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Blog Post

Advice for a tech whose job is being outsourced to India? What IT specialties are hot right now?

June 6, 2007 2:03pm PDT

TechRepublic member dannyHK, a support tech from Hong Kong, recently posted: "I am having my job outsourced to India. Is there such a thing as a career in IT anymore or is it a cheap, value-less,...

11 Latest comment by Locrian_Lyric

Discussion Threads

Not paying your staff OT? Think twice...

June 6, 2007 12:34pm PDT

Not paying your staff OT? Think twice... http://www.cbc.ca/canada/toronto/story/2007/06/05/cibctellersuit.html Now this is in a financial institution, and it is with staff not paid as well as...

5 Started by JamesRL  |  Latest comment by NickNielsen

Blog Post

Real-life resume blunders

June 6, 2007 6:06am PDT

How bad of a mistake can you make on your resume? Here are some real life examples from Dribbleglass.com: I am very detail-oreinted. My intensity and focus are at inordinately high levels, and...

55 Latest comment by dhobert

Blog Post

Download the full video of the Jobs and Gates interview

June 5, 2007 2:43pm PDT

In my recap of last week's Steve Jobs and Bill Gates joint interview, I linked to the video of the event, which could be viewed online in eight separate segments. I also posted an eight-minute...

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Trillian Chat Client: The Right Tool for the Job?

June 5, 2007 12:04pm PDT

Today we'll be reviewing an all-in-one instant messenger tool that has been around for a while. Trillian is produced by Cerulean Studios and can be downloaded from the Tech Republic Software...

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Discussion Threads

Jobs, Gates and a Trip Down Memory Lane

June 5, 2007 10:27am PDT

Jobs, Gates and a Trip Down Memory Lane article root Jobs, Gates and a Trip Down Memory Lane My father is an unabashed Macophile. Every computer he owns is a Mac, he had an iPod before anyone...

3 Started by Andy J. Moon  |  Latest comment by incomesolutionstoday@...

Blog Post

Jobs, Gates and a Trip Down Memory Lane

June 5, 2007 10:21am PDT

Bill Gates and Steve Jobs shared a stage for the first time in over ten years at The Wall Street Journal's D5 conference Wednesday (CNET picture gallery), though this time the two industry...

Discussion Threads

Would you accept an IT job as "Jack Of All trades" or run from it?

June 5, 2007 9:48am PDT

Would you accept an IT job as "Jack Of All trades" or run from it? I seem to see a very disturbing trend among many of the positions being posted on job search engines as well as those being...

162 Started by Why Me Worry??  |  Latest comment by Komplex

Q&A

Need help supressing timeout in VB.net

June 5, 2007 6:36am PDT

Need help supressing timeout in VB.net I have a call to a database that can take hours to return the result set. (searches through over 1 million records) If V.sSerialNum Is Nothing Then...

4 Started by Locrian_Lyric  |  Latest comment by alan williams

Q&A

Career in S/w Testing

June 5, 2007 2:10am PDT

Career in S/w Testing I am BE Electrical pass out in 2000 working as electrical officer know want to shift my career in s/w testing . pls tell me whether my decision is right decision for shifting...

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Webcasts

Agentless Scheduling With BMC CONTROL-M: What You Need to Know!

June 5, 2007 12:00am PDT

This webcast discusses the amazing remote job execution capabilities in the 6.3 release of the BMC CONTROL-M solution.

Provided by: BMC Software

Webcasts

Time Zone Support in BMC CONTROL-M

June 5, 2007 12:00am PDT

Many BMC CONTROL-M users have production environments spread around the world, and need to schedule jobs based on the time in a time zone other than that on their local system. The Time Zone...

Provided by: BMC Software

White Papers

Mom, Apple Pie And How To Tout A Family Business

June 5, 2007 12:00am PDT

More than a third of the Fortune 500 companies are family-owned. Family businesses account for nearly 80% of all new job creation, 60% of employment and a staggering 50% of the gross domestic...

Provided by: Microsoft

White Papers

5 Ways To Halt Customer Service Worker Burnout

June 5, 2007 12:00am PDT

Customers nowadays have more products to buy, and more channels through which to buy them, than at any time in history. Consequently, they have greater demands and higher expectations than ever...

Provided by: Microsoft

White Papers

5 Rules For On-The-Job Romance

June 5, 2007 12:00am PDT

Most employers, from globetrotting CEOs to neighborhood shop owners, are bound to encounter a workday moment when the rumor about an employee couple rises to the level of confirmed entanglement....

Provided by: Microsoft

White Papers

Promoting Employees: How To Get It Right

June 5, 2007 12:00am PDT

Promoting the wrong employee is like quitting smoking: It's easy to do, a million times. Promoting the right person at the right time takes more diligence. But it can be as important to the well...

Provided by: Microsoft

White Papers

Turn Annual Reviews Into Continuous Feedback

June 5, 2007 12:00am PDT

Most companies set aside a special week or month each year for that dreaded ritual: employee performance reviews. The main goal is to provide productive feedback to each staffer so he can do his...

Provided by: Microsoft

White Papers

5 Steps For Determining An Employee's Salary

June 5, 2007 12:00am PDT

Pay packages have so few rules. They go up and down depending on geography, industry conventions, seniority and the job market, as well as a candidate's background. The salary you set must be high...

Provided by: Microsoft

White Papers

5 Ways To Learn The Most About A Job Candidate

June 5, 2007 12:00am PDT

One of the most common hiring mistakes employers make, she says, is this: They talk too much. Getting the right information from potential employees is important for two reasons. One, you want to...

Provided by: Microsoft

White Papers

Hiring? 6 Interview Questions You Need To Ask

June 5, 2007 12:00am PDT

When it comes to interviewing potential employees, you need to ask the loaded questions. That's because hiring the right people is central to the continuing growth and success of your business. So...

Provided by: Microsoft