Recruiting challenges spur higher salaries, better perks

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	Recruiting challenges spur higher salaries, better perks Skilled job seekers are in an enviable position in the simmering tech industry, as hiring managers compete for talent, boost job offers, and improve on-the-job perks to keep existing employees from looking elsewhere. 'It's really the technologists' choice right now. They can be very picky,' says Jack Cullen, president of IT staffing and recruiting firm Modis. Read More WHITE PAPER: Fortinet NSS Labs Data Center Firewall Test -- Who Scores 100%? Find out which high-end firewalls deliver 10X Performance compared to typical Data Center Solutions, per dollar spent. Learn more >> In this Issue 15 job titles getting big salary boosts in 2015 How to get the most out of your IT talent 14 go-to tools for Mac sysadmins Cooler than cubicles: 18 new designs for the office 16 tips for thriving as an IT contractor Former Marine fights to connect veterans with IT jobs SDN start-up says it is best funded in industry IBM eyes more cloud acquisitions to find a path to growth Google, Fidelity invest $1 billion in Elon Musk's SpaceX WHITE PAPER: Aerohive Rethinking Enterprise Wireless Networks This paper from IDC explores the trends, challenges, and solutions that the latest generations of WiFi architecture deliver. View Now>> 15 job titles getting big salary boosts in 2015 The average starting salary for new IT hires is expected to climb 5.7% in 2015, according to Robert Half Technology. Here are 15 positions with the biggest raise potential. Read More How to get the most out of your IT talent As the spotlight on cost reduction has dimmed, IT has picked up plenty of new directives: to deliver business agility, drive innovation, and increase its value to the business, to name a few. For CIOs and IT leaders, the management challenge is how to help IT employees break the tactical habit and use their strategic skills more effectively. Read More 14 go-to tools for Mac sysadmins Former Apple employee Gerard Allen shares his must-have sysadmin tools for enterprise Apple deployments. Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM Accelerate Marketing with Cloud CMOs are becoming more tech-savvy out of necessity: customers have more access to information, and are always connected—especially on social and mobile platforms. CMOs must quickly analyze, understand and engage each customer as an individual across channels. Learn More>> Cooler than cubicles: 18 new designs for the office What do workers want most? Flexibility, say staffing pros. People want to be able to adjust their hours, their locations, and their devices. The way work gets done is changing in today's world, and furniture designers are responding. Check out the comfy pods, mobile desks, and lounge-like layouts that put ordinary cubicles to shame. Read More 16 tips for thriving as an IT contractor Companies continue to supplement their full-time technical ranks with temporary contractors. Here's how to make it work. Read More Former Marine fights to connect veterans with IT jobs Far too often, uniquely skilled veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan hear the same disheartening message -- that they'd make great security guards. Nick Swaggert, a former infantry officer with the U.S. Marine Corps, sees untapped talent in these returning soldiers, and he's committed to helping them find career opportunities in the tech world. Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM Selecting a Web Content Management Solution According to Ovum, selecting an appropriate web content management (WCM) system has become a challenge for organizations due to the array of products available. Read their latest report and find out: -How the WCM market is evolving -Why IBM Customer Experience Suite is considered a market leader Learn More SDN start-up says it is best funded in industry Pluribus Networks, an SDN start-up developing converged compute, network, storage and virtualization systems, said it raised $50 million in a Series D round of funding led by Temasek, an investment company based in Singapore with a net portfolio value of $177 billion. Read More IBM eyes more cloud acquisitions to find a path to growth IBM will favor buyouts that strengthen its cloud services, the company's CFO said Tuesday, as it looks for ways to expand its business after 11 straight quarters of declining revenue. Read More Google, Fidelity invest $1 billion in Elon Musk's SpaceX Google and SpaceX could be joining forces to beam the Internet from the sky after Google and Fidelity Investments together invested US$1 billion in Elon Musk's space venture. Read More
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