Career Management

Archive: 02-2012

• Introverts: Managing stress in an extroverted workplace

  For introverts, being around people for long periods of time is draining. Here are some tips for making the best of a work situation in which you’re surrounded by extroverts.

  Posted by Toni Bowers | February 29, 2012, 7:39 AM PST

• Nine free iPhone apps to use in your job search

  Here are nine iPhone apps that can help you enormously with the full-time job of looking for a job.

  Posted by Toni Bowers | February 28, 2012, 6:36 AM PST

• Places to look for new jobs in the tech arena

  The tech sector seems to be the first horse out of the gate in recovering from the recession. Here are some areas across the U.S. that are creating tech jobs.

  Posted by Toni Bowers | February 27, 2012, 5:29 AM PST

• Anatomy of a survey gone bad

  Surveys seem to be marketers go-to sales device these days. But if you look closely, you’ll find that they’re not always on the up and up.

  Posted by Toni Bowers | February 23, 2012, 4:27 AM PST

• Four things that make your resume look dated

  Even if people keep their resume up to date with their latest jobs, they often plug that new information into an old format. Here’s how to tell if your resume is dated and what to do about it.

  Posted by Toni Bowers | February 21, 2012, 5:26 AM PST

• Grade your job poll results: IT Data Analyst

  The results of the last poll in our Grade Your Job series. This week is Data Analyst.

  Posted by Toni Bowers | February 20, 2012, 9:40 AM PST

• Infographic: IT Leaders

  Most people in IT have struggled with others’ perceptions of what they do versus what they really do. Here’s a funny infographic illustrating this.

  Posted by Toni Bowers | February 17, 2012, 5:31 AM PST

• Can stress be good?

  There are two kinds of stress — bad and good. Here is the difference and the benefits that can be had from good stress.

  Posted by Toni Bowers | February 15, 2012, 4:54 AM PST

• Certifications most likely to land you a new job

  PMP and CCNA lead the way for certifications that are in most demand.

  Posted by Toni Bowers | February 14, 2012, 4:34 AM PST

• Grade your job poll results: IT Consultant

  This week we present the results of the grade your job poll for IT Consultants.

  Posted by Toni Bowers | February 13, 2012, 4:28 AM PST