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Performance appraisal: A long walk to the gallows
Remember that feeling you had before a big test in school, especially one you were unprepared for? Now remember how you felt before your last performance review. Yup, there was that same old feeling in the pit of your stomach. No matter that you know you have worked hard and deserve a ...
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10 higher education sites
We took a different approach with this editor�s spotlight. Our intention here is not to rank specific programs or even specific articles. What we did was rummage the Web for articles and IT-related programs for those of you who are interested in a degree beyond a bachelor�s. So, we ...
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A mentor, not a mommy
So you thought you were all grown up and didn't need anyone giving you advice and guidance. Well, mentoring (sometimes called coaching or advising) seems to be on the rise in many companies. Mentoring programs have existed for a long time. However, they typically have focused on specific ...
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Asking for a raise: strategies for success
Our editorial team has assembled a great list of sites covering strategies you need to know before you request your next raise from your boss.
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Best IT news sites
Looking for the IT scoop? Look no further. We've compiled a list of 10 IT news sites that we think will keep you in the loop of the most current tech news.
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Job seekers beware, good sites rare
A search of the Web's many free job sites reveals how few good ones there are for IT people seeking jobs. You can improve your chances of finding a job by choosing a job site carefully.
Nearly all sites require registration to post a resume, but most don't require this to ...
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Online and off campus graduate degrees
Let's be honest. After you have taken your share of workshops and certificate programs, you may see the need to return to college for that graduate degree. The problem is, you just can?t imagine yourself being an on campus student at this point in your life. Also, you work online, you ...
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Our top 10 sites for finding IT jobs overseas
Yearning for adventure? Interested in foreign culture? Don't have enough vacation accumulated for an around the world cruise?
IT experience and skills can be your passport to overseas. More and more companies are hiring IT workers on an international basis. This week we ...
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Reinventing the CIO
This week we wanted to see what others were saying about the chief information officer: the tasks they need to focus on, the skills they need, the organizational position they occupy and even what new title they might expect. We found, as expected, the CIO position is changing rapidly, but ...
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Rules of engagement: How to equip yourself for the interview process
With all the noise about the shortage of IT professionals and reports of IT people being able to write their own tickets when job shopping; you might expect that traditional job-hunting and interview skills cease to matter. Wrong, plenty of companies are still being choosey about who ...
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Surf Away Holiday Stress
Normally hectic lives get ratcheted up a couple of notches during the holiday season.
Dealing with annual reviews and closing out the year-end financials are bad enough, but when you add in holiday shopping and planning, you can really go over the top. There are any numbers of ways of ...
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Telecommuting, being the best you can be
Once you decide that telecommuting is for you, your perspective on work and working may change. You may feel as if a dreaded weight has been lifted from your shoulders. But you must be careful: Successful telecommuting doesn't come without some effort on your part. It requires that you ...
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Telecommuting, or how I dodge rush hour
You have reached a point in your career where you don't want to face the early morning commute anymore, and you know that hour on the road would be better spent working at your home computer. Now, all you have to do is convince the company's hierarchy this could be a productive option for ...
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Telecommuting: Is it right for you?
Sure, telecommuting sounds great; but maintaining relationships with the members of your development team when you're sitting at home in your jammies is not that easy a task. It takes understanding who you are and how you interact with both colleagues and family to make telecommuting work. ...
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Top 10 certification sites
Time-saver alert: Rather than list the hundreds of certification sites that exist under the sun (and yes, even Sun has a certification site), and then have you sort through them, we did it for you. We cherry-picked only those sites that offered a breadth and depth of information for ...
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Top 10 contracting sites
Thinking about leaving the security of a full-time position to contract yourself out? Looking to use your technical skills for a small side project? Well, we scoured the web to help you make a decision about leaping into the world of a self-employed technical worker. Tap into these ...
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Top 10 salary surveys
Admit it. We all want to know what everyone else is getting paid, and if you�re like us, you can�t resist a peek at the zillions of salary surveys available on the web. So, to save you a little time, we sorted and sifted and compiled a list of sites that track IT salary information ...
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Top IT leadership articles and resources
We aimed high on this week�s Editor�s Spotlight -- straight for the ceiling . In our hunt for the best articles and resources on IT leadership, we figured this would be a piece of cake. Surely there would be tons of links to gather on this topic. Instead, we found a dearth of ...
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Top sites for career advice
When we set out to find sites offering career advice, we expected better results than we got. There are not nearly as many sites out there as we originally thought. That�s why we limited this list to eight sites, and we decided not to rank the list this time around. That said, we think we ...
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Top sites for women in IT
We're not singling out women in this week's spotlight because we're feminists or think that women are better than men. But we don't want to ignore the fact that it's been a long road for women to get into the technology field. According to a report released in May by the president's ...
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Top surveys of best places to work
Surveys abound listing the Best of � just about anything. Of interest to all of us, even if we're not actively looking for a new job, are surveys of "Best Places to Work." We found it was easier to come up with a list of best places to eat in New York City than whom to work for. That's ...
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Web sites for online training
This week, the editors took on the Herculean task of surfing the Web for sites offering online training. It wasn't easy; there are many sites that offer online course work in IT, ranging from those offered by colleges and universities to courses offered by vendors. The sheer magnitude of ...
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Which comes first--where to live or where to work?
Thinking about changing jobs and places to live is like trying to answer the question of the chicken and the egg. It is hard to tell which you should do first. Do you find the job of your dreams and then research the living conditions in that area, or do you pick an area first and then ...
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You gotta have teamwork
Our editorial team has assembled a great list of sites covering material you need to know before you join your next project team.
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