IT Careers

While we love technology as much as the next guy, most of us are in the field because we need to put food on the table. This section takes a look at issues related to an IT professional's career or those interested in getting into information technology.

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Top 5 Highest Paying IT Certifications and How to Get Them

May 25, 2012

Just why do you pursue IT certifications? Bragging rights? So that the boss to believe you when you say you're well-versed in Microsoft solutions? Or for...

10 Reasons It Doesn't Pay To Be The Computer Guy

May 22, 2012

I only met my brother’s ex-girlfriend’s family once - the year they invited our family over to share Thanksgiving dinner. Since we were basically a group...

How to Become an IT Director: Tips from the Top

May 21, 2012

Hoping to lead - rather than follow - orders some day? Join the club. Plenty of IT pros aspire to executive jobs, but only a few succeed at being promoted...

4 Top Tech Companies That Failed, Survived (and Even Thrived)

May 15, 2012

Everybody dreams about hitting that big jackpot: an immensely popular app, a game that is so addictive that kids and parents fight over playing time, a...

Millennials and Tech Jobs: A Match Made in Heaven?

May 10, 2012

Millennials. It's that group of people born between 1980 and 1995 (give or take), and the first truly tech-savvy generation. They grew up with computers...

How I Got an IT Job Without a Tech Background

May 02, 2012

Don't have an IT degree or special IT certifications? No problem. You can still get an IT job. I've done it - and then turned my experience into a...

How to Use Twitter to Land a Tech Job

April 27, 2012

Need a job? If you’ve been struggling to find one (and we mean a decent one), there's a good chance your bank balance is telling you so, along with some...

Data Scientists: The New Rock Stars of the Tech World

April 20, 2012

The data scientist role is fast becoming the most sought after career in the technology world. Companies like Google, Facebook, Amazon and LinkedIn are...

CFO and CIO: How to Smooth out Conflicting Roles

April 02, 2012

Industry-wide, the success - or failure - of IT enterprises is highly dependent on leadership dynamics. While rank holders, such as the chief financial...

Why the Consumerization of IT Products Hurts IT Workers

March 26, 2012

Complexity was - and to a large extent still is - an IT worker’s true BFF. Products that have many moving parts and are difficult to use create a need for...

The Craziest Tech Interview Questions - and What They Might Mean

March 13, 2012

How would you put an end to world hunger? And ... go! If your palms are starting to sweat just thinking about how you would even begin to answer that...

What is the difference between computer science and information and communications technology (ICT)?

November 29, 2011

Whether it's a business looking to hire someone or a student trying to decide what to major in, there is a lot of confusion about the difference between...