What (not) to wear on an IT job interview: 6 real-life examples

Facebook researcher defends controversial psychology experiment on users Advice for college students seeking a tech career: Turn to internships ITworld Today June 30, 2014 Share this email What (not) to wear on an IT job interview: 6 real-life examples With the help of a few brave volunteers, we examine how that dress or suit really comes across. It's IT meets career meets fashion police -- practical and also fun. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. Facebook researcher defends controversial psychology experiment on users 2. Advice for college students seeking a tech career: Turn to internships 3. LAST CHANCE: Enter to win a copy of "The Rails 4 Way" 4. With components, Google agitates for a revolution in Web development 5. Mark Hurd lays out Oracle's cloud progress, plan to be number one 6. Google, broadening its reach, tries for a snazzier look 7. The danger of Google's development cadence 8. Flash storage faces challenge from Crossbar's RRAM White Paper: iRise Why Projects Fail CIOs are expected to deliver more projects that transform business, and do so on time, on budget and with limited resources. An IDG survey reveals the top three drivers of project failure and offers CIOs insight into how to prevent or overcome project failure. Learn more Facebook researcher defends controversial psychology experiment on users A Facebook researcher behind a controversial psychology experiment on users has defended it, stating that the research aimed to investigate a common concern that seeing friends post positive content on the social networking website leads people to feel negative or left out. READ MORE Advice for college students seeking a tech career: Turn to internships When Katie Smith interned with Capital One, she expected to spend the summer fetching beverages for her manager -- instead, she started on a career path that led to a full-time IT job at the banking and financial services company. READ MORE LAST CHANCE: Enter to win a copy of "The Rails 4 Way" Five will win. Enter the drawing today! READ MORE With components, Google agitates for a revolution in Web development At the Google I/O conference, the company vigorously lobbied developers to adopt a new programming model, one that could, the company asserted, make it radically easier to build Web applications. READ MORE   Mark Hurd lays out Oracle's cloud progress, plan to be number one Being second isn't good enough for Oracle when it comes to cloud revenue, co-president Mark Hurd told investment analysts this week following the company's fourth-quarter and year-end earnings report. READ MORE Google, broadening its reach, tries for a snazzier look Google has built its business around an ability to generate and analyze search data. Now, as it sets its sights on becoming a dominant player in hardware of all types, it's giving special thought to design. READ MORE The danger of Google's development cadence Instead of updating products every six weeks, as Google promised at the I/O developer conference, the company might do well to slow down and make sure its products and services actually represent what its customers want. READ MORE Flash storage faces challenge from Crossbar's RRAM The hunt for memory technology to replace NAND flash storage within the next 10 years is under way, and startup Crossbar is planning to bringing its version of RRAM (resistive random-access memory) technology to market next year. READ MORE White Paper: Code42 5 Impactful Tips for Securing BYOD in the Enterprise Here are five immediately useful tips for creating a security strategy to enable your mobile workers while keeping critical, corporate data safe. Learn More>> GIVEAWAYS: Enter today for your chance to win!     The Rails 4 Way Through detailed code examples, you'll dive deep into the Rails 4 code base, discover why Rails is designed as it is, and learn how to make it do exactly what you want. Enter now! JavaScript Essentials LiveLessons (Video Training) In 4 hours of video instruction, JavaScript Essentials LiveLessons provides a solid foundation on which to build skills, from the perspective of a web developer. Enter now! DON'T MISS... Ringing a bell: 11 common phrases and terms that came from obsolete technology IT salaries for the 20 hottest tech skills Quick Look: Ubuntu GNOME 14.04 Haunting photos of a village built to handle electronic waste Willkommen software engineers! 10 countries that pay you what you're worth Follow ITworld Share this email You are currently subscribed to itworld_today as security.world@gmail.com. Unsubscribe from this newsletter | Manage your subscriptions | Subscribe | Privacy Policy Learn about INSIDER If you are interested in advertising in this newsletter, please contact: sean_weglage@itworld.com Copyright (C) 2014 ITworld, 492 Old Connecticut Path, Framingham, MA 01701 ** Please do not reply to this message. To contact someone directly, send an e-mail to online@itworld.com. **