Career Management

Archive: 07-2012

• Olympic athletes: Stop tweeting

  From recent events, it seems some Olympic athletes are the last to know about the dangers of tweeting out of hand.

  Posted by Toni Bowers | July 31, 2012, 8:15 AM PDT

• Google gets creative with its work environments

  Thought you were lucky because your company’s only vending machine was usually stocked? Take a look at the creature comforts Google offers its employees.

  Posted by Toni Bowers | July 31, 2012, 5:44 AM PDT

• Technology and the lost art of reading comprehension

  Technology has indeed become miraculous and immediately available. Maybe that’s why so many of us are losing some important skills–like reading comprehension.

  Posted by Toni Bowers | July 25, 2012, 6:31 AM PDT

• Top three IT certifications you can get from scratch

  Accessible online training can help you conquer some of the barriers to pursuing IT certifications.

  Posted by Guest Contributor | July 24, 2012, 6:01 AM PDT

• A peek into new Yahoo CEO's social networking

  Marissa Mayer is Yahoo’s new CEO. How long should she wait before she changes her social media settings to reflect this?

  Posted by Toni Bowers | July 19, 2012, 12:19 PM PDT

• Should you pursue the new MCSE?

  Microsoft’s new MCSE program is the third incarnation of its certification series in then years. Is it worth getting?

  Posted by Dave Leaver | July 18, 2012, 7:05 AM PDT

• Four mistakes you probably don't know you're making in your resume

  You think you’ve got all the typos out of your resume but you might not know about some of the other common errors that can be made.

  Posted by Toni Bowers | July 17, 2012, 5:05 AM PDT

• Robotics and .NET skills needed

  Bill Peppler, of the staffing firm Kavaliro, answers my questions about the ever-evolving IT skill sets employers are looking for.

  Posted by Toni Bowers | July 12, 2012, 5:06 AM PDT

• Oh for the love of God, put a space after your verbs!

  Got a writing or grammar peeve? Send it along and gain fans or raise the hackles of fellow TR members. Today’s Guest Rant came (unsolicited) from editor Jody Gilbert.

  Posted by Jody Gilbert | July 11, 2012, 6:51 AM PDT

• Bring back the 40-hour work week

  While it looks good to be the first to arrive and the last to leave work each day, it turns out that putting in 60 hours of work each week may do more harm than good in achieving end results.

  Posted by Gina Smith | July 9, 2012, 10:49 AM PDT