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A State Job Is Perfect for Mid-Age IT Professionals

13 June 2007

I have dozen of friends who work as public employees on state IT jobs, — programmers, DBA, system admin, analyst, etc. They tell me the same thing: State jobs are easy, light work load, flexible schedule, and most important, their jobs are protected by the union, — the Service Employee International Union (SEIU) […]

How to Break Out of the Loop

30 December 2006

I can’t get a job without some experience or get some experience without a job. How can I break out of this loop?
Probably one of the most frustrating experiences is not being able to break into the job market that you are always interested in, - the Information Technology (IT). There are several things you […]

How to Get a Job in Computers

23 September 2006

Okay, so you want a job in computing. This is as good a time as any to define the phrase “a job in computing.” In the context of this article, any job that involves spending most of your day working at a computer is “a job in computing.” If that sounds like something you’re keen […]

Mastering the IT Resume

18 August 2006

As the economy turned south, one of the first sectors to feel the pain was the Information Technology and High Tech sector. The part of the economy that for so long was the most dynamic and fastest growing of all fields, was quickly humbled, right along with dot-com stock valuations.
This of course led to layoffs, […]

Before and After Example - ‘What’s Wrong with My Resume?’

18 August 2006

A forum-goer tells us: “I am so aggravated with searching for a job and no-one is responding to me. Someone please let me know what is wrong with my resumé.”
Below is an excerpt from her resumé.
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OBJECTIVE: Secure a position with a well established firm and utilize my knowledge and skills of Information Technology to allow […]

Before And After Cover Letter Example

18 August 2006

As we mentioned earlier, one big problem a lot of job applicants have is they often bury their “good stuff” down toward the end of their resumés and cover letters. Here’s an example of what I’m referring to.
Dear Manager,
As you know, it is not hard to hire a Software Developer – it is hard to […]

How to Get an IT Job without a Computer Degree and/or without IT Experience

18 August 2006

You don’t have a computer degree (Computer Science, MIS, etc), your college major is something like, let’s say, Political Science; You don’t have actual IT working experience at all (of course, but how to get some?). Can you get a real IT job (by real means paid, full time, permanent with all common benefits)?
YES, […]

Think in Pictures

18 August 2006

They say a picture paints a thousand words… but it takes words to say that. Nonetheless, this metaphor can be applied to your application to paint a picture in the mind of an employer to make you stand out from the crowd. Rather than waffle on about this, let me get to the point. An […]

How to Make Your Application 150 Times More Exciting to an Employer

18 August 2006

I want you to read this article 150 times!
I’m serious. I want you to do this because I want you to experience what an employer goes through when reading applications for any vacancies.
Now, you may be thinking to yourself that you’re not going to read anything 150 times, because you’ll be reading the SAME thing […]

Which Of These Five Common Mistakes Are You Making Right Now?

18 August 2006

This is the first in my series on the most common and absolute “dumbest mistakes” you’re probably making when applying for job after job.
MISTAKE #1.
Employers get so many resumés and letters saying the same worn-out things and using the same tired old phrases, that it’s hard to see the difference between the applicants. Phrases like: […]

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