October 6, 2011 10:13 AM
Posted by: Robin "Roblimo" Miller
3-dimensional,
contest,
IT,
Nintendo 3DS,
Prize,
scriptToday -- October 6 -- is the last day of IT Knowledge Exchange’s newest contest! We’re looking for the most useful, inventive and clever IT scripts that help make your life easier. To win, simply post your script in the
October 3, 2011 1:48 PM
Posted by: Robin "Roblimo" Miller
Brazil,
career,
data scientists,
demand,
eliminated,
engineer,
growth,
in-house,
infrastructure,
IT,
layoffs,
management,
outsourcing,
project,
pushbutton,
software developmentThe trick these days is not merely to train for or find a job, any job, but to find a job and career path that's likely to survive the next 10 years (or more) despite automation, outsourcing, and economic malaise. Many years ago, my late father, a mechanical engineer, said, "In a pushbutton age,...
September 1, 2011 4:08 PM
Posted by: Robin "Roblimo" Miller
AxialExchange,
career,
Diann Daniel,
health,
Healthcare,
HIPAA,
hospital,
IT,
Joanne Rohde,
medicalMy excellent colleague Diann Daniel recently wrote an article titled A Career in Healthcare IT: The...
July 11, 2011 3:30 PM
Posted by: Robin "Roblimo" Miller
B2B,
cloud,
data,
digital,
forensics,
hardware,
integration,
investigations,
IT,
law,
law enforcement,
networks,
PCs,
sales,
smartphones,
software,
solutionaOn June 27, the IT Ladder headline was, Tired of IT? Become a Private Investigator. Today we'll look at a few other responses to my "panel of experts" question, which was, "What new fields...
June 27, 2011 11:30 AM
Posted by: Robin "Roblimo" Miller
attorney,
career,
change,
cop,
cybercrime,
defense,
freelance,
investigation,
IT,
license,
part-time,
PI,
police,
privare investigator,
prosecution,
retiredMy question was, "What are good alternate career paths for an IT person who wants to move into another field?" I got a number of answers from my ad hoc panel of experts. One of the most intriguing was from Rob Holmes, a private investigator who says, "Much of the work we do these days is online."...
June 22, 2011 9:47 AM
Posted by: Robin "Roblimo" Miller
career,
Google News,
hiring,
investment,
IT,
jobs,
online,
opportunities,
Scottrade,
St. Louis,
workThis week I got an emailed press release titled, Career Opportunities Available at Scottrade, a Best Place to Work in IT, that went on to say,...
June 3, 2011 10:27 AM
Posted by: Robin "Roblimo" Miller
convenience,
cost,
customer,
IT,
marketing,
presentation,
programming,
quotes,
sales,
savings,
timeThe events I'm describing here happened nearly three decades ago, when I was Manager of Technical Services for Rotronic Instrument Corporation USA. Part of my job was making sure units got shipped safely to our customers. Our humidity instruments did not fit well into standard box sizes, so I...
May 30, 2011 2:13 PM
Posted by: Robin "Roblimo" Miller
Air Force,
Army,
Coast Guard,
electronics,
Ft. Devens,
Ft. Huachuca,
grenade laucher,
guns,
IT,
learn,
Marines,
military,
military intelligence,
Navy,
service,
trainingMemorial Day is in some ways a strange time to talk about the military as a place to learn, because it's the day we celebrate people who died in service to our country. But this is important, because enlisting in any of our armed forces means you aren't signing up just to gain skills that can help...
