Surprising Skills That IT Hiring Managers Should Be Looking For
One of the toughest things about hiring IT professionals is how fast key technologies evolve – today’s “hot” can be tomorrow’s “not”. So what skills really set a top candidate apart from the rest? IT TechNewsDaily asked three experts for their take on IT hiring, and what they had to say might not only surprise ...
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CSS: Old Skill, New Demand
Everyone knows that Java and .Net are hot – nearly every article about IT mentions how desperately employers need candidates with those skills. But a not-so-new technology is pushing its way to the top of the “most-wanted” list as well. Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), created in 1997, has finally come into its own. Employers now ...
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Performance Reviews: Helpless Habit or Talent-Management Tool?
According to a recent article on Forbes.com, companies conduct performance appraisals for at least 93% of their salaried employees, most often on an annual basis. Yet only 85% of the companies surveyed feel that their current review process is even moderately effective. It’s time to review the review – and go beyond on the standard ...
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The Top 8 Reasons Why Contract IT Jobs Are a Great Choice
If you’re between IT jobs, there are plenty of ways to spend your time. Obviously, you should prepare a solid resume, and be diligent in your job search efforts. But what happens when the resume is written, the networks are established, the interviews are happening – but you’re still not getting a job? According to ...
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