
A choice made…
Bridges never burn Well here I am, once again writing a life changing moment in an post to so many people that I know out there. I’ve done this type of post before but I’m not sure I’ve done it with as many happy thoughts in my head swirling around distracting and exciting me at […]

IT Jobs Recovery Continues, Picks Up Steam
There have been a spate of news stories in the IT press covering the state of IT hiring. Once a quarter or so, I look at the job posts in Dice.com across many different keywords – a useful proxy for the IT hiring market at least for the U. S. Three months ago, IT hiring […]

IT Jobs Recovery
The hottest IT job skills, based on the number of open jobs on Dice.com, are SQL, Oracle, Java, Windows, Unix, and Linux. Overall, IT job posts grew 30% since last summer.

What can we learn from software development job posts? (Java, SAP, Oracle, SQL, and C#/C++ will get you a job!)
Several months ago, I posted some analysis of IT-related jobs listed on Dice and Monster. At the time, the hot job skills were SQL, Java, and XML. Things haven’t changed much since April – although some specific skills have moved down or up on the list. In summary, here are some conclusions we can draw […]

What can we learn from software development job posts? (SQL, Java, and XML will get you a job!)
About a year ago, I posted some analysis of what we can learn from job posts. Since then, the job outlook for at least the American economy has substantially declined, but there are still opportunities available if you have – or can develop – the skill…

SMG is Hiring – A LOT
Social Media Group is one of the world’s largest independent social media agencies, and we are growing, growing, growing! As a result we’re looking to add more awesomeness to our team, in a variety of different roles. BUT – before we get into the nitty gritty, I think it’s really important that we share some […]

Turning a new page…
The last time I wrote a blog post like this was way back on July 20, 2005, (blog link) which went as follows… So by now I’m sure a few have either heard or read Mark’s little weblog by now and for all of you that replied I just want to say THANK YOU your well wishes have […]