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By Janet Pinkerton
| October 01, 2012
Before you head into your next IT job interview, check out these common IT job interview mistakes to learn how to avoid them. Hiring professionals from IT staffing firms TEKsystems and Robert Half Technology, as well as companies in the telcom and energy industries, told CompTIA their solutions for how candidates can stay clear of common IT job interview pitfalls. Mistake #1: Not researching your prospective employer ahead of the interview. Solution: Always visit the company's w ...
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By Jim Staats
| September 28, 2012
Takeaway of the week is that your next IT role might be in one of those places you'd least expect it — say, Wall Street or surrounded by marketing professionals. Expand your horizons and your job search. If you're in the Baby Boomer generation, though, you're probably already doing that. Next Big Thing in IT? Marketing
The increased use, critical nature and technical goals of social networking for many organizations have inched marketing and IT denizens toward a match made in tech heaven.
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By Kelsey Wieties
| September 25, 2012
In order to enhance certification exam security, CompTIA will require all test-takers worldwide to have their photo taken and signature recorded as part of the admissions process at all Pearson VUE testing centers. These changes will take effect December 1, 2012. CompTIA believes these new measures will decrease the likelihood of test item theft, proxy testing and other forms of exam fraud. Both the photo and signature will be securely stored and protected at Pearson VUE and CompTIA. All testi ...
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By Janet Pinkerton
| September 24, 2012
Aaron Woods
For Aaron Woods, director of Xerox Corp's North American Reseller Relationships and Partnership programs, information technology has been his ticket to a long and satisfying career. But at first, IT was simply his way out of a boring Army job.
Newly enlisted in the Army in 1967, Woods expected to be sent to finance school after basic training. But thanks to a military paperwork snafu, he wound up a clerk typist. “That's not something I wanted to do forever,” Woods recalls. S ...
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By Jim Staats
| September 21, 2012
Takeaway of the week is a nice and tidy set of fun-filled nuggets that just about everyone in and around the IT job market will find interesting. Tech hiring hotspots are examined West Coast to East Coast with some surprising results; big-picture career decisions are broken down in ways that every candidate should be doing them if they haven't already; and sometimes career advancement begins outside of working hours. Tech Hotspots with a Shocker Up Top So long Silicon Valley?
Nice knowin' y ...
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By Kelsey Wieties
| September 18, 2012
As healthcare providers are transitioning from paper records to electronic healthcare records (EHR), the need for tight cybersecurity has become essential. In order to prevent cybersecurity attacks, healthcare providers must have trained IT professionals with the knowledge and skills required to implement, deploy and support healthcare IT systems. Though extreme, a recent case highlights some of the potential issues. This summer, hackers breached The Surgeons of Lake County's computer network an ...
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By Jim Staats
| September 17, 2012
If you work in today's technical industry and your job title contains words like "transition" or "transformation," you had better have a solid grasp of cloud computing for your job security and your employer's success.
For IT veteran Jimmy Hooh, whose professional moniker has both, CompTIA played a major role in accomplishing just such a task. Jimmy Hooh
Hooh, transition and transformation manager for HP Malaysia, turned to his industry's global trade association for a solid foundation in the ...
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By Jim Staats
| September 14, 2012
Takeaway of the week is something akin to a broken record: Notably, that another publication touts the value of "soft skills" in the hiring process, IT certifications tend to bump up one's pay grade and IT hiring continues to be on the rise. Nothing new, yet good to know. The IT Skills That Matter Most Just about anyone worth their salt in the IT job market these days can code, so what can set a candidate apart from the pack? We'll give you a hint. It's not hard. As a recent item in TechRepublic ...
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By Kelsey Wieties
| September 13, 2012
Due to changes in the information technology industry, CompTIA will retire the CompTIA CTP+ certification exam at the end of this year. The CompTIA CTP+ certification exam, launched in 2010, covers the topic of convergent technologies, more commonly referred to today as unified communications. Since the exam launch, new forms of technology have developed, causing changes in the way business is conducted. These technologies include new mobile technologies and business models such as cloud computi ...
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By Leslie Hague
| September 12, 2012
What skills are in demand? How do certifications impact salary? How does your salary compare to national averages? Global Knowledge and Windows IT Pro are undertaking these issues and more in the 2013 IT Skills and Salary Survey. Participants receive a complimentary copy of the final report. Those who enter by Oct. 19 will be entered into a random drawing for one of eight $250 American Express gift cards. The annual report is one of the industry's most extensive surveys of IT and business profes ...
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