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By Janet Pinkerton
| November 21, 2012
Andrew DiCosmo
Andrew DiCosmo
Software Engineer, Peters & Associates, Oak Brook, Ill. "I've been at the right place at the right time," Andrew DiCosmo says of his career. "And I had the right skills at the right time." Working at a local steel fabrication company in high school, he moved from a laborer to an office job, where his managers soon found out he was studying computers at ITT Technical Institute. So IT assignments, such as desktop maintenance and software upgrades, started co ...
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By Jim Staats
| November 16, 2012
Takeaways of the week for talented cybersecurity pros is that your country needs you, it just doesn’t quite know how to find you; for would-be healthcare IT pros, your services are definitely in demand; for closed-minded executives, open your eyes to the new job market of today. Cybersecurity Pros Wanted - 600 of ‘Em
The federal government is ready beef up its cybersecurity ranks to the tune of 600 new roles, if only officials knew how to find folks. That’s the good and not-so-good news to come ...
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By Janet Pinkerton
| November 15, 2012
"Get the right education. Keep learning. Reinvest your skills. Influence others and make your presence known. Mentor those people who can benefit from your insights." Ginger Moore, senior staffing consultant, Unisys Building an IT career requires focus, hard work and sometimes creativity, but the opportunities are vast, even for those who don't currently hold a four-year computer science degree or aren't currently in the IT workforce.
That was the message of the Nov. 7 webinar "IT Careers ...
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By Leslie Hague
| November 13, 2012
NetCom Learning will present an overview of the CompTIA CTT+ certification in a webinar on Wednesday. The Certified Technical Trainer certification covers core instructor skills, including preparation, presentation, communication, facilitation and evaluation in both a classroom and virtual classroom environment.
The free webinar, led by Carmille Agana, will be from noon to 1 p.m. (CT). Agana will discuss the value of the CompTIA CTT+ certification, prerequisites, training and the steps to beco ...
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By Jim Staats
| November 09, 2012
Takeaway of the week is a fun mismash of this and that, starting with the increased amounts of money awaiting certain skilled IT pros in the coming year, a biz-minded admonishment for those in-demand IT security folks and, lastly, an honest-to-God thumbs up for video gaming. Salaries get Mobilized Upward Next Year IT roles in mobile and wireless sectors, among others, will see hefty pay hikes in 2013, says a well-known industry staffing service.
The money news to come out of Robert Half Tech ...
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By Janet Pinkerton
| November 08, 2012
Phil Norton
Phil Norton
Systems Analyst, Sourcebooks Inc., Naperville, Ill. As a teen, Phil Norton loved video games, computers and technology. He thought he'd become a programmer. But a high school internship working as a desktop maintenance technician at a local hospital led to a part-time desktop support job. "Working at the hospital, getting the feel of all the different aspects of IT, I realized I didn't just want to be coding," Norton says. "I wanted to get out there and help people. ...
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By Jim Staats
| November 05, 2012
Gerardo Lorenzana, computer science teacher at Centro Cultural Anahuac, shows students how to assemble a computer.
A prep school in Mexico City is doing its part to educate and enlighten a region for generations to come. With an assist from CompTIA, both the faculty and student body of Centro Cultural Anahuac are leading the way in technical skills and environmental know-how that extend beyond the classroom. The private institution became the first of its kind in the country to roll CompTIA ...
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By Jim Staats
| November 02, 2012
Takeaway of the week is, and I can't help it, that Halloween may have come and gone for another year, but it remains scary out there on the IT job market. Make it easier on yourself by using the tools at your disposal and the resources most likely to help you get noticed. Things are still good for IT folks who know how to take advantage. Report: Tech Job Boost First Half of Year The first half of this year saw good, but not great, high-tech job growth, according to recent data from analysts. The ...
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By Janet Pinkerton
| October 31, 2012
IT workers have to be careful to speak so their listeners can understand. "No matter how talented you are with computers, you have to learn to communicate with all types of people and translate your ideas into their language," says Nancy Ancowitz, a business communication coach.
IT workers have to have sharp communication skills in order to succeed. Such skills don't always come naturally, but they can be learned. "Just like with baseball playing and piano playing, you can actually improve ...
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By Leslie Hague
| October 30, 2012
CompTIA is looking for digital information management professionals to participate in a beta exam of the updated CompTIA CDIA+ certification. IT professionals can take the test for free — and will be certified if they pass — but will not get their scores until the new exam version is released in 2013. Beta testing is one of the final steps in the CompTIA exam development process. Beta testers take a version of the exam with more questions than will be on the final exam. CompTIA uses beta tester ...
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