Land an IT job: Tips from recent hires

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	INSIDER Land an IT job: Tips from recent hires Four IT workers who recently found new jobs describe their hard-won success and offer a view from the street. Insider (registration required) Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Amazon Web Services Set up and run SQL Server on the Amazon Web Services Cloud Amazon Web Services RDS for Microsoft SQL Server® makes it easy to set up, operate, and scale SQL Server deployments in the cloud. With Amazon RDS, you can deploy multiple editions of SQL Server (2008 R2 and 2012) including Express, Web, Standard and Enterprise, in minutes with cost-efficient and re-sizable compute capacity. Get started for free. Get Started for Free with Amazon RDS for SQL Server! Reduce the complexity and cost of provisioning and managing your SQL Server databases, and focus on your application development, with Amazon RDS for SQL Server. In this Issue How to take control of your own IT career INSIDER Thornton A. May: Why the word 'career' has become obsolete Spotlight hot skills on your resume Paul Glen: Build relationships, and career opportunities will follow IT pay rates stagnate even as tech's importance grows WHITE PAPER: Socialtext 6 Ways to Achieve Business Goals from Social Software This practical guide shows you six different ways to achieve your business goals using social software. It will help you choose the best social software approach for your enterprise - with the right balance of risk and reward - so you can get the business results you're looking for. Read Now! How to take control of your own IT career Tech staffers are migrating into new roles -- frequently with non-IT job titles -- throughout the enterprise, working on an array of projects that require tech savvy in addition to business and process knowledge, management skills and more. Where you land all depends on your proficiency with one of today's most indispensable career navigation tools -- your own customized career strategy. Read More INSIDER Thornton A. May: Why the word 'career' has become obsolete The iconic 'gold watch' career path, in which people stay with the same employers for their entire working lives, has become anachronistic, says Thornton A. May. Today, the most important skill is the ability to acquire new skills. Insider (registration required) Read More WEBCAST: HP Intel VMware A Lower Entry Cost for Desktop Virtualization High entry costs and overall complexity have prevented many SMBs from taking advantage of the benefits of client virtualization. Now HP and VMware have teamed to bring desktop virtualization that delivers results right out of the box. Learn More Spotlight hot skills on your resume IT workers know that soft skills are key to career advancement, but such skills are difficult to quantify. Here's how to revamp your resume to make your talents shine. Read More Paul Glen: Build relationships, and career opportunities will follow Your competitive advantage in the labor market will come from your interest in, and aptitude for, creating good experiences for the people you work with, says columnist Paul Glen. Read More IT pay rates stagnate even as tech's importance grows Even though technology is playing an increasingly important role in the U.S. economy, IT wages remain persistently flat, analysts say. Insider (registration required) Read More
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