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Misleading Government Stats on It Employment
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Misleading Government Stats on It Employment

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...

Building an Effective CIO Resume
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Building an Effective CIO Resume

For experienced C-level IT executives, creating an effective technology leadership resume requires thinking about company-level contributions, rather than merely...

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Mentorship Key For Women in It, Says Collaborate Panel

A recent panel discussion at the Collaborate 11 Oracle user conference concluded that mentors and sponsors are crucial to helping women advance their careers in...

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Computer Science Enrollments Rebound, ­p 10% Last Fall

Computer science enrollments increased for the third consecutive year at Ph.D.-granting institutions, are up 10 percent from a year ago, but are still below the...

Location, Location, Location: Home Field Provides Advantage in Negotiations
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Location, Location, Location: Home Field Provides Advantage in Negotiations

Planning to negotiate a raise? Try not to discuss it with the boss in his or her office, suggests a new study by an organizational behavior expert at Washington...

It Jobs: More Vacancies Than Applicants
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It Jobs: More Vacancies Than Applicants

According to industry body e-Skills UK, the number of advertised IT jobs is now slightly greater than the number of people looking for work in the sector. That...

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Compassion, Not Sanctions, Is Best Response to Workplace Anger

Challenging traditional views of workplace anger, a new article in the journal Human Relations suggests that even intense emotional outbursts can lead to an improved...

Communication Skills More Important Than Technical Know-How For It Jobs, Say It Graduates
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Communication Skills More Important Than Technical Know-How For It Jobs, Say It Graduates

Most IT graduates think technical skills are the least important qualification for IT jobs, according to a survey of students conducted by CA Technologies. Forty...

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Women Working to Expand in Tech Industry

From coders to venture capitalists, women remain a small minority in most tech-related businesses. In fact, of the 20 leading occupations of employed women surveyed...

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Tech Sector Faces 'Serious and Pervasive' Skills Shortage

Canadian companies will need to hire about 106,000 new information and communications technology employees over the next five years, but there likely will not be...

Math Meets Music
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Math Meets Music

Geometry is the force that shapes both the sound of music and the novel research of Florida State University composer-theorist Clifton Callender, whose work explores...

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Prepare for Talent Wars

As the result of an intensifying war for IT talent, hiring managers and recruiters are watching carefully to make sure their own most valued employees aren't about...

It Professionals Can Have Great Careers at Suppliers
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It Professionals Can Have Great Careers at Suppliers

With thousands IT workers out of work in the UK and recent graduates finding it difficult to get their careers off the ground, the IT services sector is emerging...

Techdom's Talent Poaching Epidemic
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Techdom's Talent Poaching Epidemic

Competition for IT talent is fierce as the economy rebounds, with tech companies  battling over the engineers, designers, computer scientists, and executives who...

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Why Silicon Valley Immigrant Entrepreneurs Are Returning Home

Visa issues are forcing talented immigrant entrepreneurs to return to their home countries rather than stay in Silicon Valley. Instead of creating hundreds of jobs...

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Stack Exchange Launches Programmer Recruiting Site

Stack Exchange, the company behind the Stack Overflow site for programmers, has unveiled a new jobs board for developers. The Careers 2.0 board helps hiring managers...

Five Reasons Why Your Online Presence Will Replace Your Resume in 10 Years
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Five Reasons Why Your Online Presence Will Replace Your Resume in 10 Years

As more recruiters use the Web as a place to search for talent and conduct employment background searches, having an online presence is almost a prerequisite. More...

Higher Job Performance Linked to People Who are More Honest and Humble
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Higher Job Performance Linked to People Who are More Honest and Humble

A Baylor University study shows that the combination of honesty and humility was a unique predictor of high job performance in a worker, and a better predictor...

What Challenges Face Women in Is Workplace? Answer Depends on Gender
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What Challenges Face Women in Is Workplace? Answer Depends on Gender

Researchers uncovered a serious gender gap in how male and female managers in the information systems field think about the challenges women in the profession face...

Labor Shortage Persists in Some Fields
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Labor Shortage Persists in Some Fields

Despite the still-high unemployment figures around the country, many tech companies are unable to find suitable candidates to fill their new openings. Many companies...
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