Intelligence

10 Fall Books to Enhance Professional Development Are you aware that there's a form of open source that has nothing to do with software coding? Do you know why many organizations fail in attempting to build engagement? Are you curious about the bad habits that companies need to break? If these...
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Make a Good Impression: Avoid Résumé Blunders Even though the employment market is currently good for job seekers, you can't afford to get complacent with your résumé. A significant number of managers initially spend less than one minute looking at a résumé,...
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What Motivates—and Frustrates—Developers? The prime motivators for developers, according to a recent survey from CAST, are pride in their craft and the ability to build something innovative, as well as compensation and career opportunities. Yet, the study, "2017 State of the Modern...
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Job Satisfaction Grows, but Work Issues Persist A majority of workers are satisfied with their job, according to a recent survey from the Conference Board. The accompanying "Job Satisfaction: 2017 Edition" reports that even though the majority is just over the 50 percent mark, it's still...
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What to Do—and Not Do—During Phone Interviews For both job candidates and employers, a phone interview is a great way to get acquainted. It gives both parties a timely, efficient way to sense whether the job seeker is a good match for the company ... and vice versa. However, before the...
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Self-Defeating Behaviors of Job Candidates The majority of employees feel they have "just a job" instead of a career, according to a recent survey from CareerBuilder, and many actually hate what they do. So it's not surprising that many of these workers are looking for a new employer. And,...
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How to Build a Better DevOps Model Establishing a DevOps strategy and putting it into motion can prove extremely challenging. Success depends on factors such as technology, processes and culture.
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ITSM Professionals Are Bracing for a Rocky Road IT service management employees believe that their company's ITSM practices aren't keeping up with the pace of technology and business changes, according to a recent survey from ManageEngine. The resulting "IT Service Management Future Readiness"...
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What Info Security Pros Think About Fake News Fake news sources are manipulating U.S. politics, and it's virtually impossible to stanch the flow of bogus reports. That's the opinion of most cyber-security experts and industry thought leaders who participated in a survey at the Black Hat 2017...
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