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iPhone iPad Apps to Boost Your Career
iPhone iPad Apps to Boost Your Career CareerBuilder (Free) Text: Search more than 2 million jobs by keyword, location and company, view the results in map view and receive personalized job recommendations. No Title CareerRescue ($1.99) Text: If you’re frustrated with your career path, this app can give you tips on resumes, cover letters, interview…
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As EHR Use Spreads, CompTIA Creates Health Care IT Credential
CompTIA, a nonprofit trade association for the IT industry, has announced it will offer an industry credential for IT professionals who complete training on how to install, manage and troubleshoot equipment and software for EHR (electronic health record) platforms. Rolling out EHR platforms will bring tens of thousands of new jobs in the next several…
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IT Pros Go Out On Their Own A Look At The Modern Freelancer
IT Pros Go Out On Their Own A Look At The Modern Freelancer 90 percent of freelancers say that the ability to control their own schedule is the best part of freelancing No Title 92 percent of freelancers use online job sites as their primary way of landing gigs and employment No Title 41 percent…
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Small Business Optimism Stalls Out
The National Federation of Independent Business’ monthly Small-Business Optimism Index dropped one tenth of a point in June, settling at 90.8, an unsurprising reading, basically unchanged from the previous month and solidly in recession territory. While some indicators rose slightly — including expected capital outlays — pessimism about future business conditions and expected real sales…
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Cisco Job Cuts Could Total 5K in August
Cisco Systems may cut as many as 5,000 jobs in August, the latest significant move as the networking giant looks to reorganize its business and improve its bottom line, according to market research firm Gleacher & Co. In a research note July 11, Gleacher analyst Brian Marshall said the job cuts could rival the 8,000…
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Small Business Hiring, Payrolls Rise
Small business jobs rose slightly in June as employers added 45,000 positions to their payrolls. Hours worked and compensation also both increased by 0.2 percent. These were among the results of this month’s update of the Intuit Inc. Small Business Employment Index, covering the period between May 24 and June 23. The monthly report found…
