Personal Development
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Indian outsourcing trainees feel heat of recession
Insight perspective Outsourcers such as Infosys are packing graduates off to training centers, using education to maintain their edge in challenging economic times.
Tags: Outsourcing, IT training, Personal development, Trends, Infosys Technologies Ltd., Employee, Outsourcing, India, Electronics, Training
Open source challenges students to think
News Access to source code of open source software facilitates hands-on lessons so students can get practical development experience, say the technology's exponents.
Tags: Open source, IT training, Personal development, Red Hat Inc., Open-source Software, Philippines, Singapore, Academy, device driver, Sun Microsystems Inc.
Singapore CIOs optimistic of an upturn
News IT heads in Singapore expect market conditions to be more favorable for growth over the next six months, Frost & Sullivan survey finds.
Tags: Personal development, Business Strategies & Functions, SMB, Best strategies, IT-spending, Survey, Singapore, CIO, Frost & Sullivan, recession
Young IT managers value ethics over pay
News Research has found today's managers in the tech sector are loyal and prepared to work hard to develop their careers, with most saying they would not even quit their job if they won the lottery.
Tags: Personal development, Trends, Compensation, Career, SMB, IT Governance, Generation Y, Training, IT manager, London
The 10 best IT certifications
Techguide Debatable or not, here are some of the accreditation that a technology consultant believes hold value for IT pros.
Tags: Certification, Personal development, Infrastructure/architecture management, IT project management, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft SQL Server, Certification, Security, Skill, Expertise
The current state and future of C++
Techguide Days of C++ as a general purpose programming language are quickly ending for most developers, but there is still great potential for C++ developers to do well.
Tags: Protocols and platforms, Personal development, Developer, Cloud Computing, COBOL, C++, Justin James, Microsoft .NET, application development, Java
10 skills developers need in next five years
Techguide For those looking to get ahead in your field or simply stay employed, this is not the time to be complacent. Find out what skills to work on now to maximize your future job prospects.
Tags: Programming languages, Personal development, Recruiting, Functional Programming, Mobile, Web Service, Developer, Rich Internet Application, Justin James, Environment
Strategies for learning programming languages
Techguide Learning another programming language can help bring your development career to the next level. Justin James shares techniques that have and have not worked for him.
Tags: Protocols and platforms, Personal development, Ruby, Language, C, C#, Justin James, Programming, programming language, knowledge
10 tips to go from a beginner to intermediate developer
Techguide Having trouble finding tips for to take your developer career to the next level? Here are some suggestions on how to make that leap.
Tags: Personal development, Protocols and platforms, Language, Database, Search Engine, Developer, object-oriented, career, job, Perl
Broader skill sets way to retrain
News Economic downturn demands more from job roles, so companies will do well to train staff for more general IT skills, say corporate HR heads.
Tags: Trends, Personal development, Personnel management, HR policies and procedures, Citrix Systems Inc., India, Training, Workforce, Hyderabad, Environment
Wrong questions can cost candidates job
News When invited to ask questions at job interviews, tech candidates must think carefully about the right questions to pose and when to ask them, experts advise.
Tags: Interviews, Recruiting, Communication skills, Personal development, Candidate, IT Manager, Question, Dividend, e-mail, Human Resources
Workers should highlight their value to employers
News Human resource experts suggest employees, especially those in Singapore, make known their achievements, but in a subtle way to avoid negative repercussions.
Tags: Compensation, Personal development, Human resources, Achievement, Worker, performance, Human Resources, job, network, workplace
Staying relevant in new tech world
News Tech workers must analyze marketplace to identify skills that are in demand, and get training and commercial experience in these areas.
Tags: Trends, Personal development, Counsel, Compensation, Professional Development, Business, Technology, India, Training, Skill
Asia attracts top foreign IT executives
News C-level executives from Europe and the United States are relocating to Asia to enjoy salary rises of at least 15 percent, say recruiters.
Tags: Personal development, Compensation, Trends, Executive, Asia, Hong Kong, Accommodation, Singapore, Relocation, social networking
Demand for virtualization experts grows
News The need for such expertise is rising as companies in Asia increasingly realize the benefits of deploying the technology, say recruiters.
Tags: Virtualization, Trends, Personal development, Business, Database, operating system, Environment, performance, software, network
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