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IT Happy Hour: Kevin’s Craft Beer Picks
Fire up the grill and update your summer playlist: According to Bloomberg Businessweek, a collegial corporate culture is key to attracting the brightest Millennials. This new wave of professionals is known to “prioritize meaningful work and connections” along with “the opportunity to sit … Continue reading
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Ace the IT Job Interview
One of the most fascinating – and counterintuitive – dynamics of the white-hot IT market is an increased selectiveness on the part of hiring organizations. Today’s managers are well-informed about industry trends and know that they are competing in a demand … Continue reading
The Tao of IT
As IT professionals, we embed ourselves into business strategy and operations, marketing and innovation. The brightest among us find balance in a guiding philosophy, an inner compass. We’ve compiled a few glimmers of insight from the leading lights in our … Continue reading
Why the Future Belongs to Big Data
Don Willmott wrote this concise, crisp overview of Big Data, minus the halo of hype. We couldn’t have said it better. Read, and prosper: Why the Future Belongs to Big Data (via Dice News in Tech) When it comes to … Continue reading
In Defense of Remote Working
It was the memo heard round the world, but did Marissa Mayer’s recent (and much ballyhooed) ban on telecommuting at Yahoo signal the beginning of the end for this workplace trend? Our own IT Careers czar Curtis Wegfahrt thinks not. He … Continue reading
Don’t Cry for the IT Generalist
Much has been written (by us, and other reputable sources) about the demise of the “IT Generalist,” the quiet hero who could design, build and secure your network, and still help hapless execs unfreeze their laptops. They were a relic … Continue reading
Age and the IT Career
Last week, columnist Jonathan Feldman created quite a kerfuffle on the perennial topic of ageism in IT hiring. His InformationWeek post, “IT Age Discrimination or Employee Inertia?” reasoned that veteran IT pros who neglect to update their skills diminish their … Continue reading
What IT Can Learn From Top Entrepreneurs
The next generation of IT leaders will possess a cultivated mix of leadership, cultural savvy and evangelical zeal. If this sounds more like the profile of a brash entrepreneur than a corporate manager, you’re starting to get the picture. As … Continue reading
The Non-Linear IT Career
Is is finally time to retire the Ladder of Success? We’ve written about the new curatorial career path, but the subject was reignited by a recent article in CIO declaring that the traditional roadmap to IT management is as outmoded as the … Continue reading
Do You Have What It Takes to Succeed in Analytics?
IT Business Analyst, Data Architect, Information Analyst – call it what you will; Computerworld calls it “the hottest job in IT right now.” So will a portfolio of technical skills – Oracle, J2EE, XML, HTTP, SOAP, AJAX - and a mastery of … Continue reading
