Cut the Clichés: How Refresh Your Résumé
According to a recent Robert Half Technology survey of company managers across North America, the top ten terms that need to be retired from IT résumés include “hard worker”, “self-starter”, “team player”, “highly qualified”, “dynamic”, “problem solver”, “reliable”, “familiar with”, “flexible” and “people person”. Instead of trotting out these overused, shopworn phrases, stock your résumé-writing […]
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10 Ways to Maintain IT Productivity While Hiring
The economy has picked up – and so has your workload. The good news is that you’re doing well enough to hire more IT staff. The bad news is that it takes time to find the right person for the job. Here’s how to keep your overworked staff going strong until you can make that […]
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IT Job Candidates: When to Hire – and When to Hold Out
The economic contraction that has plagued not only the IT industry but the entire country seems to be slowly resolving itself. But as market conditions change, so must the outlook of hiring managers. With competition for top talent once again on the rise, how do hiring managers know when to hire – and when to […]
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Software Development: How to Land 2013’s Hottest Job
A hot job is one that’s in demand right now. But the hottest jobs are those that have a future as well. According to a new joint study from CareerBuilder and Economic Modeling Specialists International (EMSI), the hottest job for 2013 is that of software developer. Since 2010, nearly 71,000 jobs have been added – […]
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It Just Didn’t Work Out: How to Address “Those Jobs” in Interviews
Everyone’s got at least one skeleton in their career closet – a job that for whatever reason just didn’t work out. But leaving a job under duress can open the door to some very dicey questions when it comes to interviewing for your next position. Here are five techniques to help diffuse the situation – […]
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CSS: Old Skill, New Demand
Everyone knows that Java and .Net are hot – nearly every article about IT mentions how desperately employers need candidates with those skills. But a not-so-new technology is pushing its way to the top of the “most-wanted” list as well. Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), created in 1997, has finally come into its own. Employers now […]
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