Blogs
IT Resumes: Keeping Them Truthful
By Corinne Bernstein | Posted: 2013-03-15
How truthful are most IT resumes? Not very, one study suggests. Here are some ways for making resumes honest and accurate.
IT Jobs: A Tale of Two Optimists
By Corinne Bernstein | Posted: 2013-02-11
Foote Partners and Dice have a different take on IT job growth, but both are optimistic in their own way.
Job Interview Questions: Handling Usual and Unusual Queries
By Corinne Bernstein | Posted: 2013-01-18
Interviewees should be ready for both conventional and unexpected questions. They should think ahead—and on the spot.
Top Cities for Technology Jobs in 2009
By Donald Sears | Posted: 2010-12-12
As 2010 comes to a close, industry advocates TechAmerica took a closer look at regional jobs numbers from last year based on data released by the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Yes, you read that correct: 2009. This is most available data on regional technology job numbers
Hyperfocus on Deliverables Over Objectives Can Hurt Projects
By Donald Sears | Posted: 2010-12-01
Tying deliverables on a project back to the business case can be extremely challenging proposition. Supposedly, in requirements gathering and the project scope the business case
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Tips for Negotiating a Raise in 2011
By Donald Sears | Posted: 2010-11-30
After a few years of the "do more with less" syndrome in IT departments (and almost every department), many tech workers are acutely aware of their value in an organization and hope to be compensated for the efforts.
Tech professionals can breathe a little easier as just under half (45
Advice on Getting Security Clearances
By Donald Sears | Posted: 2010-11-30
There are technology jobs in the Federal government, especially in areas dealing with security. In general, working for Uncle Sam on computer systems means having to obtain security clearances and
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You Don't Need a Paycheck to Be Working
By Donald Sears | Posted: 2010-11-30
As the saying goes, finding a job can be full time work, but it's not an explanation for what you have been doing with your time, contends an article from TheLadders focused on helping job seekers answer why an individual has been out of work for a long period. From
Governor with Real Biz Experience Talks Job Creation
By Donald Sears | Posted: 2010-11-30
The state where companies become incorporated--Delaware-- has a business-friendly governor in Jack Markell. Catering to the business community while governing can be a challenging
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IT Contracting Continues to Gain Momentum
By Donald Sears | Posted: 2010-11-30
Jobs from staffing firms across all industries is up in 2010 and the numbers aren't easy to ignore. In the third quarter of this year alone staffing firms have employed an average of 2.6 million jobs per day which is a 24.9 percent increase from the same time in 2009,
Seagate Lawsuit Highlights Bad Timing on Hiring
By Donald Sears | Posted: 2010-11-24
Companies killing product lines or changing courses midstream that lay off employees may have something to think about--especially in the state of Minnesota.
Check out the case of
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Job Interview Feedback Is Practically Nonexistent
By Donald Sears | Posted: 2010-11-05
Ever have an interview or series of interviews and never hear back from human resources or hiring managers when you do not get the job?
You are not alone. Over half--52 percent-- of respondents on an October Dice survey said they'd love to receive feedback from companies they have interviewed with
Why Scrum Is Taking Over SW Development
By Donald Sears | Posted: 2010-10-31
A Forrester study from 2009 found 1 in 3 software development teams are using some form of agile development models including Extreme Programming, Crystal Clear, Lean and Scrum. Scrum is the most popular, but it's not as if every development team is doing it exactly the same way.
Scrum focuses
Career Lessons From Twitter CEO's Self Demotion
By Donald Sears | Posted: 2010-10-31
If you hadn't heard, earlier this month the CEO of Twitter, Evan Williams, made a brave move and promoted his COO to the CEO position, and moved himself to head of product strategy. The former COO, Dick Costolo, has been a CEO several times, and has had success, so it
Where Outsourcing Dollars Go
By Donald Sears | Posted: 2010-10-31
The last three years have seen outsourcing as an expense of IT operating budgets rise from less than 4 percent in 2008 to over 7 percent in 2010, according to a Computer Economics (CE) study dubbed "IT Outsourcing Statistics 2010/2011."
That's good news if you work for an outsourcing services
