Katherine Spencer Lee

IT employers may receive many responses to their job ads, but finding professionals with the necessary skills remains difficult. In fact, in a recent Robert Half Technology survey, CIOs identified “finding skilled technology professionals” as their number-one challenge. This may be due to the fact that so many highly skilled IT job candidates fail to […]

The time and effort you put into crafting your cover letter and resume have finally paid off — you’ve been asked to interview with a company you’ve been pursuing for months. But you only have limited time to prepare for this brief but monumental meeting. The pressure’s on to prove to the hiring manager you […]

Also see: IT Salary Survey, January 2009 (gives comparative numbers between ’08 and ’09.) Although no one can know for certain how the economy will affect the overall hiring market, continued business growth in some sectors, combined with ever-growing reliance on the IT department to provide a competitive advantage, has prompted many firms to increase […]

Constant buzz surrounds some of the hottest areas of IT, especially as newer technologies and strategies such as radio-frequency identification (RFID), software as a service (SaaS) and virtualization continue to emerge. The savviest IT professionals, however, understand that it’s not just the headline-grabbing specialties that can provide solid career prospects. Wireless administration, networking, and other […]

One of the biggest challenges for technology professionals is creating a compelling resume. It’s a task that requires considerable time and attention, not to mention decent composition skills – a talent IT professionals are not known for. Fortunately, there are ways you can create a compelling resume, even if writing is not your forte. While […]

Imagine the stereotypical IT professional: an introvert shut off from the rest of the business and relegated to the company’s back server room. In need of a translator to communicate outside his or her immediate workgroup, let alone with management, this person is as effective at identifying business concerns as a typical CEO is at […]

There is good news for those searching for jobs in the technology field in the months ahead. Continued business expansion and increasing investments in technology are driving demand for skilled IT professionals across North America. In fact, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that between 2004 and 2014, 1.49 million new […]

One of the more challenging aspects of being a technology executive is supervising management-level staff. The techniques you used earlier in your career to motivate less experienced employees may not work as well with a more seasoned group of professionals who also manage people themselves. To encourage top performance from your direct reports, you should […]

Rapidly changing technology is something most IT staffers expect and even embrace, but when it comes to the business they may be less prepared. Your IT staff are no doubt used to dealing with rapid technological changes, however, they may be less prepared for larger and often unexpected business developments, such as mergers, acquisitions and […]