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Asking For a Job: All You Need is a Little Help From Your Friends
In this edition, we help you network your way into a job and champion security training within your organization.
By Lorna Garey / May 22, 2004

Gifted, but Difficult, Employees: Saving Overtime
In this edition, we offer tips on how to cope with talented, but obnoxious staff. Also, justifying overtime to HR.
By Lorna Garey / May 3, 2004

Leadership Development: Severance Package policies
Have what it takes to be a good manager? Take this quiz and see. Also, can a company withhold severance?
By Lorna Garey / Apr 19, 2004

Summer Interns: Tech Hirings Increasing?
How do you properly address a summer intern's responsibilities? Also, are there any signs of tech hiring? If so, where?
By Lorna Garey / Apr 5, 2004

Overworked Admins: Inappropriate Office Banter
How many servers should one admin reasonably be expected to support? Also; inappropirate conversations in the workplace.
By Lorna Garey / Mar 23, 2004

Preparing for a Disabled Employee:
This edition: Preparing for a new disabled employee -- issues, accomodations, and the Americans with Disabilities Act.
By Lorna Garey / Mar 9, 2004

Training Woes and Troublesome Co-workers:
Convincing management that training is necessary; dealing with hostile co-workers.
By Lorna Garey / Feb 24, 2004

English-only spoken here. Off to EQ training. :
Bilingualism in the workplace - is it allowed? Help, my manager is sending me to EQ training!
By Lorna Garey / Feb 12, 2004

Asking for a Raise; Bye-Bye Holiday Bonuses:
How to smartly - and safely - ask for a raise; Also, a frozen turkey instead of cash -- what happened to holiday bonuses?
By Lorna Garey / Jan 15, 2004

Dealing with micromanagement; Where to post Your resumé.:
This edition: Dealing with an egotistical micromanager and posting resumes at "Friendster"?
By Lorna Garey / Dec 3, 2003

Career Coach:
This Edition: Which Security Certifications will help you get ahead?
By Lorna Garey / Nov 17, 2003

Career Coach: Validate Departing Co-workers; The Right Skills and Degrees:
The coach comments on making a departing co-worker feel validated and breaking into IT with the right skills and degrees.
By Lorna Garey / Nov 6, 2003

Career Coach: Dress Code; Getting out of IT:
This edition: Dress code enforcement and Goodbye programmer, hello middle school math teacher.
By Lorna Garey / Oct 23, 2003

Future Disaster Recovery and Preparation:
Future disaster recovery and preparation and HR management systems.
By Lorna Garey / Oct 9, 2003

Career Coach:
This Edition: Is it illegal for a prospective employer to ask your age?; Also, managing your own income-tax and health-insurance records when you're contracted for work.
By Lorna Garey / Sep 25, 2003

Career Coach:
Update on attempts to stop companies from sending IT jobs overseas; How to keep valuable employees from jumping ship.
By Lorna Garey / Sep 10, 2003

Career Coach:
This Edition: What to do if a permanent job offer comes while you're in a contract position; Also, are you obligated to pay employees a shift differential if the company goes 24/7?
By Lorna Garey / Aug 27, 2003

Career Coach:
This Edition: Getting a real edge before the interview; In-office romances.
By Lorna Garey / Aug 12, 2003

Career Coach:
Avoiding bad hiring choices; Also, looking for a good nationwide IT salary survey? Look no further.
By Lorna Garey / Jul 30, 2003

Last Mile:
This Edition: What to do when hiring requires a "committee"; Convincing the boss to keep IT in-house.
By Lorna Garey / Jul 16, 2003

Career Coach:
This Edition: What to do if that "dream job" doesn't offer health insurance; Professional organizations for other areas of IT.
By Lorna Garey / Jul 1, 2003

Career Coach:
This Edition: Online College Degrees -- do they carry the same weight as traditional ones? Also, getting management to agree to hiring an IT trainer.
By Lorna Garey / Jun 18, 2003

Career Coach:
This edition: A fella from down under ponders his career options in Beantown. Meanwhile, an American Engineer ponders the state of IT affairs in Ireland. Plus -- online only -- What can the military offer a high school grad in the way of high-tech training?
By Lorna Garey / Jun 3, 2003

Career Coach:
This edition: His wife is pregnant, but his employer won't let him take leave. Can the FMLA help? Also -- Convincing the boss that telecommuting is justified.
By Lorna Garey / May 22, 2003

Career Coach:
This edition: Moving to a new state, one IT Professional needs tips on securing a new job; Also, what happened to overtime?
By Lorna Garey / May 8, 2003

Career Coach:
This edition: The skinny on noncompete agreements; The dangers of comapring salaries with co-workers.
By Lorna Garey / Apr 24, 2003

Career Coach:
This Week: Seeking a management role, A LAN Admin ponders if a master's degree might help?
By Lorna Garey / Apr 9, 2003

Career Coach:
This Edition: Separating the cream from the rest of the resumé crop. Also -- what do you do when you co-workers keep working past the end of the day?
By Lorna Garey / Mar 25, 2003

Career Coach:
This Edition: Certification in the wireless technology field that has industry approval and acceptance? You betcha!
By Lorna Garey / Mar 13, 2003

Career Coach:
This edition: Entry-Level job pays the bills, but how do you beat the boredom? Also, can an interviewer ask about your sick leave?
By Lorna Garey / Feb 26, 2003

Career Coach:
This edition: An army reservist ponders what will happen to his small business if he's called to active duty.
By Lorna Garey / Feb 20, 2003

Career Coach:
This week includes advice to a reader who considers attending an IT "Boot Camp."
By Lorna Garey / Jan 23, 2003

Career Coach:
This week includes advice for a recently laid-off network engineer looking to jump into the business side of e-commerce.
By Lorna Garey (Editor) / Jan 7, 2003

Career Coach:
This Week: Tips on impressing at an interview. Also, an IS manager ponders the value of bachelor's degrees earned online.
By Lorna Garey / Dec 2, 2002

Career Coach:
This Week: Learning the legal aspects of telecommunications -- is it worth it?; An old programmer ponders which languages to focus on in order to get back into programming.
By Lorna Garey / Nov 18, 2002

Career Coach:
This week - Entry-level positions may not be the worst thing for a retired military person; Admin ponders switching from one certification to another.
By Lorna Garey / Oct 29, 2002

Career Coach:
This week, MCDBA certification versus an associate's in IT database administration; Which methods and firms offer the best chance at landing a new position?
By Lorna Garey / Oct 18, 2002

Career Coach:
This week, advice for someone transitioning from a military career to a civilian one. Also, being a jack-of-all trades is handy - but then how do you best describe yourself to recruiters? Career Coach has the answer.
By Lorna Garey / Oct 3, 2002

Career Coach:
Career Coach offers a new perspective on your career questions. Answers come to you from a range of HR, IT, job search and legal professionals.
By Lorna Garey / Sep 23, 2002

 

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