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Veteran IT leader Marc Hopkins, who has worked in a variety of industries, shares his advice on how IT professionals can make a seamless move between industries. While switching industries can be challenging, there are a number…
CIO.com | October 16, 2009
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Tory Johnson, CEO of Women for Hire and the workplace contributor for ABC~s Good Morning America, offers insights on the most effective networking techniques that lead to new job opportunities. Jobseekers can get their foot in…
ABC News | October 26, 2009
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The Chicago Academy of Advanced Technology (CAAT) opened its doors on Sept. 8, 2009. The academy is the result of an effort to fill the need for skilled IT workers and tech-savvy executives at Chicago companies and within city…
Government Technology | November 3, 2009
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The United States, contrary to popular belief, is not lacking graduates in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields, according to a study by researchers at Georgetown and Rutgers universities. The…
Business Week | November 2, 2009
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The current state of women in academia was addressed during the annual meeting of the grant recipients of the U.S. National Science Foundation's Advance program. Advance grants have helped fund initiatives for increasing the…
The Chronicle of Higher Education | November 2, 2009
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Hend Suliman Al-Khalifa of King Saud University, Riyadh, writes about Saudi Arabia's adoption of distance education as part of its educational and development strategies. Policies for distance and virtual higher education institutions…
Hend Suliman Al-Khalifa | October 1, 2009
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According to the Yoh Index of Technology Wages, wages in the IT sector show signs of stabilizing, giving hope that the worst of the economic recession may be over for technology professionals. Pay for IT professionals increased…
CIO.com | October 6, 2009
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The economic recession is hitting young people especially hard, with a potentially negative impact on both their future and the future of the U.S. economy. While unemployment is impacting just about every part of the global workforce…
Business Week | October 9, 2009
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Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) recently announced the expansion of its Mobile and Immersive Learning for Literacy in Emerging Economies (MILLEE) project, which aims to determine the effectiveness of mobile phone-based games…
Carnegie Mellon News | October 26, 2009
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Despite a rising unemployment rate in the U.K., students with degrees in technical subjects, including computer science and engineering, are finding their job prospects surprisingly bright. Moreover, employers in the engineering…
The Independent (U.K.) | October 8, 2009