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Toni Bowers
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Comments more + IT resume: List accomplishments, not responsibilities
You can list your job responsibilities on your resume but that doesn’t speak to whether you did them well.
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Poll: What's most important to you when choosing a career?
Choosing a career is influenced by a lot of factors, but we'd like to know what your main criterion is or was?
Posted by Toni Bowers | February 9, 2012, 4:49 AM PST | Latest comment by rajeshskganesan
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Infographic: How promotions are made
An infographic examines how tough promotion decisions are made and what role favoritism plays in the process.
Posted by Toni Bowers | February 8, 2012, 6:47 AM PST
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Four email types that can drive you crazy
People have distinctly different ways of doing things -- even something as simple as emailing. Here are four types that can drive you crazy.
Posted by Toni Bowers | February 7, 2012, 5:44 AM PST | Latest comment by BrewtusAus
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Grade your job poll results: Network Administrator
Here are the poll results for grade your job: Network Administrator.
Posted by Toni Bowers | February 6, 2012, 7:44 AM PST
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Highest paid CIOs spend more time relationship building than team management
According to a recent survey, the highest paid CIOs value building relationships with top executives over managing their teams. What does this mean?
Posted by Toni Bowers | February 2, 2012, 8:29 AM PST | Latest comment by ceso_softdev
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Resume formatting: Word or PDF?
Toni Bowers outlines some issues with resumes formatted in Microsoft Word and those converted to PDFs.
Posted by Toni Bowers | January 31, 2012, 7:24 AM PST | Latest comment by apotheon
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Ban the Box seeks to prohibit companies from asking about criminal records on applications
Proponents of Ban the Box want to prohibit employers from asking job candidates about their criminal history on an application.
Posted by Toni Bowers | January 31, 2012, 3:22 AM PST | Latest comment by paulfx1
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Top tech companies investigated for employee-poaching ban
This week, a federal judge ordered Google, Apple, and five other high-tech companies to court.
Posted by Toni Bowers | January 30, 2012, 5:17 AM PST | Latest comment by bubbledog
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Grade your job results: Help Desk
This week we're showing the results of our poll Grade Your Job: Help Desk.
Posted by Toni Bowers | January 30, 2012, 4:07 AM PST
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Friday rant: Social media, leave me alone
In this Friday rant, Toni Bowers talks about why she is sick and tired of social media.
Posted by Toni Bowers | January 27, 2012, 6:15 AM PST | Latest comment by jonc2011
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Infographic: Cost of a bad hire
Careerbuilder.com sponsored a survey on the cost of a bad hire, and Mindflash created this graphic based on those results.
Posted by Toni Bowers | January 27, 2012, 4:05 AM PST
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Should women act like men to get ahead?
Author Vickie Milazzo says women need to extol their accomplishments more in order to succeed in the business world.
Posted by Toni Bowers | January 25, 2012, 8:58 AM PST | Latest comment by RayJeff
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2012: Developers focusing on mobile development and the cloud
Developers are moving into mobile development and the cloud in a big way. Here's what a new report from Zend Technologies had to say.
Posted by Toni Bowers | January 25, 2012, 5:44 AM PST
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The case of anonymity in social media
Social media expert Jason Falls weighs in on the pros and cons of anonymity on the web.
Posted by Jason Falls | January 24, 2012, 4:49 AM PST | Latest comment by vucliriel@...
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Grade your job results: IT project manager
The results are in for our grade-your-job polls. This week: IT project manager.
Posted by Toni Bowers | January 23, 2012, 4:24 AM PST
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There's too much talk, not too much communication
A blogger says we overcommunicate in the business world. Toni Bowers says that's wrong.
Posted by Toni Bowers | January 18, 2012, 2:27 PM PST | Latest comment by richard.segrue@...
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Schedule of 2012 trade shows and conferences in the U.S.
Interested in attending a trade show or conference in your area of IT? Here's a list of some of the top ones and the information you'll need.
Posted by Ken Hardin | January 17, 2012, 4:06 AM PST | Latest comment by davidp_1978
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Grade your job poll results: IT Programmer
The results are in for our grade-your-job polls. First up is IT Programmer.
Posted by Toni Bowers | January 16, 2012, 4:51 AM PST | Latest comment by Tony Hopkinson
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Results of our resume make-over
Jennifer Hay chose one resume from a TechRepublic member to make over. Here are the results!
Posted by Toni Bowers | January 11, 2012, 4:10 AM PST | Latest comment by Jenniferhay
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Changes to expect in filing taxes for 2012
Here are some changes in the tax code and IRS expectations that could affect your filing this year.
Posted by Toni Bowers | January 10, 2012, 7:10 AM PST | Latest comment by Sterling "chip" Camden
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Four email types that can drive you crazy
People have distinctly different ways of doing things -- even something as simple as emailing. Here are four types that can drive you crazy.
Posted by Toni Bowers | February 7, 2012, 5:44 AM PST | Latest comment by BrewtusAus
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Resume formatting: Word or PDF?
Toni Bowers outlines some issues with resumes formatted in Microsoft Word and those converted to PDFs.
Posted by Toni Bowers | January 31, 2012, 7:24 AM PST | Latest comment by apotheon
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Top IT skills wanted for 2012
A new Computerworld survey indicates the nine IT skills that will be in demand in 2012.
Posted by Toni Bowers | September 28, 2011, 4:57 AM PDT | Latest comment by nadinestevens
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Schedule of 2012 trade shows and conferences in the U.S.
Interested in attending a trade show or conference in your area of IT? Here's a list of some of the top ones and the information you'll need.
Posted by Ken Hardin | January 17, 2012, 4:06 AM PST | Latest comment by davidp_1978
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White Papers
Power and Cooling Capacity Management for Data Centers
Check out this white paper to learn what you can do to improve your power and cooling efforts and ensure a healthy data center.
From: APC by Schneider Electric
Read more -

Webcasts
Live Webcast: Top Considerations for Effective Managed Security for 2012 and Beyond
Register for this webcast, Top Considerations for Effective Managed Security for 2012 and Beyond, to learn more about what you can do to keep your network protected for years to come.
From: AT&T
Register Now -
Top tech companies investigated for employee-poaching ban
This week, a federal judge ordered Google, Apple, and five other high-tech companies to court.
Posted by Toni Bowers | January 30, 2012, 5:17 AM PST | Latest comment by bubbledog
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Results of our resume make-over
Jennifer Hay chose one resume from a TechRepublic member to make over. Here are the results!
Posted by Toni Bowers | January 11, 2012, 4:10 AM PST | Latest comment by Jenniferhay
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The case of anonymity in social media
Social media expert Jason Falls weighs in on the pros and cons of anonymity on the web.
Posted by Jason Falls | January 24, 2012, 4:49 AM PST | Latest comment by vucliriel@...
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Ban the Box seeks to prohibit companies from asking about criminal records on applications
Proponents of Ban the Box want to prohibit employers from asking job candidates about their criminal history on an application.
Posted by Toni Bowers | January 31, 2012, 3:22 AM PST | Latest comment by paulfx1
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What do you do with a job offer while you're waiting for another offer?
What do you do when you have a job offer but you're still waiting on a job offer from another company that you prefer? Do you hold out or accept the sure thing?
Posted by Tim Heard | July 7, 2010, 4:52 AM PDT | Latest comment by Sl4353
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Should women act like men to get ahead?
Author Vickie Milazzo says women need to extol their accomplishments more in order to succeed in the business world.
Posted by Toni Bowers | January 25, 2012, 8:58 AM PST | Latest comment by RayJeff
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Grade your job results: IT project manager
The results are in for our grade-your-job polls. This week: IT project manager.
Posted by Toni Bowers | January 23, 2012, 4:24 AM PST
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Grade your job poll results: IT Programmer
The results are in for our grade-your-job polls. First up is IT Programmer.
Posted by Toni Bowers | January 16, 2012, 4:51 AM PST | Latest comment by Tony Hopkinson
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There's too much talk, not too much communication
A blogger says we overcommunicate in the business world. Toni Bowers says that's wrong.
Posted by Toni Bowers | January 18, 2012, 2:27 PM PST | Latest comment by richard.segrue@...
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Grade your job poll results: Network Administrator
Here are the poll results for grade your job: Network Administrator.
Posted by Toni Bowers | February 6, 2012, 7:44 AM PST
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Are salaried employees entitled to overtime pay?
It's a common assumption that salaries workers can be asked to work overtime without being compensated extra. That assumption is not always true.
Posted by Toni Bowers | October 27, 2008, 6:47 AM PDT | Latest comment by emanuel.matos@...
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Infographic: How promotions are made
An infographic examines how tough promotion decisions are made and what role favoritism plays in the process.
Posted by Toni Bowers | February 8, 2012, 6:47 AM PST
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Infographic: Cost of a bad hire
Careerbuilder.com sponsored a survey on the cost of a bad hire, and Mindflash created this graphic based on those results.
Posted by Toni Bowers | January 27, 2012, 4:05 AM PST
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Highest paid CIOs spend more time relationship building than team management
According to a recent survey, the highest paid CIOs value building relationships with top executives over managing their teams. What does this mean?
Posted by Toni Bowers | February 2, 2012, 8:29 AM PST | Latest comment by ceso_softdev
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Friday rant: Social media, leave me alone
In this Friday rant, Toni Bowers talks about why she is sick and tired of social media.
Posted by Toni Bowers | January 27, 2012, 6:15 AM PST | Latest comment by jonc2011
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Tips for staying on top of tech
Web 2.0 and social media offer great ways to stay on top of tech.
Posted by Lauren Malhoit | January 3, 2012, 5:19 AM PST | Latest comment by burch_r@...
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White Papers
Power and Cooling Capacity Management for Data Centers
Check out this white paper to learn what you can do to improve your power and cooling efforts and ensure a healthy data center.
From: APC by Schneider Electric
Read more -

Webcasts
Live Webcast: Top Considerations for Effective Managed Security for 2012 and Beyond
Register for this webcast, Top Considerations for Effective Managed Security for 2012 and Beyond, to learn more about what you can do to keep your network protected for years to come.
From: AT&T
Register Now







































