From ACM Careers
Canonical's Open Documentation Academy aims to help newcomers participate in the open source community, offering mentorship and…
BNN| February 28, 2024
As employment headlines go from grim to grimmer, it’s appropriate that one job category with expanding demand involves helping people avoid reality. Designers of...The New York Times From ACM Careers | June 15, 2009
Georgia Institute of Technology has required every undergraduate on campus to take a course in computing. Here are the lessons learned from the practice, now...Mark Guzdial From Communications of the ACM | May 1, 2009
Although many sectors of the economy are struggling to survive, the information technology (IT) industry is still relatively strong. Employment experts say that...Network World From ACM TechNews | March 31, 2009
Reorganizations grab fewer headlines than job losses, but they are common in a recession, and often precede or follow layoffs. Learning to deal with these reorganizations...Online Wall Street Journal From ACM CareerNews | March 30, 2009
At this year's SXSW event, a session called "Bootstrap Your Startup" provided valuable insight for Web workers who are thinking about starting a new Internet company...Web Worker Daily From ACM CareerNews | March 19, 2009
Bob Damon (pictured), president of North America for executive search firm Korn/Ferry International, explains how senior IT professionals can find new job opportunities...The Wall Street Journal From ACM CareerNews | March 19, 2009
By 2010, there will be an estimated shortfall of 300,000 qualified engineers working in Europe's IT sector. At the same time, fewer than one in five computer scientists...IDG News Service From ACM CareerNews | March 3, 2009
As a result of the weakening economy, senior-level IT professionals are spending increasingly more time examining the granular details of project costs and motivating...Computerworld From ACM CareerNews | March 1, 2009
Despite the deteriorating economic outlook, there are a number of steps that organizations can take to improve employee morale. Most importantly, organizations...Network World From ACM CareerNews | February 10, 2009
The economic downturn is forcing many IT professionals to re-assess their job prospects, especially now that many companies are bowing under the pressure to downsize...Web Strategy by Jeremiah From ACM CareerNews | February 4, 2009
Employers often complain that members of Generation Y don~t work hard, lack commitment, are devoid of loyalty, are pampered, indulged and require excessive praise...Management Issues From ACM CareerNews | January 27, 2009
Establishing the fundamentals of computational thinking is essential to improving computer science education.
George H. L. Fletcher, James J. Lu From Communications of the ACM | February 1, 2009
ACM members have a professional duty to ensure that the public comprehends and benefits from advances in computing.
Eugene H. Spafford From Communications of the ACM | February 1, 2009
Three Harvard Business School faculty members weigh in on the best ways to achieve and maintain a life-work balance. Recognizing that the achievement of a lifestyle...Harvard Business School Working Knowledge From ACM CareerNews | January 15, 2009
There are five steps that any IT worker can take to improve performance and increase their job security. Recognizing that employers are asking IT workers to do...Network World From ACM CareerNews | January 6, 2009
Even with a struggling economy and record unemployment, certain IT skills will be in high demand in the coming year. Programming and application development will...Computerworld From ACM TechNews | December 31, 2008
The overall outlook for IT employment in 2009 is mixed, but some analysts say the U.S. federal economic stimulus package could add IT positions. Compared to jobs...Computerworld From ACM TechNews | December 29, 2008
The 2008 Annual EE Times Salary Survey presents a seeming paradox. At the same time that engineers all over the world are concerned about their job security and...TechCareers From ACM CareerNews | December 16, 2008
Against the backdrop of a slowing economy, there are a number of steps that corporate IT professionals can take to increase their job security. With belt-tightening...eWeek From ACM Careers | December 3, 2008