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Project managers provide critical guidance, direction, and structure so that companies can meet their project goals. With this role’s importance and visibility, impressing all the right decision makers makes the critical difference in landing the job. So, how do you draw that neon flashing arrow to yourself and capture their attention? Here are three ways… Read more »

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As the exponential shift into total connectivity continues, the Internet of Things continues to drive technology workers’ skills. Ozy recently collected data from various industry executives, including those at Cisco and Cloud Foundry Foundation, and estimates of the projected number of IoT devices in 2020 ranged from 20-50 billion. That’s going to generate an exponential… Read more »

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While IT has paid well for some time, it seems that things are only going to continue up for the career sector. In a recent survey of 500 IT hiring managers (Tech Trends: IT Leaders and the Employment Market), roughly 32 percent of those surveyed were willing to offer between 10 and 15 percent more… Read more »

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Rather than wander through the forest re-engineering how to make fire in a vacuum, your management strategy for reaching project goals includes adding the temporary, directed and pivotal expertise of industry experience and leading minds. But now that you’ve got them on board, how do you maximize your company involvement and the consultant’s know-how? Here… Read more »

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In the Dell and Intel Future-Ready Workforce Study U.S. released in the third quarter 2016, trends emerged regarding technology and the workforce’s expectations. From results about artificial intelligence to questions about lag time tolerance, the study offered many insights. Of particular interest were the insights into remote workforce pertaining to generational shifts that are filtering… Read more »

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If you’re looking for variety and new challenges, no other type of work is as guaranteed to deliver them as contract work. By its varied nature, contract work creates skills and experiences that other types of work can’t, but it also means you need to approach your skill set and the job search a little… Read more »

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No matter what your reason for hiring a contract worker, you want to be sure you get the best person for the open position. So how do you do that? What should you ask during the interview to make sure it’s a good fit? Skills First and foremost, you want to make sure the candidate… Read more »

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Banking is evolving as fast as the creeps who try to hack your account and steal your data. These days, the predicted growth sectors inside the banking industry include managing the ever-growing and innovating needs of cyber security and risk, innovating new ways of interacting with customers and new products, and new financial technology. Inside… Read more »

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As the workforce changes and begins to work less from the traditional office and more from locations that are less traditional, managers face a challenge in making employees feel like that are part of the team. How do you get Bob in Buffalo and Ned in Newark to feel like they are working on the… Read more »

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You’ve likely watched a TED talk or at least heard of them, but can TED make you better in your professional life? With so much cutting-edge and interesting research available for material, the answer is a loud “yes.” Whether you’re looking for specific information on the secrets to a great wardrobe or ways to maximize… Read more »