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Survey Shows Uptick in Jobs at Midsize Businesses amid Recession
After more than a year of declines, direct market reseller CDW’s bimonthly survey of IT leaders is now showing signs that the worst of the recession may be over. The most recent CDW IT Monitor survey shows that an increasing number of IT decision makers from small and midsize businesses—29 percent—anticipate making investments in IT…
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9 Ways to Look Good to Your Company
At a time when many organizations have frozen or reduced salaries and bonuses; suspended discretionary spending; laid off staff; and reduced employer contributions to company sponsored share purchase and/or retirement plans, employee morale and engagement have likely been negatively impacted. While we can argue that "it’s the economy, stupid", and await better times, employers are…
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Hiring Managers Want Consultative Sales Pros
Technology sales representatives looking to strengthen their position with employers and potential employers during this recession should take heed—”consultative” sales and executive relationship-building are skills that are in demand and will command the attention of hiring managers. “Hire people on the business side rather than on the technology side,” Gartner Vice President Tiffani Bova advises…
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Tech Job Losses Slow in March
Despite signs that the U.S. economic downturn has found a bottom, companies large and small continue to shed jobs at a record pace. In March, more than 660,000 jobs were eliminated. While the job market news is grim overall, it’s not so dark in the technology market. In March,…
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Top Professional Tech Skill Sets
Top Professional Tech Skill Sets Wondering if your skills are in demand? Is it time to consider new certifications? According to Elance, a leading site for freelance and contract workers, the following professional technology skills are in big demand among technology vendors, solution providers and business consumers. No Title With more than 2,029 jobs posted…
