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Key Technology Labor Is Not a Commodity
By Donald Sears | Posted: 2010-02-07
A January Forbes article got me thinking on what is considered low-level work in technology these days. Ed Sperling's piece "Rebalancing Your IT Staff" is a smart article aimed at CIOs explaining to them that the real value of outsourcing is the ability to free your technology staff to become
How to Move Your Career Where You Want It to Go
By Donald Sears | Posted: 2010-01-31
Does your career feel stagnant? Recent research from the Conference Board showed job satisfaction levels at the lowest levels in 22 years. Only 45 percent of 5,000 respondents are satisfied
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Security Skills Are In Demand
By Donald Sears | Posted: 2010-01-31
Two recent Forrester research reports point to increased spending in security in 2010. What are the security skills companies need?
Forrester's research points to demands for the enterprise
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Time to Revamp Your Resume With Results
By Donald Sears | Posted: 2010-01-24
In tougher economic times where competition for full time work with benefits is fierce, how do you stand out from a crowded pack of IT workers? For starters, you need a resume that speaks results, say resume writing experts.
It's not enough anymore to simply rest on your skills and
Poking Holes at Running IT as a Business
By Donald Sears | Posted: 2010-01-22
Bob Lewis, president of IT Catalysts and a prolific writer on technology issues, is not afraid to tell you what he thinks is wrong with how most IT shops are run, and how CIOs and the business side are asking for the wrong things from IT.
In his recent article
Linux Workers Get a New Job Board
By Donald Sears | Posted: 2010-01-15
Claiming an abundance of jobs in Linux, the Linux Foundation is launching a new job board specifically for open-source-related employment on the Linux.com site (jobs.linux.com). Since 2005, jobs in
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RSA to Give Free Attendance to Unemployed Security Pros
By Donald Sears | Posted: 2010-01-12
The annual RSA conference in March is generally considered the largest vendor-centric security conference for technology professionals of the year. In an effort to show its
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IT Certifications Get a Renewed Focus for Unemployed
By Donald Sears | Posted: 2010-01-11
Industry organization CompTIA is promoting a new program to promote technology certifications--including a specific program called "Getting America Back to Work" targeting unemployed IT
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$500 Billion a Month for Global IT Failure? No Way
By Donald Sears | Posted: 2009-12-31
Failure in technology projects is as sure as the setting of the sun. Trying to estimate what it costs businesses on a global scale, however, is a bit more of a guess game than an exact science.
A recent white paper on global tech failure and its monetary costs has
U.S. CTO Chopra on the Public Sector and IT
By Donald Sears | Posted: 2009-12-28
Dennis McCafferty over at Baseline has an excellent question and answer interview with the CTO of the U.S. government, Aneesh Chopra, who works with President Barack Obama daily. Be sure to read the full interview for insight in to what a day in the life of a CTO in government
Good Job References: You Need Them Now More than Ever
By Donald Sears | Posted: 2009-12-28
Plain and simple: Good job references are like precious gold jewelry. Treat them with great care, career experts advise.
One of the last duties a human resources professional or recruiter
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IBM Hiring for Customer Service Jobs in Colorado
By Donald Sears | Posted: 2009-12-22
IBM is taking advantage of tax rebates in Boulder, Colo., and hiring 500 customer service call center workers over the next five years, say news reports from the AP, Wall Street Journal, Daily Camera and Longmont Times-Call.
The 500 jobs will come between now and 2014, said the Daily Camera,
Specialized IT Skills to Dominate 2010 Tech Jobs: Report
By Donald Sears | Posted: 2009-12-21
Depending on who you ask, there is either optimism on hiring for technology jobs in the first quarter of 2010 or there is flatness. Recent studies from Gartner Research and Computer Economics expect jobs to rise in the first part of 2010.
How many jobs are we talking about? No
Tips for Techies: How to Focus on Finance
By Donald Sears | Posted: 2009-12-17
Regardless of how much time and energy you put in trying to convince senior bean counters that you can prove return on investment in IT projects, you might consider scrapping that completely and
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Contracting, Freelance Sites Abound for IT Workers
By Donald Sears | Posted: 2009-12-11
IT contracting and freelance work is up in 2009, mainly due to layoffs, pay cuts and other economic realities beaten to death in the media.
The good news is there is no shortage of IT contracting and freelance technology work Websites that let you advertise your skills, compete for work
