Most people dread negotiating their salaries. It can be nerve-wracking, but it doesn’t have to be. Preparation and understanding can provide you with the confidence you need to stop dreading and start negotiating your way to a better compensation package. Know What You Are Worth What is the first thing you do when you decide […]
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In a few weeks we will kick off not only a new year, but a new decade. The past ten years in the tech world have been full of fast-paced developments and expanding career opportunities. What is the outlook for IT professionals as we head into the new roaring 20s? Even with our most advanced […]
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Costumes, candy, pumpkins, and parties – Halloween is here! While you are getting into the spirit, career planning may be the farthest thing from your mind. After all, what can Halloween and your career plan have in common? Could be more than you think. Here are five things Halloween can teach you about planning your […]
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Are you searching for a job, or perhaps thinking about a career change? The process of looking for a job can be overwhelming. Fortunately, there are many online resources to help you navigate this. Here are six tools I recommend to my clients. Hoovers.com D&B Hoovers collects and analyzes enormous amounts of data on businesses, […]
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Every businessperson is acutely aware of the tight labor market. As unemployment hits 50-year lows, the cost of recruiting is skyrocketing. This puts pressure on HR and operations alike to improve retention. Many are turning to employee recognition programs to keep key talent satisfied with their jobs. Employees who feel appreciated tend to perform better […]
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We’ve just crossed over the midpoint of 2019. Now is the time for summer vacation, reading books on the beach, and giving your career plan a checkup? Indeed, it is. At the beginning of the year you set career goals and benchmarks and used these to create a map for your career-year. Six months later […]
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You are on your game and in demand. So much so that you’ve found yourself in the enviable position of having multiple job offers. How do you choose which offer to accept? Wisely. Here are four key questions that will help you make the right decision. Why are you here? When assessing multiple job offers […]
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The opportunities for IT professionals is constantly expanding and changing. To call the market dynamic would be an understatement. Exploring the top ten paying jobs for 2019, one notices that several of these job titles didn’t even exist in the not-too-distant past. Here are the ten IT jobs offering the highest compensation. For now, anyway. […]
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For many the beginning of a new year means assessing their careers, and possibly making significant changes. In fact, recent polls show that upwards of 20% of employees think that January is the best time to make a career move. If you find yourself in this group, here are four IT disciplines that are dynamic, […]
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When Congress created the H1-B visa program, it was designed with the intention of letting American Tech companies reach all over the world to find the specialized technology skill they were having difficulty finding in the United States. Although successful, this program eventually became dominated by outsourcing companies who were “gaming the system” and locking […]
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