Leveraging soft skills in a competitive IT job market
April 21, 2009In a tough economy, soft skills are more important than ever. Columnist Dave Willmer offers some advice on enhancing your communication skills.
 Smart. It's the new speed. Introducing the new Intel® Xeon® Processor 5500 Series. It adapts to low workloads so you and your servers can use less energy. That’s the new IT intelligence. See why information technology is now intelligent technology. www.intel.com/business/xeon/index.htm |
The interview that'll bag a job
April 21, 2009In today's job market, getting an interview is a feat, and many unemployed candidates blow it by appearing desperate or bitter. Here are ways to stand out for the right reasons.
Renowned physicist Stephen Hawking is hospitalized
April 21, 2009World-renowned theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking has been hospitalized in Cambridge, England, with a chest infection.
H-1B visa use cuts U.S. programmer, software engineer wages by up to 6%
April 17, 2009A study by professors at the Stern and Wharton Schools of Business found that the use of H-1B workers at companies decreases IT salaries by up to 6%.
How to get fired
April 14, 2009With downsizings and cutbacks all around, it's more essential than ever to ensure that negative personality traits don't derail your career. Here are five cautionary tales of CIOs whose tragic flaws cost them their jobs.
Career Watch: Bridging the generation gap
April 13, 2009Companies will let valuable knowledge go untapped if they can't get the baby boomers and Generation Y to communicate and collaborate.
Smart. It's the new speed. Introducing the new Intel® Xeon® Processor 5500 Series. It adapts to low workloads so you and your servers can use less energy. That’s the new IT intelligence. See why information technology is now intelligent technology. www.intel.com/business/xeon/index.htm |
H-1B demand follows the economy -- down
April 13, 2009With the economy tanking, the initial number of H-1B visa applications filed for the next federal fiscal year was down even more sharply than expected from last year's level.
Feds count H-1B applications as engineering unemployment spikes
April 8, 2009The U.S. government is again taking applications for H-1B visas. Meanwhile, IEEE-USA says the unemployment rate among engineers rose from 3.3% to 5.4% over the past three months.
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Career Watch: Dealing with stress in the workplace
April 6, 2009You can't afford not to get the stress in your life under control, says author Sandra Naiman.