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IT Pros in Demand, Though Worker Confidence Low By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published October 26, 2011 IT jobs are up, but IT workers don't have a lot of confidence in the economy. Tags: IT Jobs/Salary Outsourcing Flattens as IT Economy Levels Out By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published October 03, 2011 After two years of modest growth, outsourcing IT functions remained flat in 2011, a new study finds. Tags: IT Jobs/Salary, IT, outsourcing What Does an IT Manager Do All Day? By Elizabeth Harrin | Article Published July 06, 2011 Some tips for IT managers who want to better explain to colleagues their value to the company. Tags: IT manager, IT Jobs/Salary, Enterprise IT Mid-Year IT Hiring Update: Outlook Brightens By John Reed | Article Published June 06, 2011 IT professionals with skills in networking, security, applications development and tech support are seeing increased job options. Tags: IT Jobs/Salary HP Launches Executive Scorecard to Track IT By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published June 01, 2011 HP platform aims to take in all types of IT input to create a dashboard tracking all IT operations and then mapping it to a scorecard of key performance indicators. Tags: HP, Enterprise IT, IT manager, IT Jobs/Salary Keeping Up with the IT Exec Career Curve By Pam Baker | Article Published May 13, 2011 Moving your tech career forward requires staying deeply knowledgeable about today's rapidly evolving tech trends. Tags: IT manager, IT Jobs/Salary That Developer's Salary is Bigger than Mine! By Eric Spiegel | Article Published April 11, 2011 A developer who learned his colleagues’ salaries reflects on pay levels for programmers. Plus: factors to keep in mind about your salary as a developer. Tags: developer salary, IT Jobs/Salary, developers The Dumbest Ways To Interview A Developer By Eric Spiegel | Article Published March 21, 2011 Companies seeking good developers often ask some remarkably dumb interview questions. What’s the worst question you’ve ever been asked? Tags: developers, programmers, IT job interview, developer salary, IT Jobs/Salary Developers, Please Take a Break By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published February 18, 2011 When you notice these things about yourself, you know you've been cranking out code just a bit too long. Tags: developer salary, software, programmers, IT Jobs/Salary, developers What Makes A Smart Developer? (Is it Google?) By Eric Spiegel | Article Published February 14, 2011 Sure, young developers know how to use Google. But is looking up an answer enough for true competency? Tags: developers, IT Jobs/Salary, developer salary, programmers, Google VMware Debuts New Certifications and Toolkits By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published February 10, 2011 The virtualization vendor offers new solutions in an effort to continue to build market share. Tags: IT certifications, IT Jobs/Salary, toolkit, VMware Horror Stories of IT Management By Carla Schroder | Article Published February 01, 2011 There's plenty of finger pointing about problems, but who's really at fault? Tags: IT Jobs/Salary, IT managers, Enterprise IT, IT management job, network manager Hiring Top IT Talent: the Reverse Interview By Scott Alan Miller | Article Published January 28, 2011 When a firm tries to hire top IT pros, it is often the company itself that is being interviewed -- yet most firms fumble the interview process. Tags: IT management, IT hiring trends, tech job skills, developer salary, IT Jobs/Salary How Unemployed Developers Use Open Source to Get Hired By Matt Hartley | Article Published January 19, 2011 If you’re between developer jobs, contributing to an open source project is a great way to stay visible. Tags: IT Jobs/Salary, developer salary, Linux, developers, open source Should Younger Developers be Paid More? By Eric Spiegel | Article Published January 18, 2011 If younger developers know hot new technologies, does that justify a higher salary? Tags: IT Jobs/Salary, developers, developer salary, mobile apps, programmer salary Cloud Projects Fueling IT Hiring: Survey By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published January 13, 2011 Cloud computing may help expand IT staffs' ranks, a new study suggests. Tags: Microsoft, virtualization, IT Jobs/Salary, cloud services, cloud computing IT Jobs: Acing the Technical Interview By Deb Shinder | Article Published January 10, 2011 Tips to improve performance in the technical portion of your job interview. Practice is essential! Tags: interview, IT Jobs/Salary What Hiring Managers Look for in IT Professionals By Jim Sloan | Article Published December 15, 2010 IT job applicants need technical skills, but hiring managers are looking for other qualities as well. Here are five qualities that can help you rise above the competition. Tags: IT salary, IT managers, computer management, information technology, IT Jobs/Salary IT Jobs: What Was Hot in Online Hiring in 2010 and What's Ahead? By David Needle | Article Published December 08, 2010 Elance report recaps the year in IT hiring and predicts what skills will be in demand in 2011. Competitor oDesk weighs in as well. Tags: IT salary, software, IT Jobs/Salary, developer salary, IT managers Microsoft Offers Certifications for N.C. Students By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published November 16, 2010 Students in North Carolina will be able to gain IT skills and earn professional IT credentials under a program that Microsoft offers to high-schools. Tags: IT certification, certification, Microsoft, IT Jobs/Salary The 2011 IT Salary Guide By James Maguire | Article Published October 26, 2010 The 2011 IT Salary Guide lists salaries for various IT professionals, from software developers to IT systems administrators. Additionally, it lists salary increases for specialty IT skill sets. Tags: IT salary, IT Jobs/Salary, IT jobs, salary, IT Jobs Board Budgets Inch Up as IT Copes with Emerging Trends By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published October 20, 2010 Cloud computing, social networking, and context aware technologies are all areas that research giant Gartner predicts will impact IT decisions. Tags: spending, IT budgets, IT, IT Jobs/Salary, budgets The Future of Work: Who Needs an Office? By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published October 19, 2010 New Cisco sponsored study reports that around the world most workers don’t have to be in the office to be productive. Tags: networking, IT Jobs/Salary, teleconference, telecommute, IT manager 5 Ways Cloud Computing Will Change Business and Careers By Jeff Vance | Article Published October 18, 2010 IT staffers need to take a hard look at their job prospects, and companies need to move faster, among other expected changes. Tags: virtualization cloud, Cloud, IT Jobs/Salary, cloud computing, Cloud network Does Every Developer Deserve a Mental Health Day? By Eric Spiegel | Article Published October 18, 2010 Some developers can afford a mental health day, and some can’t get away with it. What’s the difference? Tags: developer, developer salary, programmers, developers, IT Jobs/Salary 'Pre-crime' Comes to the HR Dept. By Mike Elgan | Article Published September 29, 2010 If the social network scanning and predictive analytics software decides that you’ll do something that's inconsistent with company interests, you're fired. Watch those Facebook posts! Tags: Facebook, HR Management, social networking, IT Jobs/Salary, predictive analytics Playing Software Developer Hot Potato By Eric Spiegel | Article Published September 12, 2010 Software developers with difficult attitudes bounce around from team to team. What happens when they land on your team? Tags: IT Jobs/Salary, developer salary, developers, programmers, IT job Obama Calls for R&D Tax Credit Extension By Kenneth Corbin | Article Published September 09, 2010 President touts technology agenda as a centerpiece to economic recovery, drawing plaudits from often-critical IT groups for the proposal to extend the tax credit for research and development. Tags: IT management, IT spending, IT budget, IT managers, IT Jobs/Salary Microsoft Expands IT Certification Program By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published September 07, 2010 With its Elevate America program, Microsoft hopes to help those getting back to work after military service or job cuts by giving away free training and certification on its software. Now, it's also asking potential partners to submit project proposals. Tags: Certifications, certification, IT Jobs/Salary, IT certification, IT career IT Managers: Managing Engineers vs. Managing Support Staff By Scott Alan Miller | Article Published September 01, 2010 IT managers need to manage these two groups knowing that the engineers' goal of productivity contrasts with support staff's focus on availability. Tags: IT manager, IT managers, IT Jobs/Salary, developers, support Are these Developer and IT Salaries Believable? By James Maguire | Article Published August 31, 2010 Glassdoor claims to aggregate salary data from 90,000 companies. But are the figures for real? Tags: IT Jobs/Salary, IT salary, developer salary, IT jobs, developers IT Comes in Second Among Employers Using Social Media By David Needle | Article Published August 18, 2010 In a new survey by CareerBuilder, over one-third of employers said they're using social media to promote their organizations. IT was high on the list, but guess which industry came in first? Tags: social media, social networking, Twitter, IT Jobs/Salary, Facebook Survey: Staffers Would Purloin Company IP By Larry Barrett | Article Published August 18, 2010 A survey indicates that about half of employees would purloin enterprise data on their way to a new job. Tags: cyber crime, intellectual property, IP, IP monitoring, IT Jobs/Salary Don't Hire That Developer! By Eric Spiegel | Article Published August 11, 2010 What’s more profitable for a developer: keeping a full-time job or working as a contractor? Tags: developers, developer, IT Jobs/Salary, IT jobs, developer salary Top 8 Funny IT Helpdesk Requests By SysAid Technologies | Article Published August 03, 2010 It appears that not everyone with a PC understands how to turn their machine on and off. Tags: IT Jobs/Salary, IT, help desk, IT certification, IT salary IT Staffers Feeling Optimistic By David Needle | Article Published July 23, 2010 Despite the economy's challenges, a survey indicates that IT professionals are more confident than at any time in the last three years. Tags: IT jobs, IT manager, IT salary, IT career, IT Jobs/Salary Do Developers Need to Brown-Nose To Advance Career? By Eric Spiegel | Article Published July 19, 2010 Those developers who actively curry favor with management may not be popular with their colleagues. Still, is this a good strategy? Tags: developer salary, programmers, developer, IT Jobs/Salary, developers Analysts: Google Overspending? By - Reuters | Article Published July 16, 2010 A spending spree that includes a rapid hiring period has some analysts concerned, yet the search giant is clearly in a growth mode. Tags: Google Ad Words, Google Apps, Google, IT Jobs/Salary, IT hiring Survey Finds IT Firms Optimistic About the Rest of 2010 By Andy Patrizio | Article Published July 08, 2010 A majority of information technology industry firms expect revenues during the second half of 2010 to outpace the first six months of the year. Tags: employment, IT jobs, IT spending, IT Jobs/Salary, IT management Microsoft Debuts Tech Certifications for Students By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published July 08, 2010 Microsoft aims to give college students a chance to get a starter certification in technology before they enter the job market. Tags: Microsoft, Certifications, certification, IT certifications, IT Jobs/Salary How IT Managers Can Stay Employed By Pam Baker | Article Published July 07, 2010 By making a carefully considered business case -- and not tooting your own horn for its own sake -- IT leaders can more safely hang on to their berth. Tags: IT manager, IT job, IT managers, IT Jobs/Salary, CIO's job Microsoft Reports Minor Job Cuts By - Reuters | Article Published July 07, 2010 An unconfirmed source said the number is far smaller than 5,000, with the layoffs dispersed throughout the company. Tags: Microsoft, IT Jobs/Salary, developer salary, IT jobs Navigating Today's IT Job Market: Five Tips By Dave Willmer | Article Published June 23, 2010 The most likely IT hires will be those who continuously sharpen their skills, build their networks and keep themselves visible to employers. Plus: the skills most in demand. Tags: IT job interview, tech job skills, IT job, IT Jobs/Salary, IT salary Microsoft Putting Money Where the Veterans Are By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published May 05, 2010 A year into its three-year initiative to help retrain returning soldiers, Microsoft is calling for veterans organizations to submit proposals as to how to best meet their vocational technology needs. Tags: IT job, Microsoft, IT Jobs/Salary, veterans, software IT Manager Salary By James Maguire | Article Published April 29, 2010 IT manager salary levels have seen minor erosion over the course of the economic downturn, yet IT managers continue to see healthy salary and benefits. Tags: IT management salary, IT jobs, IT Jobs/Salary, IT salary, IT manager IT Outsourcing and the "Unemployable" US Tech Professional By James Maguire | Article Published April 20, 2010 Does the rise of IT outsourcing threaten American tech professionals? What's perception and what's reality in this highly charged issue? Tags: IT Jobs/Salary, IT outsourcing, IT jobs, outsourcing, IT manager Tech Work Pays Best in Bay Area, Seattle Second By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published April 19, 2010 A new analysis shows tech talent can fetch higher paychecks in Northern California, but that difference may be cancelled out by elevated living expenses. So where should you choose to work? Tags: IT salary, Amazon, IT Jobs/Salary, IT jobs, Silicon Valley Developer Layoffs Are Never Fair By Eric Spiegel | Article Published April 12, 2010 Why are some developers laid off while others keep their job? The difference between them might be essentially nonexistent. Tags: programmers, IT job, IT Jobs/Salary, layoffs, developer salary Your IT Job Interview: Seven Questions to Ask By Dave Willmer | Article Published April 08, 2010 Acing your IT job interview requires answering questions properly. But you’ll also want to ask some – and know what to not ask. Tags: IT salary, IT manager, IT job interview, IT jobs, IT Jobs/Salary IT Outsourcing By Thor Olavsrud | Article Published April 07, 2010 IT outsourcing continues to dramatically affect global business, as ever more IT functions are outsourced. Plus: a list of 50 top IT outsourcing providers. Tags: IT Jobs/Salary, Outsourcing Best practices, outsource, outsourcing, IT outsourcing CA to Lop Off 1,000 Jobs By Larry Barrett | Article Published April 06, 2010 The software developer will lay off 1,000 workers, or roughly 8 percent of its workforce, and shutter some facilities in a cost-cutting move. Tags: restructurings, cloud computing, layoffs, IT Jobs/Salary, CA Five IT Professionals You Can't Afford to Lose By Dave Willmer | Article Published April 06, 2010 Among your IT staff, here are the five types of professionals who are worth their weight in gold. Retaining these staff members is one of your top priorities. Tags: IT Jobs/Salary, IT management, IT manager, IT jobs IT Salary By James Maguire | Article Published March 29, 2010 Current IT salary levels for 40 IT positions, with comparative IT salary for the previous year, including benefits as well as total salary. Tags: IT Jobs/Salary, IT salary, IT jobs, salary The Top 10 IT Certifications By James Maguire | Article Published March 15, 2010 Based on a survey of 17,000 technology professionals, the list of most profitable IT certifications spans software, networking and security. Which ones offer the most career advancement? Tags: security certification, IT Jobs/Salary, certification, IT certifications, IT jobs Businesses Still Slow to Let Workers Telecommute By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published March 15, 2010 A new survey commissioned by Microsoft finds a large disparity between the attitudes of management and employees. Tags: teleconferencing, IT manager, IT Jobs/Salary, telecommute, IT jobs Microsoft Donates Money and Software to Train Vets By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published March 09, 2010 Microsoft antes up millions in cash and software to help Iraq and Afghanistan vets get reintegrated into life in the U.S., including getting trained in technology skills that may lead to jobs. Tags: IT jobs, IT Jobs/Salary, software, Microsoft IT Job Interview Mistakes (Major Ones) By CIO Update Staff | Article Published March 08, 2010 When seeking your dream IT job, make sure you don't make one of the following major interview mistakes. Tags: IT interview, IT manager, IT job, IT Jobs/Salary IT Security Salaries on the Rise: Study By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published March 05, 2010 New survey shows that IT security pros have done well during the recession and will do even better, salary-wise, in 2010. Tags: security, IT career, IT Jobs/Salary Is Open Source Creating a 'Tidal Wave of Job Losses'? By Paul Rubens | Article Published March 05, 2010 A major conglomeration of industry trade groups points to open source as one of the causes of tech employment malaise. Not everyone agrees, however. Tags: IT Jobs/Salary, Linux, open source, IT career Intel Chief Otellini Unveils $3.5B Jobs Initiative By Kenneth Corbin | Article Published February 23, 2010 Head of chip giant has harsh words for government innovation policies, pledges private-sector initiative to fund technology startups and ramp up hiring. Tags: Intel, Otellini, economy, IT Jobs/Salary, government Slight Increase in IT Salaries a Ray of Hope By David Needle | Article Published February 04, 2010 Computer Economics survey shows companies are starting to renew efforts to keep key staff with modest wage increases. An industry analyst expresses surprise that wages are bouncing back so quickly. Tags: network administrators, IT career, IT budgets, IT salaries, IT Jobs/Salary Are There Enough Smart Developers for Google? By Eric Spiegel | Article Published January 18, 2010 Maybe, maybe not, but either way, there is more than one for a software developer to be smart. Tags: programmers, IT Jobs/Salary, programmer salary, Google, developers Where Will the IT Jobs Be in 2010? By Dave Willmer | Article Published January 11, 2010 The IT job market is still far from robust, yet Information systems security managers and network administrators are in demand, along with a number of other key IT skills. Tags: IT budgets, IT certification, IT Jobs/Salary Welcome to the New IT Management Newsletter By James Maguire | Article Published January 04, 2010 The new IT Management newsletter provides one-stop coverage for senior decision makers, enabling them to leverage the collective wisdom of the 15 million members of the Internet.com community. Tags: tech blogs, tech advice, IT Jobs/Salary, IT manager, IT management IT Hiring Managers: Four Key Trends By Dave Willmer | Article Published December 07, 2009 As the IT job market starts to see small rays of sunshine, IT hiring managers need to be aware of these important trends. Tags: job, IT, IT Jobs/Salary Are You a Blue Collar or White Collar Developer? By Eric Spiegel | Article Published November 15, 2009 Among software developers these differences aren’t always discussed, yet the differences are real – or are they? Tags: developers, software, programmers, IT Jobs/Salary IT Career Crisis Management: Five Lucrative Areas By Steve Andriole | Article Published September 01, 2009 Five specialties within IT that are likely to remain in demand in the years ahead. Tags: search, IT Jobs/Salary, SOA, IT jobs, vertical Need Help Finding an IT Job? Consider a Recruiter By Dave Willmer | Article Published August 25, 2009 IT recruiting firms have extensive networks in the business community and can help open doors to consulting projects or full-time jobs that you might not otherwise hear about. Tags: IT Jobs/Salary, IT jobs IT Staff and the Value of Remote Work By Gary Swart | Article Published July 20, 2009 As some IT staff bemoan the move to a freelance-based tech workforce, the CEO of a work-for-hire Web site points out the advantages of this approach. Tags: management, IT Jobs/Salary, IT, startups, economy The End Of The Employee Programmer (Let's Rent a Coder!) By Eric Spiegel | Article Published July 15, 2009 Is the life of the average US-based IT employee beginning to look like a creek, a boat and no paddle? Tags: developer, IT Jobs/Salary, developer salary, programmers Are These Developer and IT Salary Figures Accurate? By James Maguire | Article Published July 14, 2009 A list of tech salaries, from Mac genius bar to Google software developer. But are the figures for real? Tags: developer salary, IT Jobs/Salary, IT salary Behind Today's Falling IT Salary Levels By James Maguire | Article Published July 10, 2009 Overall, IT salaries are down, but some tech skills continue to be in demand. Tags: data, IT Jobs/Salary, outsourcing, IT salary, IT career Inside Today's Falling IT Salary Levels By James Maguire | Article Published July 08, 2009 Experts note that some IT skills continue to be in demand, but overall the news is gloomy. Tags: IT Jobs/Salary, outsourcing Too Old To Write Software? Or Just the 'Wrong Era'? By Eric Spiegel | Article Published June 29, 2009 Rightly or wrongly, age is considered when hiring developers, yet a more important indicator is what micro-era in software history a programmer belongs to. Tags: software, IT Jobs/Salary, developer, programmer salary Expert: IT Hiring has 'Stabilized' By David Needle | Article Published June 24, 2009 Nearly 35,000 IT jobs were shed, yet the darkest period appears to have passed. Tags: IT Jobs/Salary |
