Maintaining a positive relationship with your manager is key to a productive, satisfying job.
And the actions you take -- completing your work on time, putting in extra effort when necessary, volunteering to assist with critical initiatives -- can help strengthen this bond. However, in some cases, simple words can break it. Here are eight phrases that make managers cringe, with explanations about why you should avoid using them in the
workplace:...
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Is your salary on par with what your peers are making?
Use our Smart Salary Tool to compare your pay with IT workers in similar jobs from across...
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Salary survey: IT gets squeezed Managers matter more in a tough economic climate, but they are not the sole factor in employee retention.
Trapped between flat salaries and ever-increasing workloads, IT professionals are about to explode.
Our survey of nearly 5,000 IT workers shows why...
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Trouble can sneak up on the best presenters-just ask Steve Jobs about his Wi-Fi connection at Monday's iPhone 4 announcement.
But you can use strategies to mitigate PPT meltdowns and awkward silences, says presentation expert and The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs author Carmine Gallo. Here are his expert tips...
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Is the adored, charismatic Apple CEO Steve Jobs secretly the Dark Lord of the Sith in a black turtleneck?
The buzz in the universe is that we're all being duped, like Jar-Jar Binks of the Senate Republic stupidly voting for our own enslavement. (Okay, no more Star Wars references.) Apple has made some devious maneuvers lately, wielding the iPhone like a, um, red sword-like thingy. Is there a master plan in place?
Let's break it down:...
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From streaming Netflix movies in Windows Media Center to eye candy desktop Themes to a calculator that does a lot more than arithmetic, here's a slideshow of cool but unappreciated Windows 7 features.
By this point if you're using Windows 7 you've Aero Snapped, Peeked and Shaken, you've jumped to Jump Lists and taskbar thumbnails, and shared photos and music using HomeGroup. But there's a plethora of hidden gems in Windows 7
that don't get nearly enough attention. Here's our photo collection of seven underrated Windows 7 features and instructions on how to use them...
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Look, Ma, no data center. Many of today's start-up companies find cloud services such as Amazon EC2 essential to their business model. You can benefit from the lessons already learned by these early cloud adopters.
While some large enterprises have moved their information-technology infrastructure to a third-party managed service to save costs, small firms-especially startups-have come to rely on cloud services to cut initial outlays and help them focus on the core services and products. [The cost savings and
scalability of infrastructure-as-a-service offerings are well known advantages. Yet, there are others. In interviews, three small companies that use the cloud-and one that does not-share the lessons learned from growing up with cloud infrastructure...]
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From sex to Nigeria to arguments in bars to Chuck Norris: The Internet has badly affected them all (except Chuck Norris).
For some people, the Internet is the killer app--literally. From newspapers and the yellow pages to personal privacy and personal contact, the Net has been accused of murdering, eviscerating, ruining, and obliterating more things than the Amazing Hulk. Some claims are more true than others, but the Net certainly has claimed
its share of scalps. Here are ten things the Net is making virtually extinct, plus five that have flourished...
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10 Best IT Jobs Right Now The top 10 IT jobs that are expected to increase in demand and links to more IT career opportunities for those who have flexible skills.
With many industry watchers speculating about a jobless economic recovery, IT job seekers could find work in a few key technology areas.
IT professionals looking to find new employment or upgrade their current positions should investigate job opportunities that address growing demand for technologies such as virtualization, cloud, network security and social computing skills.
Industry watchers report that while an economic recovery won't guarantee that IT jobs return to pre-recession levels, increased interest in emerging and existing technologies will drive internal training and external hiring decisions. "IT staffing got hit in 2009,...
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IT certification and training can help IT pros increase their high-tech knowledge and their paychecks. Certifications have always been beneficial to IT job seekers, but lately there's increased emphasis on vendor- and technology-specific training as the economy begins to recover and companies look to plug talent holes in their IT organizations. "There are great opportunities in technology, but there is increased
competition for jobs," says Ray Kelly, CEO of certification provider Certiport. "I have never seen a time like today where there is such a focus on certifications."...
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