Mon, May 07, 2012 - The CIO at Auto Club Group - AAA offers advice on jump-starting a young career and coping with office politics.

Mon, April 30, 2012 - Women still make up a woefully small percentage of STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) professionals. IDGE CEO Michael Friendenberg wonders if the tide will change soon.

Thu, April 26, 2012 - Analyst firm Forrester has encouraged businesses to recruit software developers who take part in open source projects, as it shows they are keeping their skills current.

Mon, April 16, 2012 - Managing the petabyte-scale and larger data stores that are a fact of life with Big Data is a different beast than managing traditional large-scale data infrastructures. Online photo site Shutterfly--which manages more than 30 petabytes of data--shares its strategy for taming the storage beast.

Wed, April 11, 2012 - CIOs, technology vendors and consultants agree that a serious shortage of cloud computing skills across the IT industry threatens to impede adoption and deployments. A CIO's best bet for addressing this dearth of talent is to focus on training their existing IT staff.

Mon, April 09, 2012 - The right tech talent is critical to a company's efficiency, innovation and financial success, and demand for qualified talent has never been greater. As the pressure mounts, the search for the perfect candidate is getting increasingly competitive.

Mon, April 02, 2012 - With venture capital again flowing, technology-driven companies are struggling to find qualified software engineers. A lack of skilled developers can threaten a companys product plans and revenue goals. To address this challenge, Quixey, a creator of a search engine for apps, developed an online coding competition that lets it identify top-notch talent. It has saved the company nearly $45,000 in recruiting costs and helped it hire four software engineers in three months.

Tue, March 27, 2012 - Business intelligence, analytics and big data are all the rage. But those enterprise endeavors require staffers with solid business knowledge, statistical expertise and presentation skills--skills many IT pros don't have. Here's what CIOs are doing to get them.

Sat, March 10, 2012 - What are you really working for? CIO.com columnist Rob Enderle discusses how successful companies build rewarding workplaces, engender employee loyalty and create great products. Spoiler alert: sky-high CEO bonuses aren't part of the recipe.

Wed, March 07, 2012 - CIOs plan increased hiring in the second quarter, though not at the pace of the first quarter, according to the results of a new survey.

Tue, March 06, 2012 - A not-for-profit group advocating there be more women working in information technology has just published a report that says recruiters for high-tech jobs should make sure there is at least one woman candidate for every job opening in IT.

Wed, February 29, 2012 - Bill Krivoshick, CIO of Time Warner, was brought on board to provide integrated IT for all of the company's various entertainment brands. CIO columnist Phil Schneidermeyer talks with him about hiring for an eventual social enterprise.

Thu, February 16, 2012 - Managing developers is always a challenge, but supervising a distributed development team adds complications and costs. However, with consistency and a little (OK, a lot) of communication, it's a proven approach that can -- among other things -- help you recruit and retain senior developers.

Wed, February 15, 2012 - Information security is where the jobs are, and where opportunities will continue to increase, a survey has found.