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To Stay Competitive Businesses Need to Alter their Hiring and Training Programs for IT Candidates
By Chelsea Babin In such a competitive technical job market, the more requirements you have for an ideal tech candidate the longer it will take you to find that diamond...
Does a Hiring Manager Think You’re Overqualified? Here’s How You Can Tell
By Chelsea Babin As an intelligent, well trained, experienced professional you might occasionally run into a hiring manager who thinks you’re overqualified for the position you’re applying for. While you...
6 Ways to Bridge the IT Skills Gap
By Joe Stangarone Source: mrc's Cup of Joe Blog A recent study finds that a whopping 93% of businesses indicate there is an IT skills gap–a substantial shortfall between the...
5 Ways to Breathe Life into a Dead Job Search
By: Beth Braccio Hering Source: FlexJobs Do you feel like you’re struggling to keep your job search alive? Could your dead job search use a little CPR? Try the five...
Five Creative Ways to Keep in Touch With Your Professional Network
By Chelsea Babin Networking can scare people off--and that knowledge can deter you from networking effectively. Despite its many career-improving benefits, because it feels fake, forced, or repetitive. There’s only...
5 Ways to Get the Career Benefits of A Mentor Without Actually Having a Mentor
Finding a mentor you mesh well with and want to model your career after isn’t necessarily easy. A lot of these well-established professionals simply don’t have the time to commit...
4 Things You Need to Do At the First Sign of Layoffs to Make Your Life Easier
By Chelsea Babin No matter how hard you work, you can’t always avoid layoffs. If you see telltale signs of layoffs at your company like a lot of closed-door meetings,...
7 Ways to Get Your Career and Goals Back on Track Before the Year Ends
By Chelsea Babin New Year’s Eve often brings reflection, goal setting, and inspiration. However, if you want to get a jump start on your goals for next year or if...
IT Unemployment Lowers As Employers Pay More For Top Technical Talent
By Chelsea Babin According to a recent Dice survey, 17 percent of employers offered increased compensation as a primary motivator in 2015. And, with the IT unemployment rate falling significantly...
How to Address Past Career Regrets In An Interview
Addressing any potentially harmful topic can feel like walking across a tight rope during an interview. But it doesn’t have to be so tricky! If an interviewer asks you whether...