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Toni Bowers

Toni Bowers
Toni Bowers is an award-winning writer and Managing Editor for TechRepublic.
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    More interviews include 'logic questions'

    What would happen if you went into an interview and, instead of asking you about your experience with wireless technologies, the interviewer asked you why manhole covers are round instead of...

    Posted by Toni Bowers | September 4, 2007, 6:35 AM PDT | Latest comment by Locrian_Lyric

  • 5

    Seven ways to research a prospective employer

    A job search can often feel like a one-person marketing blitz, with you as the product. Some people are so focused on selling themselves that they fail to check out the company they're applying...

    Posted by Toni Bowers | August 29, 2007, 5:42 AM PDT | Latest comment by casey@...

  • 51

    How your tech resume should differ from a general resume

    Resume writing has almost become a science. There are a gazillion companies out there that exist only to help people create resumes that will garner interviews. While many of the standard resume...

    Posted by Toni Bowers | August 28, 2007, 5:52 AM PDT | Latest comment by ittechexec

  • 12

    IT auditor one of the fastest growing careers

    Nobody likes the word "audit." That is unless you are, or are thinking about becoming, an IT auditor, which is one of the fastest growing career areas in IT according to CareerProNews. Since the...

    Posted by Toni Bowers | August 27, 2007, 6:01 AM PDT | Latest comment by CListo

  • 26

    Are cell phone companies evil or just lucky?

    Why is it that your cell phone inevitably bites the dust in the time frame between your free* upgrades? Do you think there's some mad scientist behind the scenes programming something in the phone...

    Posted by Toni Bowers | August 24, 2007, 6:30 AM PDT | Latest comment by pmbrent@...

  • 2

    Know the facts about unemployment benefits

    At some point in your life, you may find yourself unemployed. Though your head may be spinning with the fallout, one of the first things you need to do is to see if you're qualified for...

    Posted by Toni Bowers | August 22, 2007, 5:08 AM PDT | Latest comment by ybprasad4u@...

  • 0

    Virus writers set their sites on monster.com

    From the Washington Post: "SecureWorks says that since May, more than 40,000 people have had their personal information stolen -- including Social Security numbers, bank account data and job site...

    Posted by Toni Bowers | August 21, 2007, 9:24 AM PDT

  • 13

    Two ways people cause problems in their organizations

    You've heard the expression "taking the bulls by the horns"? Are you or someone you work with scared to take the bull by the horns, i.e., afraid to get an issue taken care of simply by taking some...

    Posted by Toni Bowers | August 21, 2007, 6:28 AM PDT | Latest comment by metalpro2005

  • 3

    IT executive recruiting down

    According to an article in darkreading.com, the tech industry had nearly 14% fewer executive searches in the second quarter of this year, compared with the first quarter. Some experts think this...

    Posted by Toni Bowers | August 20, 2007, 5:43 AM PDT | Latest comment by jmgarvin

  • 15

    The pros and cons of a functional resume

    Functional resumes focus on a person's skills and experience, rather than on his chronological work history. (Here is an example of a functional resume.) You would use a functional resume for a...

    Posted by Toni Bowers | August 16, 2007, 5:28 AM PDT | Latest comment by stevex_1999@...

  • 45

    Are angry women incompetent?

    I mentioned in a previous blog that the annual meeting of the Academy of Management was being held last week in Philadelphia. The topic I mentioned in that blog was how a study that seemed to...

    Posted by Toni Bowers | August 15, 2007, 5:20 AM PDT | Latest comment by mdiaz@...

  • 28

    About to negotiate a raise? Read this first

    So you think you're not getting paid enough? Before you throw yourself on your boss's desk and declare "Baby needs new shoes!" you need to read the advice of Jim Camp, a negotiation coach and...

    Posted by Toni Bowers | August 14, 2007, 6:20 AM PDT | Latest comment by msi77@...

  • 0

    3 mistakes to avoid when mentoring an employee

    Though you see its head popping up in a lot of modern business literature, the concept of mentoring has been around forever. In fact, the actual term comes from Greek mythology: When Odysseus left...

    Posted by Toni Bowers | August 13, 2007, 6:55 AM PDT

  • 3

    Some telecommuting for government workers could become law

    A lot of IT people associate the name "Sarbanes" with working harder. After all, it was Rep. John Sarbanes (D-Md.) who co-sponsored the Sarbanes-Oxley Act that changed the way corporations handle...

    Posted by Toni Bowers | August 10, 2007, 5:12 AM PDT | Latest comment by davidsarmstrong

  • 16

    Wage discrepancies between women and men may surprise you

    By that title, I'm not talking about the fact that, historically and on average, women make lower salaries than men performing the same job do. I'm talking about what appears to be a new trend, if...

    Posted by Toni Bowers | August 8, 2007, 6:16 AM PDT | Latest comment by Chaz Chance#

  • 0

    Silicon Valley’s top entrepreneurs schmooze, talk about recruiting

    In this video from standoutjobs.com, some Silicon Valley business folks are at July's TechCrunch 9 party talking about the trials and tribulations of hiring talent for their companies. Interesting...

    Posted by Toni Bowers | August 7, 2007, 4:34 PM PDT

  • 0

    The most respected companies in the world

    Last month, I blogged about the five worst companies to work for. This week, I stumbled upon a list on Forbes.com of the "World's Most Respected Companies." This is a list compiled from a study...

    Posted by Toni Bowers | August 7, 2007, 6:45 AM PDT

  • 10

    Bad bosses promoted, not punished

    The annual meeting of the Academy of Management in Philadelphia this week will be the venue for the release of a new study that claims the best way to get ahead in the workplace is to be a tyrant....

    Posted by Toni Bowers | August 6, 2007, 8:34 AM PDT | Latest comment by Absolutely

  • 6

    Apparently my office chair was designed by NASA

    A few weeks ago the folks here at TechRepublic were told we were getting new office chairs. The chairs arrived, but before we were allowed to have them we were required to attend a short seminar...

    Posted by Toni Bowers | August 3, 2007, 5:13 AM PDT | Latest comment by DadsPad

  • 15

    Can you survive a devastating career faux pas?

    Picture this: You're standing in an open area at work and one of your co-workers is in the middle of a diatribe about your boss. She's complaining about how demanding she is and even does a short...

    Posted by Toni Bowers | August 2, 2007, 5:51 AM PDT | Latest comment by shodges119@...

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