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Why do women, men leave IT
06/23/2008
Kathleen Melymuka's Q&A with researcher Sylvia Ann Hewlett created quite a stir. Titled "Why Women Quit Technology Careers,"
the interview, posted on our Web site last week, has elicited well over 250 reader comments, many of them faulting Hewlett's
statistics and conclusions.
Non-compete pacts called bad for tech innovation
06/20/2008
Employee non-compete agreements have stifled tech startup development in Massachusetts, where the pacts are aggressively enforced,
but failed to hold back the IT industry boom in states like California, where they are mostly unenforceable, a panel at Harvard
University concluded Thursday.
Does playing golf actually help your career?
06/20/2008
Conventional business wisdom has long held that to succeed in the corporate world, to win friends in the ranks of senior management
and to show you can interact with co-workers and customers alike, you should take up the game of golf.
Alan Etterman shares his sensible hiring practices
06/18/2008
Alan Etterman joined JDS Uniphase as its CIO at the height of the company's turnaround efforts in November 2004. The communications
components provider's business fell apart when the telecom bubble burst in 2000 and, four years later, executives were still
trying to put the pieces back together.
IT pros willing to take a 10% pay cut if allowed to telecommute
06/18/2008
Four-dollar gas prices have a way of influencing people's priorities. A sizable number of tech professionals now want to work
at home - and they're even willing to give up salary in exchange for not driving to work.
Hiring great IT staff: the Spiegel Brands interview process
06/17/2008
Great IT staff is hard to find, says Elvis Cernjul, senior director of technical services at Spiegel Brands. But one key to
finding-and hiring-great IT staff is the knowing how to interview really well.
Worries abound about reputation
06/17/2008
Chief information security officers deem avoiding reputation damage to their companies as their highest priority, according
to the results of the 2008 Global Information Security Workforce Study.
IT pro's vacation planner: Must you unplug to unwind?
06/12/2008
Rod Masney believes it's a key part of his management role to encourage his employees to really disengage from their in high-pressure
IT jobs -- to take a week or two at the beach or that long-awaited European tour.
For hire: Application delivery architect
06/12/2008
There's generally not one person responsible for speeding application delivery. It's clearly one of those things that multiple
IT disciplines influence, from application development and network teams to server and storage groups. But having a lead position
to help tie together all of a company's expertise and technologies isn't a bad idea. To that end, industry watchers are championing
a new role within the enterprise: application delivery architect.
Glassdoor.com - a clear view for the terminally nosey
06/11/2008
A new Web site, Glassdoor.com, offers insights into employers, what they're paying and what staff members think of the boss.
If, like me, that's too attractive a combination of voyeurism and cash envy to ignore clicking on, have a look and read on.
Salary boost for getting CISSP, related certs
06/11/2008
A $21,000 boost in salary can be yours if you obtain a CISSP or two other major security certifications, according to another
study showing just how important security skills have become for getting ahead in the IT field.
H-1B Visas Don't Need to Be Capped, But Eliminated
06/10/2008
Want to get tech workers and tech employers riled? Bring up the topic of H-1B visas-the program that currently permits 65,000
"guest workers" with a bachelors degree or equivalent, in specialty occupations ranging from architecture to engineering to
computer science to fashion modeling, to work in America.
10 future technologies
06/10/2008
What technologies are you planning to track in the coming years? Gartner has identified 10 disruptive technologies that will
shape the IT landscape over the next five years. IT leaders should be evaluating these emerging trends and focus on harnessing
these technologies to solve business problems.
IT certification pay continues to drop - but some faster than others
06/04/2008
It's been well-known for some time that IT certifications are becoming less useful when it comes to raising your salary. Some
certifications are dropping in value much more quickly than others, though.
Wendell Odom's Cisco Cert Zone
06/03/2008
Have you seen Wendell Odom's blog at Network World? If you are at all interested in obtaining a Cisco certification like the
CCNA or CCNP, you should check it out.
Rebounding from a restructuring
06/03/2008
The financial services, construction and manufacturing sectors are being hit by the gloomy economy, prompting layoffs. Whatever
your industry, it's important to plan how to effectively rebound from a layoff or help former employees find new IT work.
Looking for contract work? You may need to relocate
05/28/2008
Life for an IT contract worker is tough: finish one job and you might have to move to another city to get your next one. But
the good news is there seems to be an abundance of contract jobs despite signs that a worsening economy is limiting opportunities
in the IT industry.
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