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How to Write an Email Justifying Your Tech Job
Whether you work for a government agency or a private business, at some point you may be required to justify your contributions to a senior manager—or risk losing your job. On the surface, this doesn’t seem like an unreasonable request. After all, everyone should be able to write a basic justification email explaining what they do and how their work contributes to the organization’s mission and goals. In fact, several CEOs at technology companies have utilized similar strategies in recent years. But creating a persuasive argument can be tricky. What should the email include and not include? How can you select examples of your work that demonstrate the value you bring to the company? Here are some tips for composing a concise but effective email justifying your job. Consider the Audience, Purpose and Context Before you start writing, take a few moments to consider who will be reading your email, what they want to know and how they will respond to what you write. Your content needs to ad

Tech Unemployment Rose in February
The tech unemployment rate climbed in February to 3.3 percent, a bit below the national rate of 4.1 percent, according to a CompTIA analysis of data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Although employment by tech sector companies declined by 11,514 positions last month, tech employment across all industry sectors increased by 177,000 during the same period; those sectors with the highest volumes of tech job postings included professional, scientific and technical services, manufacturing, information, and finance and insurance. Year-over-year, new tech job postings are up 15 percent. In other words, there are positive signs for tech hiring amidst all the economic uncertainty right now. “As expected, the report paints a mixed picture as labor market data catches up to market developments,” Tim Herbert, chief research officer of CompTIA, wrote in a statement accompanying the data. “Recent employer tech hiring and future hiring intent indicators remain steady, so a degree of re

The Best and Worst Job-Hunting Advice on Social Media
Thanks to social media, tech job hunters are inundated with advice that promises to optimize the search process and achieve better results. The challenge is figuring out whether the advice found on social media and online discussion forums is worth following or inherently bad. Ultimately, it’s up to you to decide which advice seems to be accurate and applicable to your situation. But to give you a hand, here are some examples of frequently shared job search advice you should definitely follow… and others you should definitely ignore. Best Advice to Follow Use AI to Optimize Your Search You’ve probably heard that job seekers who target specific companies and submit high-quality applications tend to secure employment more efficiently than those who apply haphazardly. While that’s good advice, aligning your resume with a specific job description has been time consuming… until now. The introduction of chatbots and AI tools has made the process of researching a company, tailoring your resum

From Weakest Link to Strongest Defense: Building a Human-Centric Cybersecurity Approach
There's a contradiction in cybersecurity: humans can be both the weakest link and the strongest. For instance, humans are highly susceptible to deception. This is an age-old problem; look no further than the Trojan Horse of Greek lore or the Ghost Army of World War II. In the latter case, Allied forces created inflatable tanks and faked radio traffic, among other deceptive tactics across Europe, to confuse, distract and divert enemy forces and save lives. In cybersecurity, we see similar examples all the time. The 2024 Verizon Data Breach Incident Report revealed that 68 percent of breaches involved a non-malicious human element, like a person falling victim to a social engineering attack or making an error. However, with proper training (and the right technology), organizations can turn this so-called weakest link into their best defense. The Power of Deception Put simply, social engineering is the tactic of manipulating, influencing or deceiving someone to gain control over a compute

How to Translate Your Government Experience for a Private Sector Resume
Whether the recent cutbacks have you anticipating a career switch or you’ve already accepted a severance package, transitioning from the federal government to the private sector requires rethinking your professional identity—starting with your resume. It’s not just a matter of translating your government experience into more understandable language, noted Michelle Dumas, nationally certified resume writer and founder of Distinctive Career Services, LLC: “Creating a resume that will resonate with recruiters and hiring managers in the private sector requires a mindset shift.” The following steps will help you actively change your way of thinking and adapt your resume’s format, length, contents and narrative for a private sector audience. Plot Your Next Career Move Before you start writing your resume, you need to know your target audience. Figuring out what you want to do next is vital, noted David Remick, executive director of the Alexandria/Arlington Regional Workforce Council. “The re