Diversify your job search
it's difficult to predict exactly where your next job will come from. You may spend hours painstakingly targeting your résumé and cover letter to match numerous openings, only to eventually find a position thanks to a casual conversation with your cousin's neighbor's friend. By exploring a broad range of paths, you give yourself an advantage over professionals who stick to one or two well-traveled routes.
10 Tried-and-True Tips for Switching Industries
Many IT professionals on the hunt for a new job are considering moving to a different industry. Veteran IT leader Marc Hopkins, who has worked in a variety of industries, shares his advice and lessons learned for making a seamless industry switch.
What to Include in Your Open Source Resume
Here's how to explain your FOSS experience during your next job hunt.
Building Your Career in Open Source
You may be hesitant to apply for a new job based on your "volunteer" open source skills. Don't be.
Job Search Success: Planning and a Positive Attitude
A University of Missouri study of 327 job seekers found that those who develop clear goals, implement plans for achieving them, and stay upbeat during their job search land more interviews and job offers than those job seekers who don't plan and aren't as positive.
What to Include in Your Open Source Resume
Building Your Career in Open Source
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If the comments are ugly, the code is ugly
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SVG a graphics format for 21st century
pasmith
Take Chrome OS for a test spin
Sandra Henry-Stocker
Solaris Tip: Have Your Files Changed Since Installation?
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Android fragments vs. the iPhone monolith
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Where Google Chrome security fails: the password
I heard mention that the Chrome OS will have some sort of encryption available a la bitlocker. If it's possible to encrypt personal data using another password or key, then it may have potential for very secure data.... And Ubuntu has an 'encrypt home directory' option, perhaps google should follow suit.
- Dann
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