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b>Application Developer Roles and Responsibilities: As an Application Developer, you will create programs that run on the Internet, specific operating systems or hand held devices. This career has evolved considerably over the last decade as "true coders" are being replaced by technological advances. Odds are, most Application Developers will spend more time interacting with department heads to ensure that the products being developed meet the needs of the organization than actually "writing" ...› Continue reading
Leadership Training and Character
/p> The vast majority of leadership training available to managers focuses primarily on skill and behaviors: how to delegate, how to communicate, how to manage conflict. These skills are unquestionably important and necessary. However, we maintain there is another important ingredient that has been severely neglected in leadership training, that ingredient is 'character.' Leadership character and its qualities is the focus of our new book and workshop: 'Qualities of Leadership.' In 340 B.C. ...› Continue reading
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b>Network Engineer's Job Description : A Network Engineer is responsible for designing and managing the LAN and WAN networks within an organization. He/she is responsible for choosing the hardware and software the organization uses as well as the introduction of new systems and equipment. The Network Engineer is also in charge of making sure that updates and maintenance are performed on the current systems. A major role would include the analysis, redesign and upkeep of the network to keep up ...› Continue reading
Resume 101 - Enhancing your marketability despite those
Involuntary career breaks, or dare we say it, 'unemployment', can often be a frightening situation for anyone to be in. After the initial shock of unexpectedly finding yourself without a job, it doesn't take long before disillusionment sets in, particularly when days turn into weeks, then weeks into months or even longer, and you begin to panic: how you are going to handle the ever-increasing employment gap on your resume? The belief that the longer you are out of work, the more difficult it ...› Continue reading
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b>Job Description: Computer Software Engineers are responsible for a multitude of tasks that are evolving and changing as quickly as technology. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, professionals in this career are the ones that are "responsible for applying the principles and techniques of computer science, engineering and mathematical analysis to the design, development, testing and evaluation of software and the systems that enable computers to perform their many applications." There ...› Continue reading
Resume 101
The employment meeting went extremely well. The interviewer was impressed with your abilities; you answered the questions superbly; and you were able to develop an excellent rapport with the interviewer and other staff at the company. So, now just the reference checking process, BUT, unfortunately you did not make it to the following stage. Why not? Everything went so well. What possibly could have gone wrong? How often do I hear similar comments from candidates who are at an absolute loss as ...› Continue reading
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According to the U.S. Department of Labor, the outlook for employment for Computer Programmers is expected to grow with other industries through 2012. Positions for Applications Programmers and Systems Programmers will be abundant in consulting businesses, data processing firms and software houses. Roles and Responsibilities : The primary role of a Computer Programmer is to write programs according to the instructions determined primarily by computer software engineers and systems analysts. In ...› Continue reading
Boost your candidacy with these must-follow Resume Writing
Due to the increasing competitiveness of today's job market requires the job seeker to be far more aggressive in their overall job search campaign, particularly when developing their career-marketing document ' the resume. With a window of opportunity often as little as 10 seconds for the resume to spark the readers attention, demands a dynamic document that portrays the candidate's expertise and overall value offered. Gone are the days of a tasked-based resume with an inventory of a position's ...› Continue reading
Career Path Divergence - Navigating The Ten-Year Fork In The
After working with engineers and IT professionals for over ten years, I have noticed a consistent pattern in career paths of these types of professionals. The career paths are generally similar in that the first three years are spent breaking into their career fields, learning skills, gaining additional training, and establishing their professional reputations. Between three and seven years, they begin taking on supervisory roles such as team lead, group leader, or functional supervisor. From ...› Continue reading
Four Job Interview Mistakes That Can Torpedo Your Chances of
What are the worst mistakes job hunters make? It turns out there are four big ones. These four mistakes turn up repeatedly when executives responsible for hiring talk about the reasons why someone didn't get a job offer. If you make even one of them, you'll drastically reduce your chances of getting selected. Interview mistake #1: Thinking like a job hunter The only reason why an employer hires you is because they want you to achieve certain results for them. Or solve specific problems. In ...› Continue reading