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Articles by Sharon Florentine
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10 most telecommuting-friendly companies in tech
Remote work is a boon for both employers and employees alike. If you're looking for a job that allows (or even encourages) telecommuting, these 10 tech companies are the places to begin your search.
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The lesson of Harvey Weinstein: If you see something, say something
Women are speaking up about sexual harassment, and it seems people are finally listening. Now it’s time for our male colleagues, family and friends to start speaking up, too.
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Remote work: A productive perk worth keeping
Thinking of curtailing your remote work options? That’s exactly the wrong way to encourage productivity and innovation — and to attract and retain tech talent.
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Why the ‘cult’ mentality in IT hinders diversity
The persistent notion that a tech job should be not just your job but your hobby, your passion, your everything is detrimental to a more diverse tech workforce.
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Still asking why tech struggles with diversity and inclusion? Google it
Google is a prime example of paying ample lip service to the ideas of diversity and inclusion, while its actions demonstrate the exact opposite.
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How to make meetings suck less (time and productivity)
Inefficient, unfocused, directionless — meetings waste valuable time and resources every day. Here’s how to shift your company away from ineffective meetings and toward productive collaboration.
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How to keep ‘culture fit’ from killing workplace diversity
Workplace culture can be a strong determining factor for success. But emphasizing culture fit when hiring can result in an unhealthy monoculture if you aren’t taking steps to foster diversity and inclusion.
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How AI is revolutionizing recruiting and hiring
Artificial intelligence is fast establishing itself as a game-changer in the recruiting process, enabling organizations to more readily find and hire just the right candidate for the job.
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Workplace flexibility: Your key to hiring and retaining the best
If you want to hire and retain the best tech talent, you have to be flexible. Workplace flexibility is fast becoming a must-have perk for candidates and employees alike; it’s even more important than healthcare.
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An inside look at today’s top tech employers
PayScale data on employees’ experience and satisfaction at 52 top tech companies reveals surprising insights into what it takes to attract and retain talent in today’s IT job marketplace.
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How to win the war for top IT talent
By emphasizing engagement, purpose and innovation, the financial services industry is showing how to beat Silicon Valley at its own game.
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What is that agile certification really worth?
Agile certifications help benchmark a candidate’s familiarity with the agile framework. But what do agile certifications really say about a candidate’s ability to implement agile methodologies in practice, when it really counts?
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Define your organization’s culture before it derails you
Corporate culture is an important part of attracting, hiring and retaining top talent. If your organization isn't taking steps to codify and enforce the culture you want, you may end up with exactly the one you don't.
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Blind skills challenges help vet true tech talent
Skills-testing platforms place your hiring focus on verified talent -- where it should be.
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Why you need an enterprise architect
Large organizations are increasingly turning to enterprise architects to help bridge the divide between IT and the business and drive digital transformation.rn
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How to empower women on Mother’s Day and every day
Sure, Mother's Day is great. But there are 364 other days during the year to appreciate and empower women.rn
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10 most in-demand tech skills
Trying to land a new tech job? HiringSolved's latest reports uncovers the 10 tech skills that employers are looking for in 2017.rn
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Tips to help smaller companies build a corporate culture
Even small organizations can benefit from carefully crafting their culture. Here are tips on how you can do that without busting your budget.
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Every day should be Bring Your Child to Work day
If we want to normalize working moms and improve diversity, we have to get comfortable with kids in the workplace.rn
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IT Career Roadmap: Salesforce consultant
Jobs in Salesforce are currently in high demand from employers. Here we look at one developer's journey and how he went from a Salesforce administrator to an enterprise game-changer.rn
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Burnout isn’t budging in the U.S. workforce
Burnout is the new normal in the American workplace. But there is a path to burnout recovery and technology can help. But first you need to admit there’s a problem.rn
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More diversity in tech means less talk, more action
Yet another survey shows just how awful things are for women, POC and LGBTQ workers in Silicon Valley. It’s time to stop researching this to death, start listening to underrepresented groups the first time and begin to actually fix the problem.rn
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Why AI careers can start with a degree in linguistics
If you are looking to land a career in the artificial intelligence field, studying linguistics is a great place to start.rn
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Why you need a systems reliability engineer
How can you make sure the software your company builds today will stand the test of time? Hire an SRE.rn
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How Myers-Briggs can create a stronger IT team
Personality assessment tests, like Myers-Briggs, have their limitations, but they can be a powerful team-building and productivity tool.rn
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How a job candidate’s experience affects your brand
New research reveals that how candidates are treated in the job search process directly impacts how they view your company as consumers.rn
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Salesforce and Google make news for equal pay issues
Last week, two of Silicon Valley’s most prominent companies made pay-equity-related news, but for very different reasons.rn
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Salaries for storage, networking pros continue to rise
The annual salary survey from Dice.com shows tech salaries stagnating slightly, but certain in-demand skills did see increases in 2016.rn
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Despite political uncertainty, employers bullish on hiring
U.S. employers are optimistic about the second quarter, despite political uncertainty, according to the most recent ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey.rn
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Trump repeals Obama era workplace protections
The president has revoked some key workplace protections that helped women. Fair pay and safe workspaces, we hardly knew ye.
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Do you really need a CEO?
Two very different companies; one surprising similarity: They don't need a CEO to be successful.rn
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How company culture can make or break your business
If you don't build a strong culture in your organization, one will appear anyway -- and it likely won't serve your company well.rn
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10 digital marketing jobs that top the pay scale
Looking for a career that combines the best of technology with boundless creativity and pays a six-figure salary? Digital marketing is the place to be.rn
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6 soft skills employers should be looking for in tech talent
LinkedIn's Jennifer Shappley shares how she sources for soft skills and what to look for in your own candidates.rn
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IT Career Roadmap: It takes a village to ‘raise’ a CIO
Lawrence Williams relies on his network of mentors and his finely tuned emotional intelligence to excel as a CIO.
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Working while female
A Philly freelance writer inadvertently demonstrates the (unconscious?) bias professional women face every day.rn
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How microcertifications work for IT job seekers and employers
Microcertifications are gaining popularity as a way for IT job seekers to quickly and affordably prove their skills, and organizations are coming around to the idea. rn
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How unfilled tech jobs impact the U.S. economy
How much are those open IT roles costing the economy and your company? The answer is probably a lot more that you think.rn
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IT project success rates finally improving
After years of stagnating IT project success rates, a new survey from PMI shows that rates are finally on the rise.rn
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How to gauge the efficiency of your company leadership
Do you want to gauge the effectiveness of your company's leadership? Look to your workers first.rn
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Uber’s CEO reacts, but who’s buying it?
Yet another story of blatant sexual harassment and discrimination in Silicon Valley has emerged. This time from a former engineer at the already embattled ridesharing company Uber.
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Why happy developers equal happy customers
A company's greatest competitive advantage is its ability to deliver a great customer experience. And that starts with a happy software development team.rn
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Where in the world are the best female developers?
HackerRank releases its global list of best female developers. The countries that top the list will surprise you.rn
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Trump turns to unlikely sources to ask what women want
President Trump asks two male CEOs what women want in the workplace. Because we can never get enough ‘man-splaining.’ Am I right, ladies? rn
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14 best tech jobs in America
Glassdoor's annual Best Jobs in America report shows data scientists, DevOps engineers and data engineers rank among the best jobs overall in America's current job market.rn
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Millennials can thrive by adding mainframe skills
Mainframe technology continues to play a vital role in IT, and as baby boomers leave the workplace companies are turning to millennials to drive innovation on legacy systems.rn
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How to track employee well-being as a KPI
Healthy organizations start with healthy employees. The good news is that there is a way to measure well-being like any other key performance indicator.rn
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Why Silicon Valley needs to unite against Muslim ban
Sharon Florentine explains why dealing with the current presidential administration is a lot like dealing with a stubborn 5-year-old.rn
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