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Coaching Your Employees

Tue, 24 May 2011 11:14:03 +0000

If you're a manager, you not only need to be concerned with your own career growth -- which includes keeping your tech skills up to par and current -- but also those of your direct reports.

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Video Game Programming in High Demand

Wed, 10 Nov 2010 12:16:47 +0000

As the holidays draw near, video games are climbing the ranks in high-selling items. One of the most popular gifts for tweens and teens, video games have carved an industry that is constantly growing and expanding. But if you want to jump on that money train, you'll have to make sure you have the education in video game programming that will you land you the job.

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Keep Your Job, Stay Relevant in This Economy

Tue, 09 Nov 2010 18:06:49 +0000

While the economy seems to be slowly recovering, many companies are still fighting layoffs and have been forced to cut holiday bonus spending.

With so many belts tightening, a lot of IT professionals who would have retired at the end of this year have decided to stay in the workforce and rebuild lost savings. But mature tech pros need to make sure they stay relevant in the ever changing IT environment. Don't get left behind if you choose to delay your IT retirement.

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IBM, Columbia University Launch Green Tech Training Initiative

Sun, 30 May 2010 06:24:26 +0000

IBM and professors from Columbia University in New York City have joined forces to get more people trained for some of the higher-level green tech jobs that have started opening up.

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Higher Salaries for 2010's New Grads

Fri, 28 May 2010 06:05:42 +0000

In 2010, new college graduates will still face a competitive job market – but there's a light at the end of the tunnel, as far as starting salaries go.

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Top Skills Include Mobile Development, Open Source

Wed, 26 May 2010 06:04:49 +0000

Not too long ago, Elance, an online job board for contractors and service providers, released a report that noted its online talent pool earned more than $20 million in the first quarter of 2010, with information technology as one of the top-performing categories.

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75% of Linux Contributors Getting Paid for Their Work

Sun, 23 May 2010 06:39:03 +0000

Not long ago, I wrote about how Linux skills are in high demand these days.

While contributors to the Linux kernel have traditionally been portrayed as hobbyists or volunteers, I recently came across an article in APC magazine that cited some interesting stats about where Linux code is coming from.

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Computer-Based CSSLP Exam Now Available

Fri, 21 May 2010 06:43:04 +0000

Are you preparing to take your CSSLP (Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional) exam? You might be interested to learn that the (ISC)2 – the International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium – just recently announced that it has made its CSSLP test available in computer-based format.

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Aerospace and Defense Industry Offers Top IT Pay

Wed, 19 May 2010 06:13:29 +0000

Did you know that different industries may pay you different salaries for the same IT position?

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Flat IT Salaries for 2010?

Sun, 16 May 2010 06:57:11 +0000

According to this year's U.S. IT Salary Survey from InformationWeek, technology pros shouldn't get too optimistic when asking for a pay raise in 2010 - because it's pretty unlikely that they're going to receive one.

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