Ten Things To Do While Planning Your Escape from an Awful Job [Jobs]: “
You hate your job and you’re already plotting your escape. You’ve tried making the most of it, but it’s time to move on. You have your resume all spruced up and after hours you’re at home hunting for leads and sending out applications, responding to emails to schedule interviews. So how do you while away the days at your old job while your exit strategy solidifies?
(Via Lifehacker.)
51+ Essential Resources for the Digitally Savvy Job Hunter: “
Desperate times or not, everyone could use a refresher course on the state of the job market these days. And when it comes to the tech industry, employers expect the cutting edge. That’s why we’ve brought you a hearty roundup of over 50 job resources targeted for the digital pro.Discover how social media can benefit your job hunt, or even hinder it. Study up on how to score jobs at top tech companies from the sources themselves. Learn what it takes to digitize your resume, cover letter and portfolio. (Via Mashable.)
How to Use LinkedIn to Increase Your Hirability [Career]: “
LinkedIn is the social network of choice for hooking up with people and companies professionally; in fact, one survey found that 86% of companies that use social networks to recruit talent do so with LinkedIn. Just being on LinkedIn and participating in relevant groups has helped open up freelancing opportunities for me, and the service offers a great many features you may or may not know about that can help support your own networking, freelancing, or job search needs. Here’s a look at how to use LinkedIn’s many tools to increase your “hirability.” More »
The Small Revolution Of The Data Center: “Financial services firms are rethinking how–and why–they build data centers, turning traditional data center models on their heads.
(Via Information Week.)
A Star Wars video game unlike any other: “Combine a concept Star Wars game with a 20-foot-wide multitouch LCD screen and you get nerd nirvana.” (more)
(Via CNET.)
Jumping ship: what you can and can’t take with you: “
How To Interview For VP: Expert Advice: “Increase your chances of landing a VP role using these interview tips and tactics, culled from years of vetting senior IT managers.
(Via Information Week.)
The city of Chongqing will be the first in China to see the debut of a “cloud district,” or, to give it its official name, an “International Offshore Cloud Computing Special Management District.” This area in an industrial city in the southwest is primarily designed to “gain market share of cloud computing technology.” But users within the district can access the Internet outside of the traditional Chinese censorship regime.
The special district in Chongqing is a reflection of a huge overall investment in cloud computing. According to the People’s Daily, the government is making a $772 million investment in a 93,000-square mile “cloud computing industrial base.” (more)
(Via ReadWriteWeb.)
ForeScout Virtual Appliance: Security For BYOD Era: “Mobile devices have changed the rules for access control. ForeScout hopes that virtualization will give its customers more choice in NAC deployment.
(Via Information Week.)
Oracle Records First-Ever $10 Billion Quarter: “Software vendor adds 800 sales-related jobs to pursue larger share of customers’ software budgets; hardware sales still a sore point.
(Via Information Week.)
