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16 Jun 2013 Top Ten Articles for last few Issues [31406]
Vol 184 Issue 1; Vol 183 Issues 1, 2,3 and 5; Vol 182 Issues 3 and 4

We track how frequently each article is viewed on the web site to determine which the readers consider the most important. For last week, the top 10 articles were:

  • Why IT Departments Won't Exist In Five Years
  • 8 IT Hiring Trends You Can't Ignore
  • Top Killers of Office Productivity
  • 5 Ways IT Can Improve Customer Satisfaction
  • 6 Ways Effective Listening Can Make You a Better Leader
  • Rogue Employees, Malware Exploits and Unauthorized Software
  • Fave Raves: 25 IT Pros Name Their Favorite Products
  • No one ever got fired for buying enterprise storage, right?
  • How to Get Executive Involvement
  • Ten Considerations for CIOs Seeking to Insource

The longer version of this article has list of top ten articles for the last 8 weeks.
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14 Jun 2013 Ten Considerations for CIOs Seeking to Insource [31423]
CIO Insight, May 31, 2013

"Many organizations are now looking to transition outsourced assets and functions to an in-house model," Dennis McCafferty writes in "CIO Insight".

"CIOs, of course, are frequently in the loop here because many of these initiatives involve IT. So why are companies making this move?... Pace Harmon has come up with the following 10 top considerations for an insourcing business case:"

  • Total Cost of Ownership
  • Contractual Obligations
  • Technical Complexities
  • Schedule Logistics
  • Technology Infrastructure
  • Space Concerns
  • Staff Recruitment and Retention
  • HR Resources
  • Transformation Readiness
  • Process Maturity

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14 Jun 2013 8 IT Hiring Trends You Can't Ignore [31412]
InformationWeek, June 3, 2013

"The job market, like any market, is not a static beast. It's subject to trends, disruptions, and ups and downs like any other marketplace," says Kevin Casey in "InformationWeek".

"You can't manage your current job search -- or your career in general -- with the exact same strategies you used, say, five years ago... We asked IT recruiter Paul DeBettignies, head of Minnesota Headhunter, for his take on some of the top hiring trends on both sides of the interview table:"

  • Social Media Profiles Aren't A Fad
  • Resumes: Not Going Away, But No Longer The Calling Card
  • Look Within First
  • Learn The Language Of Business
  • Meet With Prospective Employers Even If You're Not Job Hunting
  • Prioritize Skills In The Job Description
  • Develop "Talent Pools:
  • "Too Busy" To Recruit? Prepare For Mediocre (Or No) Talent

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08 Jun 2013 Five Tough Job Interview Questions [31313]
CIO Insight, May 29th, 2013

"In a recent feature, we presented eight job-interview techniques to better assess a promising job candidate's genuine traits and values," writes Dennis McCafferty in "CIO Insight".

"As indicated, much is on the line as bad hire will cost organizations at least $25,000, according to research from CareerBuilder. And since you can never equip yourself with enough resources to weed out true professionals from those who are good at 'faking it,' we're following up with these five tough questions to ask during an interview...

  • What Are You Most Proud of in Your Career?
  • Why Do You Want to Work Here?
  • Why Are You Asking for That Salary?
  • Which Past Manager Liked You the Least, and What Would He or She Say About You?
  • What Was Unfair About Your Last Job?

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08 Jun 2013 Five Big New Responsibilities for Today's CIO [31312]
eWeek, May 27th, 2013

Eric Lundquist writes in "eWeek", "Here's the profile of the modern CIO. He or she is an expert at doing more with less and is adroit at whittling down the traditional costs associated with keeping the lights on. But the CIO is also absolutely ahead of the rest of the company in implementing cloud computing, mobility, social networks and big data.

The CIO is also a security expert, as well as a department-to-department ambassador, and is always ready to listen to even the most out there technology idea. The CIO knows more about business than the CEO and more about digital marketing than the CMO, and takes the lead in retraining the current IT staff and nurturing the kid in the mailroom, who is the social network wizard. And, oh yeah, the email system never goes down, the data is always real time, and the data center is all virtualized..."
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