Deb Perelman

Data access by remote and mobile employees is anticipated to grow at a breakneck pace in the next year, and without proper training for employees, security breaches are expected to as well. Typically, the burden of training mobile and remote staff on the fundamentals of IT security falls to the IT department, and so do […]

It didn’t happen overnight, but was once a dull murmuring that the resume is becoming extinct has risen in recent months to a fever pitch. The paper resume went the way of the caveman nearly a decade ago. Web 1.0 recruiting technologies, such as big job boards and vendor-powered ATS ATS (application tracking systems) on […]

IBM is being sued for encouraging one staffing partner to entice employees from a former staffing partner. The lawsuit, filed Oct. 25 by AcctKnowledge, highlights the issues facing companies that are seeing their workers get lured away by competitors, and the dangers to those companies doing the alleged employee poaching. In markets with low unemployment […]

Want to slam-dunk your next interview with the Redmond, Wash. software giant? It’s as easy as one through six. In an Oct. 30 blog entry on Microsoft’s JobsBlog, technical recruiter Janelle Godfrey wrote that one of the most common questions she is asked on recruiting trips is what Microsoft looks for during an interview. She […]

Historically, recruiting has not been a particularly transparent process. Organizations looking to hire put a job description out on a Web board such as Monster, CareerBuilder or Dice, and candidates apply on that limited information alone. The vast majority are rejected without ever knowing why. “In effect, corporations are basically screening people out. Candidates don’t […]

The practice of manipulating, or “gaming” Google results is getting a bad rap this month as dozens of prominent Web sites have watched their Page Ranks plummet and inbound search traffic and advertising-paid page views slip as a result. But not everyone is trying to maneuver Google for personal gain and future earnings, or at […]

It’s fairly common to hear policy makers and industry leaders express concern over a growing lack of digital literacy, math and science skills that could rob the U.S. of its global competitiveness, economic health and dominant position in global innovation. Reports cite the insufficient quantity of STEM (science, technology, education and math) graduates and a […]

The software maker Novell said Oct. 25 that the lay offs of 250 U.S. workers was part of an ongoing restructuring effort in hopes to slash costs. However, these jobs weren’t being deleted per se, but moved to Bangalore, India where labor costs are lower than here, company spokesman Bruce Lowry told Reuters. “While it’s […]

Countless stories from former technology workers saying they couldnt get back on their feet after a professional setback or layoff illustrate a lack of resilience in the IT field, experts say. In an anonymous blog entry, a former U.S. technology worker, programmer and system analyst wrote that after more than 20 years of work on […]

Nobody wants to talk about layoffs. Theyre humbling, humiliating, draining and have a huge fiscal and professional drain on those that have been affected by them. But if you work in IT, it is rare to not know at least one person who has been down that road, and how hard it was for them […]

If you work in network or desktop security, the next year will be a great year for you according to a new salary guide, which rates yours as the job category with the most growth within IT departments in 2008. The 2008 IT Salary Guide from Robert Half Technology, released on Oct. 22, is based […]

IT certifications once had a guaranteed value. In the wake of the dot-com bust, large numbers of IT professionals stocked up on letters after their names to improve their job security and prove to their business departments that they had value. In return, they were paid at a higher premium for those letters. Years later, […]