Features

• Eight ways a job interview can take a turn for the worse

  By Meridith Levinson | 08 May, 2010 05:26

  So you arrive at a big job interview confident and prepared. It starts off strong. Conversation flows smoothly. You're saying all the right things.

• Career Watch: Are you effective in your job search?

  By Jamie Eckle | 09 March, 2010 07:25

  The author of "Land the Tech Job You Love" thinks the way most of us look for a job is ineffective.

• Dealing With Workplace Stress

  By Briony Smith | 18 March, 2009 10:54

  Knowledge workers often think they don’t face health and safety issues, says one expert, but when you make your living with your brain, you have to take care of it. Unmanaged stress can lead to physical and mental malaise, decreased productivity and worse. Occupational health professionals detail how to stay your happiest and healthiest.

• 7 mistakes to avoid when applying for that tech job

  By Greg Schaffer | 23 February, 2009 07:57

  My eyes are blurry from reviewing over 40 résumés for a network administrator position, and for good reason. More than half of the résumés did not make it past my initial review. While I had to reject some candidates because of lack of experience (or, rather, lack of clearly demonstrated required experience), others had errors in their application packages that lowered their ranking -- errors that could have been easily corrected.

• Becoming an IT consultant: Do's, don'ts, disasters to avoid

  By Julia King | 20 February, 2009 09:36

  As companies continue to cut costs, consolidate staffs and eviscerate executive salaries, more and more senior-level IT professionals are eyeing corporate exits -- or being shown them against their will.

• The IT job market is tanking -- but not for everyone

  By Patrick Thibodeau | 03 February, 2009 08:31

  Shortly after Donnie Reynolds, the chief operating officer at Automated HealthCare Solutions, learned that Microsoft planned to cut 5,000 workers over the next 18 months, he and another employee of the medical services provider flew to the software vendor's home city.

• IT survivor: 7 tips for career growth in tight times

  By Dan Tynan | 02 December, 2008 09:26

  Recession fears have tech jobs in jeopardy. Here's how to outlast, outrun, and outsmart the competition.

• IT survivor: 8 signs it's time for new employment

  By Dan Tynan | 02 December, 2008 09:26

  Timing is everything when it comes to jumping ship. Here's how to tell if your company's prospects are sinking.