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Deb Perelman is a journalist in New York City with a focus on tech and the daily grind. Previously she was a reporter for eWEEK, leading the magazine and Web site's coverage of the issue and trends that affect IT workers. - more about Deb Perelman »
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- Things you've probably done this summer instead of work
- Those deeply ingrained school year patterns of summers off aren't easily forgotten once you work all year round. Fact is, everyone slacks off a little in the summer, and this one had more distractions than ever. by Deb Perelman
- Tags: Hour, Worker, Odds, July, Deb Perelman
- Blog posts 2008-08-28
- 5 ways to unwire your holiday weekend
- Some people don't mind staying connect to the office while they're on vacation--good for them. For everyone else, here are five tips that will make it easier for you to banish your Blackberry from the beach this weekend. by Deb Perelman
- Tags: Vacation, Phone, E-mail, PDAs, Telecom & Utilities, Handhelds, Online Communications, Hardware, Deb Perelman
- Blog posts 2008-08-25
- My Awesome IT Job: Vice president of Operations, Limelight
- Hey, we all complain about work from time to time; we've all had lousy jobs. But before you call it a day and head off to the support group that meets at the bar, here are a few words from an IT pro that loves their work. ...
- Tags: Event, Information Technology, Internet, Cloud Computing, Team Management, Strategy, Management, Deb Perelman
- Blog posts 2008-08-22
- Oh, really? Report says techies don't care much about salary.
- According to a new report and an unscientific polling of a handful of techies, it's not salary or bonuses that cause IT pros to leave their jobs, but a lack of perks and new technical challenges. by Deb Perelman
- Tags: Job, Techie, Training, Salary, Recruitment & Selection, Workforce Management, Training And Certification, Human Resources, Deb Perelman
- Blog posts 2008-08-20
- Data architects: You're "hot"
- Yes you are.Information and data architects and information security experts, here's some good news: You're the hottest. Fear not, data and content-oriented business analysts, business and enterprise architects and vendor management experts: You're extremely hot as well. Enterprise application strategists, IT planners, network architects and enterprise project...
- Tags: Role, Forrester Research Inc., Recruitment & Selection, Professional Development, Operational Planning, Training And Certification, Strategy, Security, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Career, Business Operations, Management, Deb Perelman
- Blog posts 2008-08-18
- My Awesome IT Job: IT Service Manager, University of Illinois
- Hey, we all complain about work from time to time; we've all had lousy jobs. But before you call it a day and head off to the support group that meets at the bar, here are a few words from an IT pro that loves their work. ...
- Tags: University Of Illinois, Information Technology, Service Manager, E-mail, Strategy, Storage, Online Communications, Management, Hardware, Deb Perelman
- Blog posts 2008-08-15
- It's just a TPS Report: How to step away from your Desk Rage
- Much of the advice on handling desk rage might, at best, be hard to apply and at its worst, entirely misses the mark. Listen instead to the IT Grind's Three No-Nonsense Steps to Stepping Away From Your Desk Rage. by Deb Perelman
- Tags: NBC, Workplace, Worker, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Deb Perelman
- Blog posts 2008-08-15
- IT is shedding jobs--should you worry?
- Recent IT employment reports have been grim. What does this mean for your employment situation? by Deb Perelman
- Tags: Hiring, Job, Information Technology, Recruitment & Selection, Strategy, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Management, Deb Perelman
- Blog posts 2008-08-14
- Compete away, whether you live in California or not
- California may have just made it a lot easier for employees to overthrow their noncompete agreements, but the good news is that even if you live outside the Golden State, these clauses are difficult to enforce. by Deb Perelman
- Tags: california, lawyer, agreement, worker, professional development, career, deb perelman
- Blog posts 2008-08-11
- My Awesome IT Job: Developer, New York Times
- Hey, we all complain about work from time to time; we've all had lousy jobs. But before you call it a day and head off to the support group that meets at the bar, here are a few words from an IT pro that loves their work. ...
- Tags: developer, information technology, new york times co., scripting languages, css, apple mac os x, strategy, software/web development, web development, operating systems, software, apple mac os, management, deb perelman
- Blog posts 2008-08-08
- The shine is off another apple
- Techies to Apple: You treat us like indentured servants.In a lawsuit filed Monday that the plaintiff hopes to turn into class-action that could include all staff at retail stores, an Apple employee alleges that the company denied technical staffers overtime pay and other compensations required by state law. The network...
- Tags: job, overtime, apple inc., recruitment & selection, human resources, workforce management, deb perelman
- Blog posts 2008-08-07
- When IT culture changes with or without you
- Are you suddenly a bad fit for your IT department?Workplace culture is one of those terms you hear HR professionals, executive strategists and job boards throw around all the time, but what it means is generally less clear--and usually depends on who's doing the talking. HR pros often speak about...
- Tags: culture, information technology, strategy, management, deb perelman
- Blog posts 2008-08-07
- My Awesome IT Job: Senior vice president, CA
- Hey, we all complain about work from time to time; we've all had lousy jobs. But before you call it a day and head off to the support group that meets at the bar, here are a few words from an IT pro that love their work. ...
- Tags: Information Technology, Computer Associates International Inc., Strategy, Team Management, Management, Deb Perelman
- Blog posts 2008-08-01
- Gartner's grim IT hiring outlook
- Gartner released its 2008 IT market compensation study this week and the news was anything but upbeat. A decline in IT hiring is anticipated, and according to one analyst, pure tech workers are going to have the hardest time. by Deb Perelman
- Tags: Hiring, Information Technology, Gartner Inc., Recruitment & Selection, Strategy, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Management, Deb Perelman
- Blog posts 2008-08-01
- Signs you might not be IT management material
- In theory, everyone wants to climb the corporate ladder. Yet in practice--as anyone who has ever had a lousy boss or manager can tell you--not everyone is actually cut out to be a manager. Here are eight telltale signs you're probably not cut out for the role of a...
- Tags: IT Administration, Information Technology, Manager, Professional Development, Team Management, Recruitment & Selection, Strategy, Career, Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Deb Perelman
- Blog posts 2008-07-30
- Do techies think their field is worse than it is?
- Tech employment is up but techies are more certain than ever before that the field is in bad shape. Is this a perception gap or is the profession in both great and awful shape? by Deb Perelman
- Tags: Job, Information Technology, Strategy, Management, Deb Perelman
- Blog posts 2008-07-29
- My Awesome IT Job: Researcher and manager, Microsoft
- Desney Tan, researcher and manager at Microsoft, says the toughest technology lesson he has learned was that for the most part, people don't care about technology--they really just want to get things done, no matter how snazzy what you've created may be. Part of an ongoing series profiling Awesome IT...
- Tags: Life, Researcher, Information Technology, Hobby, Microsoft Corp., Team Management, Recruitment & Selection, Productivity, Strategy, Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Deb Perelman
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- 10 things your IT project manager never wants to hear
- "The dog ate my presentation." "We've decided to change directions." "I'm dumping this employee on you who has failed at every other thing we've assigned them." ... IT project managers have heard it all. by Deb Perelman
- Tags: Information Technology, Project Manager, Tools & Techniques, Project Management, Team Management, Recruitment & Selection, Strategy, Management, It Operations, It service Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Deb Perelman
- Blog posts 2008-07-24
- Do college degrees get you anywhere?
- A lower return on investment for undergraduate degrees is manifesting itself in the forms of salary stagnation and underemployment. by Deb Perelman
- Tags: Job, Wall Street Journal, Degree, Salary, College Degree, Payroll Solutions, Benefits, Recruitment & Selection, Productivity, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Deb Perelman
- Blog posts 2008-07-23
- My Awesome IT Job: Senior security engineer, VoIP carrier
- Hey, we all complain about work from time to time; we've all had lousy jobs. But before you call it a day and head off to the support group that meets at the bar, here are a few words from IT pros that love their work. "I...
- Tags: Network, Information Technology, Hobby, Telephony, VOIP, Telecommunications, Security, Networking, Deb Perelman
- Blog posts 2008-07-18
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