It’s a new trend a lot of IT pros are seeing: job listings that make little sense and give candidates unrealistic requirements.
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Tags: Dice.com, hiring manager, IT manager, job description
A San Francisco tech employee has been arrested for blocking access to critical computer networks and refusing to reveal the password.
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Tags: discipline, IT staff, keeping employees happy, tampering
If marketplace demand is any indication, some IT skills are in decline. A recent survey of over 3,500 IT managers listed the five high-tech skills that don’t command what they once did:
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Tags: IT skills, IT staffing, pay
IT certifications: Are they worth paying attention to when you’re trying to fill an empty tech position?
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Tags: CPA, IT certifications, IT recruiting, MBA, tech training
Here’s an easy way to help IT employees further develop their technical skills — and their business knowledge, too.
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Tags: IT retention, IT-business alignment, job rotation, onboarding
What does blowing up digital aliens have to do with employee management?
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Tags: leadership, Training, video games
In most workplaces, office supplies like pens and paper go missing every day. But how about $60k worth of computer equipment?
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Tags: IT worker, stolen computers, theft
New research shows what benefits matter the most to potential IT employees - and the results are good news for employers.
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Tags: benefits, flex-time, Telecommuting
IT employees spend a lot of time dealing with end users and managers. Still, training an IT staff in people skills can be a challenge. But here’s a simple way to teach a staff those soft skills.
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Many IT departments are feeling the pinch of today’s shaky economy, especially when it comes to paying staff. Here are some ways to keep morale and retention up when salary budgets are tight.
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Tags: economy, morale, retention, salary budgets
