Kachina Shaw

Ten Fastest Growing States for IT Jobs Beware the video job interview. Employers may be using them more often to save money and time, but job seekers will be put at a disadvantage, according to the results of a recent experiment. Researchers had students interview each other through Skype and in person. Overall, the study’s […]

President Obama’s summer directive to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to make changes specifically designed to reduce patent trolling has opened a fresh dialogue about the best strategies to pursue, while protecting innovation and legitimate challenges to patent holders. The debate has both most parties nervous and shows no sign of abating before fall […]

Top 11 Highly Requested IT Skills The most recent Randstad Technologies IT Employee Confidence Index showed that, from Q1 2013 to Q2 2013, career confidence among IT workers rose slightly. While that level didn’t quite rise to the overall level of confidence among all industries, that doesn’t mean IT workers are pessimistic, especially when you […]

Five Job Search Do’s And Don’ts Following up after submitting a job application can make anyone feel like a stalker. Along with your initial app, it’s part of your crucial first impression, but how much is too much? The answer, as usual, is: It depends. In a tight job market, more and more of us […]

The thing about customer service is that it’s supposed to revolve around the customer’s needs, not the service provider’s preferences. Customers these days are eager to prove their loyalty to companies that remember that simple fact. And it’s not always about the content of the service request, either. Evolutions in the way customers of tech […]

A Big Market for Big Data Jobs Looking at employee confidence across all industries, global HR provider Randstad found that the last six months have seen confidence levels consistent with the pre-recession period–hanging out in the mid-50s on its scale. For July, U.S. employees surveyed by Harris Interactive for Randstad responded on their confidence about […]

As awareness grows of the risks of vulnerabilities in medical devices, and a September 23 rule deadline for HIPAA modifications looms, health care organizations are also attempting to shift part of their energies to better addressing an alarmingly high level of physical and criminal threats to their staff and clients. A 2012 Crime and Security […]

Six Tips to Help Job Seekers Succeed in the Specialist Economy An analysis of data from a number of government agencies on enrollment in degree programs and job creation by CareerBuilder and its analytics arm, Economic Modeling Specialists, highlights the divergence between the number of computer and IT degrees completed and the number of jobs […]

Monster Survey Reveals Higher Demand for IT Pros The financial services industry may not be viewed as the hottest place to work by highly skilled technologists, but it is very interested in changing that perception. And it is definitely in hiring mode and willing to spend money to attract and recruit the best candidates. Big […]

We couldn’t let this week end without leaving you with another reminder of the unaddressed risks in BYOD practices. It’s a trend that shows no sign of slowing, as the risks may be multiplying faster than IT’s ability and willingness to take control in some organizations. In a Fiberlink survey conducted by Harris Interactive among […]

One of the use cases for Big Data that may push the limits of just how big that data can get is in fraud prevention. Not surprisingly, financial and insurance firms, with potentially the most to lose or gain, are moving past their initial forays into big data fraud prevention and detection projects, and exploring […]

When Harvey Nash USA released the results of its 2013 CIO Survey, the trend was clearly toward a more strategic position for this executive-level position. But how is that manifested? Control over both budgets and technology is becoming more indirect for many CIOs, year over year. Today’s CIO: More Collaboration and Influence, But Less Control […]