* Resources to help you negotiate telecom contracts
* Robert Half Technology's 2005 Salary Guide
* Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert specialization
* Findings from the Systems Administrators Guild's salary survey
* A look at some findings regarding IT spending by sector
* Flexible benefit plans that are regulated by the Internal Revenue Code
* Meta Group forecasts IT staffing salaries will increase over the next three years
* Study shows that telecom departments are being folded into a corporation's IT operations
* President George W. Bush last week signed a bill that included an 18 month extension of an R&D tax credit sought by many IT groups
* Some of the most unusual attention-getting tactics used by job candidates
