Articles for Job Hunting

• Friday's News: How to Answer 'Gotcha' Interview Questions

  Can You Answer an Interviewer's 12 Gotcha Questions? [CIO] How to Regain Motivation at Work [WSJ] Cisco Cutting Up to 700 Employees at Headquarters [MarketWatch] CIOs Need to Get More from the As…
• Thursday's News: Lessons in Surviving a Layoff

  Surviviing Layoffs: Five Lessons from the Trenches [ComputerWorld] The Open Source Opportunity [webworkdaily.com] The Most Dreaded Interview Question [Yahoo] Microsoft Program to Offer High-Tech…
• Thursday's News: Check Out the IT Job Search Bible

  IT Job Search Bible [CIO] Job Sites Get Personal [WSJ] IT Job Stats: Grim, But Some Hopeful Signs [InformationWeek] Monster to Cut 160 Jobs, Open Tech Center [Forbes.com] Targeting 'Feel-Good' Be…
• The Layoff Survival Checklist

  We hope you'll never need this step-by-step guide to surviving a layoff. But if you do, following these steps will put you on your way to a new opportunity. 1. Negotiate a Good Deal It may be pos…
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  Women Pioneering Tech Innovation at Disney

  Every woman and non-binary technologist at Disney is essential to bringing our world-class stories and immersive experiences to life. Their unique and diverse perspectives foster our culture of i…

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• Thursday's News: CompTIA Offers Free Certifications for Veterans

  Free Certifications Help Vets Fight Unemployment [ComputerWorld] U.S. IT Outfits Slice 34,800 Jobs [theregister.co.uk] Wanted on Wall Street: Techies [WSJ] GE Clean Technology Center Bringing Job…
• Career Doctor: Handling Those Tricky Interview Questions

  Even a minor gaffe can derail an interview. It's always a good idea to practice your responses to potential questions and assess your interviewing style. By Dave Willmer Question: "Unlike others…
• Tuesday's News: Virtualization Skills Will Become a Standard Job Requirement

  No Virtualization Skills? Better Get Started [CIO] Cuts are Here to Stay, Companies Say [WSJ] Employers Cutting Back 401(k) Plans, Study Shows [CNNMoney.com] MySpace Plans 300 More Layoffs [WSJ]…
• Calculate Your 'Career Currency'

  Even if you can't change the state of today's employment market, perhaps you can increase your "career currency" with actions both big and small every day. In a helpful BusinessWeek article, work…
• 'Gentlemen's Agreements' Mean Caution in Non-Competes

  "Gentlmen's agreements" in business, when competitors promise not to, say, poach each other's talent, aren't anything new. When two companies strike such a deal, few eyebrows seem to rise. But if…
• Friday's News: Feds Allocate Millions for Jobs Lost to Outsourcing

  Feds Dole Out $450 Million for U.S. Jobs Lost to Outsourcing [NetworkWorld] EBay CEO 'Cautiously Optimistic' [WSJ] More Reason for (Guarded) Hope on Jobs [NYT] Rethinking Their Ambitions [WSJ] VC…
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  Why Training and Retaining Tech Talent Is Key to Keeping Employees Happy

  Remarkably, 42% of employees who have voluntarily left their organization in the past year have reported that their manager or organization could have done something to stop them from leaving, ac…

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