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12 tips to help college grads land their first IT jobs BOOK GIVEAWAY: The Rails 4 Way ITworld Today June 24, 2014 Share this email 9 signs you should jump ship to a new job Poor teamwork, little experimentation, no clear career path -- your employer may be sending unmistakable signals of career stagnation. Don't miss them. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. 12 tips to help college grads land their first IT jobs 2. BOOK GIVEAWAY: The Rails 4 Way 3. Amazon wants you to know that Prime Music is doing great 4. Big improvements coming to the .NET framework with ASP.NET vNext 5. Intel and partners create RFID control switch for laptops and other devices 6. Nest now works with Mercedes, Jawbone, Whirlpool and more 7. If you want developers to give a hoot about security, take a lesson from the squirrels 8. 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