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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
Featured Gig: Microsoft Technical Lead/Manager in NYC area
Our client, a global commerce company, needs a strategic, deadline-driven Technical Lead/Manager to serve as the senior go-to resource for IBM and other vendor partners. Candidates must be comfortable managing internal and external teams of engineers, as well as assuming a … 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
Teen Hackers and the Future of IT
“It is easy to miss the disruptive trend when it is first happening… It might be hard to see at first, but with a little imagination and time, those early experiments generally lead to entire new industries and to the … 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
Dice Now Offers Up Your Online Activity To Potential Employers
Perhaps it was inevitable that Dice, the IT community’s job board of record, would crack the code on packaging our online activity for prospective employers. Last week, the company announced their new Open Web tool, which, as Crain’s describes it: “…compiles a social … Continue reading
