Tag Archives: IT management skills

4 ways to combine web-based and face-to-face-based job hunting for great results

I have my resume on all the job board sites, I’m continually looking online for open positions, and am emailing them my resume. I also participate actively on a couple of job search blog sites. I have been looking for … Continue reading

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Expenses versus capitalization

I’m not a CPA, but I did play one on TV (I really didn’t, but I always wanted to say that). As a manager, however, I found that knowing the difference between expensing a purchased item and capitalizing a purchased … Continue reading

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Management Track vs. Staying Technical

I’m currently a Java technical lead at a large financial services company. My problem is that I love being a hands-on software developer but believe I have to go into management to increase my pay. Is this true and what … Continue reading

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Interviewing Job Candidates

If you think it is nerve racking when interviewing for a job, just wait until you are the interviewer instead of the interviewee. Until you get the hang of interviewing people, you may be as nervous as they are. The … Continue reading

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Change is a four letter word: “Gold” and 6 great ways to get some

Wow, what an industry we’re in, mega-trend after mega-trend; cloud computing, tablet computers, GPS enabled devices, smart phone, not-so-smart phone, and more. There’s gold in them there trends for the techies that can identify a unique niche, application type or … Continue reading

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Salary planning

My goal in this week’s column is not to make you a salary planning expert. We will leave that to the Human Resources and compensation professionals. The goal here is for you to gain a general understanding of various salary … Continue reading

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23 Resume Writing Tips for Techies

When looking for new permanent job or contracting assignment, having a great resume has always been important. Given our current extremely competitive times, a high quality resume has moved from being important to being crucial. The resume tips below have … Continue reading

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Consider your next move

Now that you are a manager, what’s next? If you have an answer to this question, then good for you. If you don’t, then start planning. It has been documented again and again that people who carefully plan their career … Continue reading

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4 Skill-based activities for techies

I’m the technology person at a small training company and take care of all things techie (hardware, software, data comm., etc.) Can you suggest any things I could do on my free time that are fun, a little bit techie, … Continue reading

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Make sure you want to be a manager

Most people go to school to learn a specific profession that interests them. Then, over time as they gain expertise, experience and an understanding of their profession and industry they are asked to do something totally different, manage people. As … Continue reading

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