September 19, 2011 2:56 PM
Posted by: Ed Tittel
Only small changes in the offing for Q4-11 IT hiring,
Robert Half seeks silver lining in lackluster IT hiring plansI found a recent story at the Certification Magazine Website entitled "CIOs Talk IT Hiring in Q4" that appears to provide a glimmer of good news on the IT hiring front, for what would be a decidedly welcome change. This...
September 16, 2011 2:07 PM
Posted by: Ed Tittel
great offer for free MS exam preparation from MS and New Horizons,
MS and New Horizons team up for pre-exam mentoring sessionsIn a rare and unusual display of industry wide cert candidate support, Microsoft and New Horizons have teamed up to offer free mentoring sessions to students who have recently taken a certification training class but not yet taken the corresponding exam. The "rare and unusual" part of this offer...
September 9, 2011 9:50 PM
Posted by: Ed Tittel
Jobs situation,
Obama's jobs plan lacks ambition and chutzpahLast night, President Obama addressed the US Congress, and proposed a new jobs-focused economic stimulus that would broaden the current Social Security tax cut for workers, and extend similar payroll tax cuts to small businesses. It would cut Social Security taxes by more than half for individuals...
September 5, 2011 8:40 PM
Posted by: Ed Tittel
CEH candidates who wish to take the exam but not an official course must pay a $100 application fee,
CEH exam fees doubleMy eyebrows went up a bit as I read this headline in Anne Martinez' latest Certification Watch newsletter (Volume 14#11, 9/1/2011, 2nd headline from the top): "Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) Exam to Double in Price,...
September 2, 2011 8:57 PM
Posted by: Ed Tittel
no change in employment from July to August 2011,
September 11 Employment Situation Summary sparks market declineToday's the first Friday of the month, so the US Bureau of Labor Statistics posts last month's employment numbers. As I was driving to an appointment this morning, I heard an NPR reporter describe the Dow Jones Industrial Index as "plunging" in the wake of this report. And indeed, today the DJIA...
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