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  • Career advice: Are certs worthwhile?

    Premier 100 IT Leader Gary Hensley also answers questions on transitioning to the security field and becoming a leader.

    Written by Gary Hensley • 06 May 13 14:41

  • Thornton May: Stalking the elusive data scientist

    Since it is virtually impossible to find all needed analytical skills resident in the same human being, it might be wise to adopt an 'ensemble' approach to your organization's deficit in those skills. Insider (registration required)

    Written by Thornton A. May • 06 May 13 10:08

  • Career advice: Mainframe career prospects

    Premier 100 IT Leader Cynthia Nustad also answers questions on forensics and network administration as a career path and the best programming languages to learn.

    Written by Cynthia Nustad • 08 April 13 20:15

  • Hire slowly and hire well

    While the economy as a whole remains slow-moving, 2013 is actually shaping up to be a year of growth, innovation and opportunity in the tech sector. That means that IT workers have good reason to be optimistic about their job prospects, and the 2013 Computerworld Salary Survey supports that: The percentage of respondents who said that the job market is poor or offers few opportunities decreased from 36% last year to 27% this year.

    Written by Debbie Madden • 08 April 13 15:10

  • Career advice: Networking as a career

    Premier 100 IT Leader Zack Hicks also answers three questions on networking as a career choice.

    Written by Zack Hicks • 18 March 13 18:03

  • Paul Glen: The hazards of literal listening

    Geeks are often told that they are annoyingly literal, which they find confusing and unfair. But their colleagues have another way of listening.

    Written by Paul Glen • 11 March 13 10:18

  • Career advice: Managing vs. leading

    Premier 100 IT Leader Michael Capone also answers questions on getting an MBA and the single most important issue that IT departments face.

    Written by Michael Capone • 04 Feb. 13 16:12

  • Career advice: Tech and the city

    Premier 100 IT Leader Marty Paslick answers questions on finding a job without moving to the big city, and more.

    Written by Marty Paslick • 07 Jan. 13 12:15

  • Security Manager's Journal: Ready to hire, but coming up empty

    Now that our manager has gotten approval to hire new staff, he can't find anyone eager for the good jobs he's offering. Is infosec management a bubble of prosperity?

    Written by J.F. Rice • 07 Jan. 13 12:04

  • Build relationships, and career opportunities will follow

    Your future success in the IT industry depends on embracing one simple, but hard-to-accept idea: There are no more jobs. I don't mean that there's no more work to do. Of course there is. Nor do I mean that you won't get hired to do things. Of course you will.

    Written by Paul Glen • 17 Dec. 12 16:27

  • Career advice: Promising directions for a tech career

    Premier 100 IT Leader Dave Bellai also answers a question on getting a master's degree.

    Written by Dave Ballai • 10 Dec. 12 16:30

  • CompTIA opinion: A technology agenda for Obama's second term

    Among the issues that Congress and the president can tackle are taxation, STEM education and the need for a national standard on data breaches.

    Written by Todd Thibodeaux • 29 Nov. 12 15:02

  • Career advice: Communicating with a global team

    Premier 100 IT Leader Chris Miller also answers questions on long-term unemployment and coping with a woefully understaffed IT department.

    Written by Chris Miller • 05 Nov. 12 14:27

  • Leading your users to (partial) literacy

    Alas, it might not be possible to say the same about the rest of your organization, and if there's one thing that will sink your company in these harsh economic times, it is an inability to communicate. For any organization trying to get ahead in a competitive market, having staff with spelling, writing, and for that matter, speaking problems, is a huge problem.

    Written by Mark Gibbs • 22 Oct. 12 17:52

  • Thornton May: 3 questions every CIO must answer

    What business is IT in today? What business should it be in tomorrow? What should the 'I' in 'CIO' signify?

    Written by Thornton A. May • 22 Oct. 12 10:12

  • Colleges incorporate data science into curriculums

    Colleges have noticed the strong interest companies have taken in data science and are incorporating the field into their computer science curriculum. Here are a few examples of the many data education efforts being made at universities.

    Written by Fred O'Connor • 10 Oct. 12 16:15
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    Cautious IT optimism, but way behind in BYOD

    "Slow and steady" seems to be the watchword, with the bulk of IT shops responding to our latest "State of the Network" study saying their budgets and headcount will remain flat in the coming year.

    Written by John Dix • 08 Oct. 12 10:46

  • Paul Glen: How CIOs can become more influential

    The first step is to expand what, for those in IT, is a limited understanding of what influence is.

    Written by Paul Glen • 08 Oct. 12 10:13

  • Career advice: Scoring a new-job decision

    Premier 100 IT Leader Todd Coombes also answers questions on seeking a mentor and keeping up with changes in the industry.

    Written by Todd S. Coombes • 01 Oct. 12 18:58

  • Breaking up with a mentor with class and grace

    When a relationship has run its course, the end must be handled professionally.

    Written by Kerrie Main • 24 Sept. 12 20:35
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