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Setting up a road map for life and career

October 5, 1999 7:00am PDT

Do you wonder about where your life and/or your career are heading? Management guru Stephen Covey and headhunter David Jensen explain how to create a road map for your future.

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Time for an IT career change? Consider opportunity, not industry

April 10, 2000 7:00am PDT

TechRepublic columnist Andy Weeks has taken a new path in his career—and he's glad he did. Find out why he recommends thinking outside the box when you explore IT career possibilities.

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Use an Access database to boost career networking

March 17, 2003 8:00am PST

Networking is crucial to finding assignments, advancing your career, and staying on top of trends in the consulting industry. Access can help you build a database that will organize networking...

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Steve Jobs retrospective

August 25, 2011 6:10am PDT

Steve Jobs stepping down as CEO of Apple marks the end of an era. Come with us on a journey through the ups and downs of his career. From the development of the first Mac in 1984 to the unveiling...

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How to manage the perfectionist on your team

April 25, 2012 6:44am PDT

Everyone wants a quality product. But perfectionists sometimes go too far and slow things down.

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10 things you should do (and not do) at your company's holiday party

December 1, 2008 3:17pm PST

The holiday party is full of opportunities to shoot yourself in the foot -- but you may also get a chance to do your career some good. Calvin Sun offers a list of party do's and don'ts to help you...

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What title is your career goal?

July 11, 2008 6:00am PDT

Are you striving to be a Senior Developer, an Architect, a Business Analyst, or some other title? Let us know about your career aspirations by taking this poll.

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Performance, image, and exposure important for IT success

July 13, 2008 4:24pm PDT

The performance, image, exposure model is commonly used to help individuals manage their careers. The same model can also be applied to the IT organization as a whole and can prove quite useful in...

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Three ways your smartphone can hurt your career

May 1, 2012 5:54am PDT

Smartphones are as common in modern workplaces as coffee. But be careful that your smartphone does not end up causing problems for you.

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Career sabotage by co-workers: Does it really happen?

March 27, 2009 5:52am PDT

Career sabotage by a co-worker--it sounds like the plot of a bad made-for-TV movie. But does it really happen? In this blog, we address a case that may or may not be attributable to co-worker malice.

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Quiz: What type of career networker are you?

August 18, 2011 3:04am PDT

Networking is an important part of the job search. Here's a quiz you can take to determine just how good you are at it.

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Invest in your IT consulting career to stand out from the crowd

November 4, 2010 4:36am PDT

IT consultant John Weathington shares three of the most powerful investment strategies that have set him apart from the crowd.

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10 phrases that can change your career

February 3, 2010 6:38am PST

A few straightforward expressions can make the difference between building a good relationship and coming across like a jerk.

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Games development: a real career choice?

December 9, 2004 8:51am PST

The recent spotlight on poor working conditions in the games industry has an all too familiar ring to it for local games developers.

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10 common career myths

October 5, 2010 10:46am PDT

Career prospects have changed dramatically from previous generations. Alan Norton offers this wake-up call for IT pros who may still cling to certain expectations -- like salary increases, job...

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Thinking of leaving consulting? Consider these issues first

August 22, 2003 7:00am PDT

The grass may look greener in the full-time corporate field, but there are several issues, from job flexibility to closing client relationships, that you need to consider before making the move.

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Web review: Seminars and career tips from Padgett-Thompson

January 6, 2000 8:00am PST

Are you an instructional designer or do you coordinate training for your organization? If so, Kevin Eikenberry reviews a Web site that offers seminars, career tips, and more that you'll find both...

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Poll: What's most important to you when choosing a career?

February 9, 2012 4:49am PST

Choosing a career is influenced by a lot of factors, but we'd like to know what your main criterion is or was?

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Should IT be unionized?

May 30, 2012 4:48am PDT

Patrick Gray thinks unionization is exactly the wrong answer for IT, and the dynamic career IT he has been given would not be possible in a unionized environment.

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First-time project managers need failures

April 15, 2009 3:53am PDT

One of the greatest impediments to a first-time project manager's success is their need to succeed. Paul Glen says there are three things they really need -- and early success isn't one of them.

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