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Is it "reasonable" to ask IT job candidates to prove their skills?

Increasingly, IT professionals are asked to take some sort of test when they go for a job interview, to prove they know the technology that's on their resume, even when lawyers, accountants and HR pros in the same organizations are not. Is this fair? by Deb Perelman

Tags: Job, Information Technology, Job Interview, Slashdot, Job Candidate, Recruitment & Selection, Strategy, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Management, Deb Perelman

Blog posts 2008-09-15

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Paying for what does not work remains popular

We are already there, DanaYou said "But at some point your neighbors, who are paying for your excess, whether in the form of insurance or in the form of taxes, are going to start asking these hard questions"We are already there. I agree with you that many of us...

Tags: Insurance, Recruitment & Selection, Financial Planning, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, prostate cancer, job

Discussion threads 2009-11-20

Job-Listing Web Site Scales Up Solution, Reduces Costs by More Than U.S.$500,000

The job-listing Web site OCCMundial.com connects job seekers with opportunities and optimizes hiring processes for businesses. Headquartered in Mexico City, OCCMundial.com helps to fill more than 600,000 positions a year in Mexican and international job markets. To provide better value to its customers, the company developed a recommendation system it...

Tags: Job, Web Site OCCMundial.com, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management

Case studies 2009-11-01

Ubuntu Karmic Koala launches to mixed reviews

Not released yetKarmic koala hasn't been officially released yet and the bug that this article was talking about has been fixed for the official releaseMultiple hard drives issue already fixedThe problem only affected the 64-bit version of the release candidate, and it has apparently been fixed for the final release.wowwow,...

Tags: Web site development, Web technology, Microsoft Windows, Ubuntu, Ubuntu Karmic Koala, Dana

Discussion threads 2009-10-29

My 7 favorite Windows 7 features

I must say ...... your impressive list, just isn't that impressive to me.#1 - Performance boost -- subjective#2 - More restrained UAC -- more duck tape#3 - 64-bit becomes the new default -- had 64 bit for years now#4 - Improved troubleshooting tools -- no comment, biting my tongue#5 -...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, UAC, Microsoft Windows Vista, favorite Windows 7, 64-bit, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-10-22

Microsoft needs to come clean over Sidekick/Danger disaster

LOL! And some said you were covering this up.http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-12554-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=70257&messageID=1348275&tag=content;col1RE: Microsoft needs to come clean over Sidekick/Danger disasterMy money goes to TMobile, not Microsoft. This should fall 100% on the shoulders of TMobile!RE: Microsoft needs to come clean over Sidekick/Danger disasterWell who-ever is respossible for this stupid act(upgrade without backups? wtf...)...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Storage, Microsoft Corp., Sidekick/Danger disaster, Sidekick/Danger, Microsoft Needs, Hitachi Ltd.

Discussion threads 2009-10-13

Self insured may be biggest winners in health reform

more nonsenseAvoiding insurance companies and creeating death panels are not going to improve the healthcare.The only measures that can relly reform helthcare are in the republican bills that the democrats don't want you to see.Noo thanks"Intervention in maintaining wellness."If by "intervention" you mean "we know what's better for you than...

Tags: Insurance, Vertical industries, HEALTHCARE, patient, Dana, Obama, health care

Discussion threads 2009-10-12

The coming "big crunch" - IT systems will start failing on a large scale

ScaremongeringAll that was missing - the placard reading 'The End of the World is Nigh'.So my critical, clustered systems are going to start failing are they? Why did I cluster them then?My RAID arrays are going to start failing are they? Why did I go RAID then? And have I...

Tags: RAID, Hewlett-Packard Co., IT System, power supply, information technology, hardware

Discussion threads 2009-09-29

Opera 10 release candidate available

They will probably get the law changed..because competing on your own merits doesn't apply to them.So how much will they pay me to use it?Because that's the only way anything they make will ever find its way on to any machine I run.RE: Opera 10 release candidate availableThe button to...

Tags: Opera 10, Opera 10 release candidate, Opera Software ASA, release candidate

Discussion threads 2009-08-26

We're still in a recession...Don't buy an Apple (the free iPod isn't worth it)

Very solid adviceThanks for preaching common sense. It is sorely lacking these days but coming back in fashion with the recession. PEOPLE... PLEASE ask yourself REALLY for what you will use your computer. Typically web surfing, term paper writing, some basic audio video (which you can accomplish quite nicely with...

Tags: Desktops, recession, Apple iPod, student loan payment, stupid argument, Apple Macintosh, payment, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-08-13

Chevy Volt: 230 mpg in city driving; Are you a buyer?

Why the focus on MPG for an electric vehicle?The real question is: How much in increased electricity costs will one incur from recharging this vehicle "at least once a day"?That plus the added price tagare warning me away from this. If I thought I could save money versus buying a...

Tags: car, mpg, battery

Discussion threads 2009-08-11

MSDN, TechNet subscribers start downloading final Windows 7 bits

MSDN, TechNet subscribers start downloading final Windows 7 bitsI'm getting the bits right now50-100KBs at a time. I'll let you know in 7-17 hours how well it went. :)RE: MSDN, TechNet subscribers start downloading final Windows 7 bitsC'mon baby. Download faster! I started mine at home through an RDP session...

Tags: Consumer electronics, DVD, Microsoft Windows 7, final Windows 7, Microsoft Developer Network, Microsoft TechNet, byte count, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-08-06

The Ultimate Windows 7 Upgrade FAQ

[Update 26-Oct: Now that Windows 7 has been officially released, I have answers to some specific questions about what you can and can't do with upgrade media. For details, see Finally, some answers to Windows 7 upgrade questions.] Almost exactly two years ago, I wrote about “Microsoft’s...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Upgrade License, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Ed Bott

Blog posts 2009-07-23

Deploying Windows 7 - Part 1: Windows AIK 2.0 Enhancements

This paper says that Windows 7 has reached Release Candidate stage; many enterprises who passed on migrating their desktop computers to Windows Vista are taking a hard look at migrating them to Windows 7. This is a good idea for two important reasons namely mainstream support for Windows XP is...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7, Operating Systems, Software

White papers 2009-07-17

Now's the time to manage your online brand

"Managing a Brand through Social Networks" sounds like it should be a training course designed for corporate marketing professionals. Such a course, though, might as well be targeted at an average Joe or Jane, the everyday person who - intentionally or not - is building an online brand of his...

Tags: Facebook, Brand, Network, Privacy Setting, Social Networking, Branding, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-07-06

Job Hunt Express 1.0.0.1 (Windows)

Why manage your job search when you can master it? Getting the job that you really want is a numbers game: the more job opportunities that you work on and the more networking contacts that you make, the sooner you will get the job offer that you are looking for....

Tags: Job, Job Hunting, Microsoft Windows, Job Search, JRBM Software, Job Hunt Express, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management

Software downloads 2009-07-03

TimeStamp 23 (Windows)

TimeStamp automatically datestamps and timestamps your Excel entries and updates. And if you're sharing a spreadsheet with others, TimeStamp can log who made the changes. Great for keeping customer prospect lists in Excel (who last called on any given customer and when?); keeping project implementation updates in Excel (when was...

Tags: Timestamp, Microsoft Windows, Data Summer, Microsoft Excel, Productivity, Real Estate, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Business Operations

Software downloads 2009-07-01

Firefox 3.5 final prepped to ship early next week

Firefox 3.5 final prepped to ship early next weekThat's great!While I'm already satisfied with the current speed of FF3, a little speed boost never hurt anyone. I didn't install the beta on any of my machines, but I did try it while running a Fedora 11 Live CD. Even under...

Tags: Web browsers, Firefox 3.5, Mozilla Firefox, early next week

Discussion threads 2009-06-25

Staffing Company Simplifies, Automates Search to Efficiently Place Candidates

Allegis Group, the largest privately held staffing company in the United States, manages a database of more than 11 million job candidates. Its 8,000 employees connect more than 60,000 contract employees with customers worldwide. To successfully place qualified people, Allegis needed to enable recruiters to efficiently search candidate information. To...

Tags: Enterprise Search, Staffing, Candidate, Search, Cloud Computing

Case studies 2009-06-18

Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a Mac

I've often been asked why I don't own a Mac. The answer is simple, and yet complex, and requires a trip down memory lane artwork by Spidermonkey David Morgenstern’s column last week about Psystar’s imminent demise and his accompanying “Good Riddance”...

Tags: Software, Steve Jobs, Apple Macintosh, PC, Apple Inc., Next Computer, Canon Inc., Fanboy Template Let, Andrew, NeXTStep, Desktops, Hardware, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-06-02