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields, according to a study...

The Lost Generation
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The Lost Generation

The economic recession is hitting young people especially hard, with a potentially negative impact on both their future and the future of the U.S. economy. While...

Nearly 10% of Lateral Hires Occur Via Social Networking Sites
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Nearly 10% of Lateral Hires Occur Via Social Networking Sites

Social networking sites are emerging as an important source of new hiring talent for technology companies. HR managers are increasingly investigating networking...

Solving the It Graduate's Dilemma
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Solving the It Graduate's Dilemma

The World Wide Web Consortium's (W3C's) new global information technology (IT) education-focused body used the WE Rock event at Australian Web Week to learn what...

IT Jobs Will Expand Globally by Nearly 6 Million in 4 Years
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IT Jobs Will Expand Globally by Nearly 6 Million in 4 Years

IDC predicts that by 2013, jobs in information technology (IT) will expand by 5.8 million worldwide, and that 75,000 new businesses will be created during that...

It to Create 2.8 Million Jobs in the Asia Pacific By 2013
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It to Create 2.8 Million Jobs in the Asia Pacific By 2013

Nearly three million jobs are expected to be created by the Asia-Pacific region's information technology (IT) industry by 2013, according to a new IDC study, which...

Department of Homeland Security on Lookout For It Security Pros
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Department of Homeland Security on Lookout For It Security Pros

The Obama Administration has granted the Department of Homeland Security approval to hire as many as 1,000 cyber-security experts during the next three years. Officials...

The Secret to Job Search Success: Planning and a Positive Attitude
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The Secret to Job Search Success: Planning and a Positive Attitude

The most important assets for today's job seeker are a positive attitude and the ability to develop and execute a job search plan. According to a new study from...

Why High Tech Needs Women Executives
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Why High Tech Needs Women Executives

Joyce Brocaglia, founder of the Executive Women's Forum, takes a closer look at the opportunities available for women in high tech and explains why gender diversity...
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