Job Hunting
6 Stories to Help You Find Better Pay
With tech salaries rising to their highest level in a decade last year, it’s a good time to size up your marketability and maybe push your boss for a bit more money. But how? For starters, think location, location, location. What works in real estate can also play out when it comes to salary, since jobs in some metro areas yield better compensation than similar jobs in other locales. Surprisingly, Pittsburgh tech professionals reaped the largest percentage increase in pay… continue…
IDC Lowers Tech Spending Estimates for 2013
IDC lowered its forecast for IT spending growth this year, signaling the possibility of job cuts for certain segments of the tech industry. Despite that, the tech job market overall continues to grow. IT spending growth is expected to increase 4.9 percent this year to $2.06 trillion – a lackluster performance compared to IDC’s previous forecast of 5.5 percent. Last year, IT spending grew 5.6 percent, according to IDC’s report. The effects of the federal government’s belt-tightening sequester, the European… continue…
Resumes: How to Effectively List Technical Skills
By Jennifer Goforth Gregory You know the problem: Everyone who reviews your resume — whether they’re a recruiter, an HR staffer or the hiring manager — spends mere seconds on it and wants to decide just one thing: Is this person worth calling in for an interview? To make them think Yes, every part of your resume has to be well thought out and carefully constructed. In tech, one of your resume’s most important sections is your list of technical… continue…
Jobs in Building Information Modeling
Long before construction managers of the new Yankee Stadium gave the go-ahead to break ground, they knew exactly how the massive project would play out. Even before the earth movers dug up the first mound of dirt, engineers and architects had identified multitudes of possible snags. And even before physical work began, they were able to address them, saving thousands of man hours and enabling construction to finish months ahead of schedule. “It’s a very sophisticated building,” says Paul Sullivan,… continue…
5 Stories to Help You Get the Resume Screener’s Attention
Before you ever meet hiring manager, you’ll likely be assessed by an internal or external recruiter. These folks are the first ones to wade through the initial pile of resumes and who decide which candidates get to move forward in the hiring process. If you’re smart – and, of course, you are – you’ll take great care in preparing your resume to get the optimal bang for the buck when it reaches these people. After all, big-company recruiters have to… continue…
A Hung Jury on Certifications
When it comes to enhancing skills, the most often-asked question is about certifications: Are they worth the time and money? Do they really help you get that new job, or do hiring managers just shrug them off? Once upon a time, the right certification was a ticket to job security, but more recently the tech industry has reshaped its attitude. While some employers still require them, a growing number are giving more weight to experience. Some certifications are still in… continue…
How to Tell If a Company’s Culture Will Strangle Your Soul
During the depths of the Recession, landing an engineering or development job was a phenomenal win. If by chance the employer’s cultural values aligned with yours, it was a bonus. But here we are in 2013, with the overall economy gaining steam and the unemployment rate down to 7.7 percent. The situation is even better in the tech sector, which posted a mere 3.5 percent unemployment rate in the first quarter. With signs showing an economic recovery is underway, even… continue…
Finding Your Next Superstar Programmer
Finding Your Next Superstar Programmer (via slashdot) Last month, a story in The New York Times described the peculiar way in which a software company hired a programmer. The firm searched GitHub and other public code repositories in order to recruit (and eventually hire) this employee, who is still working there today; it was someone who had no idea… continue…
Computer Science Grads: Here’s 5 Jobs to Look At
As another academic year nears a close and a fresh crop of computer science graduates plunges into the job market, Cat asks — and answers — a simple question: Where can they find the best opportunities? See our related story here, and more stories for graduates here.
Networking: More About Quality Than Quantity
Networking may instill fear in introverted IT professionals, but to score big on your job hunt, it’s just one of those things that you’ve got to do. But for those who tend to be gun-shy in schmoozing your way to a job, recent survey results from recruiting firm Robert Half Technology offer some comforting figures. For starters, the majority of IT workers surveyed by the company say the quality of their professional network is “very important” to their overall success.… continue…
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